1981 Volkswagen Rabbit Pickup LX Diesel 5-Speed
Sold $21,000 on Apr 15, 2025 at Bring a Trailer.
View the original listing on Bring a Trailer · Golf / GTI / R (Golf Mk1) market

How this sale compares
Sold for $21,000, 139% above the market at the time: the Volkswagen Golf / GTI / R (Golf Mk1) median was $8,800 across 21 sales in the 12 months before (middle 80%: $4,200 to $21,000).
Details
- Year
- 1981
- Model
- Rabbit Pickup LX Diesel 5-Speed
- Mileage
- 43,000 miles
- Transmission
- manual
- Engine
- 1.6-Liter Diesel Inline-Four
- Exterior
- Diamond Silver Metallic Paint
- Interior
- Silver Gray Cloth Upholstery
- VIN
- 1V1LG017XBV154938
- Location
- TX
This car's other auctions
- 1981 Volkswagen Rabbit Pickup LX Diesel: Sold $33,000 · Mar 9, 2022 · Bring a Trailer · 43,000 miles
Comparable sales
- 1983 Volkswagen Rabbit Pickup 5-Speed: Sold $10,000 · Oct 26, 2025 · Bring a Trailer · 44,000 miles (true mileage unknown)
- 1983 Volkswagen Rabbit Pickup 5-Speed: Sold $7,300 · Mar 22, 2026 · Bring a Trailer · 41,000 miles (true mileage unknown)
- 1984 Volkswagen Rabbit GTI: Sold $25,000 · Jul 6, 2026 · Bring a Trailer · 46,000 miles (true mileage unknown)
- 47k-Mile 1983 Volkswagen Rabbit GTI: Sold $15,500 · Nov 7, 2025 · Bring a Trailer · 47,000 miles
- G60-Powered 1977 Volkswagen Rabbit 5-Speed: Sold $11,444 · Aug 13, 2025 · Bring a Trailer · 52,000 miles (true mileage unknown)
- 1982 Volkswagen Rabbit Convertible 5-Speed: Sold $8,700 · Apr 2, 2025 · Bring a Trailer · 56,000 miles