How many Volkswagen Transporter vehicles were sold in Australia in 2012?

See how many Volkswagen Transporter vehicles have sold, when it peaked and how it compares across Australian new-car history.
Latest dataset: August 2026
Version 3.02
Volkswagen Transporters sold
1,569
2012
Peak year
2017
2,183 sales
Share of Volkswagen
2.9%
of all Volkswagen sales
Latest YTD vs prior
+151.7%
same period last year
CarExpert context

Editorial Summary

In 2012, Volkswagen Transporter recorded 1,569 new-vehicle sales in Australia. That represents 2.9% of Volkswagen's sales in 2012. The highest annual result in the loaded history was 2,183 sales in 2017. That was 5.6% higher than the previous full-year result.

2026 vehicle info

Real 2026 vehicle data for Volkswagen Transporter.
2026 price$58,590 to $85,590
2026 drive-away$64,304 to $70,484
Body typePanel Van
PowertrainCombustion, Battery Electric Vehicle
Fuel typeDiesel, Electric
Drive4x4, Front +1 more
TransmissionDual Clutch Sequential Trans (Dct), Automatic
Seats3
Fuel use7.9L/100km to 8.4L/100km
Warranty60 months / Unlimited km
Size (L×W×H)5,050mm to 5,450mm × 2,275mm × 1,978mm
Volkswagen Transporter · Matched internally as Volkswagen Transporter

Historical sales trend

Full-history view for this slice across 1991–2026 (2012 · Volkswagen · Transporter).

Sales by year: 2012 · Volkswagen · Transporter

Year-by-year totals for 2012 · Volkswagen · Transporter.
YearTotalvs prev
2026 YTD453+151.7%
2025314−64.1%
2024875−9.9%
2023971−28.7%
20221,362−21.1%
20211,727+196.7%
2020582−65.2%
20191,672−20.2%
20182,095−4.0%
20172,183+11.4%
20161,960+45.6%
20151,346+3.9%
20141,296−24.8%
20131,724+9.9%
20121,569+5.6%
20111,486−8.8%
20101,630+25.9%
20091,295−20.3%
20081,624−5.3%
20071,714+14.5%
20061,497+13.4%
20051,320+29.9%
20041,016+21.1%
2003839−5.2%
2002885+15.1%
2001769+2.1%
2000753+12.6%
1999669−56.8%
19981,548—
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Purchase data

Volkswagen model context: Transporter

A model-specific replacement for the state map: where this vehicle sits inside the Volkswagen range for 2012.
Rank in Volkswagen#9
Transporter sales1,569
Share of Volkswagen2.9%
1
17,28931.5%
2
6,87112.5%
3
6,74212.3%
4
5,92510.8%
5
4,3628.0%
6
2,6374.8%
7
1,8523.4%
8
1,5692.9%

Key notes: 2012 · Volkswagen · Transporter

Extra context to keep the top cleaner.
Selected model total in 2012: 1,569
Volkswagen total in 2012: 54,835
Model context uses Volkswagen range totals because state-by-model data is not available in the source.
Historical year-end data from imported workbook sources.
Clean URL: /2012/volkswagen/transporter
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.