How many Audi A3 vehicles were sold in Australia in 1998?

See how many Audi A3 vehicles have sold, when it peaked and how it compares across Australian new-car history.
Latest dataset: August 2026
Version 3.02
Audi A3s sold
540
1998
Peak year
2016
6,161 sales
Share of Audi
23.0%
of all Audi sales
Latest YTD vs prior
−1.1%
same period last year
CarExpert context

Editorial Summary

In 1998, Audi A3 recorded 540 new-vehicle sales in Australia. That represents 23.0% of Audi's sales in 1998. The highest annual result in the loaded history was 6,161 sales in 2016.

2026 vehicle info

Real 2026 vehicle data for Audi A3.
2026 price$54,800 to $65,800
2026 drive-away$59,390 to $71,208
Body typeHatchback, Sedan
PowertrainCombustion, Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle
Fuel typePremium Unleaded
Drive4x4, Front
TransmissionDual Clutch Sequential Trans (Dct)
Seats5
Fuel use5.3L/100km to 6.6L/100km
ANCAP5
Warranty60 months / Unlimited km
Size (L×W×H)4,343mm to 4,504mm × 1,816mm × 1,417mm to 1,449mm
Audi A3 · Matched internally as Audi A3

Historical sales trend

Full-history view for this slice across 1991–2026 (1998 · Audi · A3).

Sales by year: 1998 · Audi · A3

Year-by-year totals for 1998 · Audi · A3.
YearTotalvs prev
2026 YTD1,318−1.1%
20252,331−1.9%
20242,375−28.4%
20233,319+57.3%
20222,110+859.1%
2021220−92.1%
20202,778−17.4%
20193,362−21.0%
20184,257−16.8%
20175,117−16.9%
20166,161+13.2%
20155,443+19.7%
20144,549+112.8%
20132,138+93.0%
20121,108−29.2%
20111,565−20.8%
20101,975+12.2%
20091,761−0.5%
20081,769+11.0%
20071,594+13.7%
20061,402+19.7%
20051,171+137.5%
2004493−23.3%
2003643−21.0%
2002814+25.0%
2001651+4.0%
2000626+11.0%
1999564+4.4%
1998540—
Data Notice

Data use and verification

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Purchase data

Audi model context: A3

A model-specific replacement for the state map: where this vehicle sits inside the Audi range for 1998.
Rank in Audi#2
A3 sales540
Share of Audi23.0%
1
1,45762.1%
2
54023.0%
3
29412.5%
4
281.2%
5
261.1%

Key notes: 1998 · Audi · A3

Extra context to keep the top cleaner.
Selected model total in 1998: 540
Audi total in 1998: 2,345
Model context uses Audi range totals because state-by-model data is not available in the source.
Historical year-end data from imported workbook sources.
Clean URL: /1998/audi/a3
Data from 1991-2026. Please note data for 1991-1997 is partial or incomplete and may not include all makes. Latest data is from August 2026.