22%
Versus the busiest 130 year
2005 has about 22% as many still registered as 2006 (about 240).

2005 BMW 130
52
still registered in Oz
Very rare
Rarer than 99% of cars still registered
Rarity here means how many are still registered today — not how many were built.
About 52 BMW 130 vehicles made in 2005 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Cars made in 2005 are 11% of every BMW 130 still registered (about 493 across all years). By count, 2005 ranks 4th of 5 build years for the 130. The busiest year is 2006 (about 240 still registered); 2005 has about 22% as many. On 31 January 2021 there were about 59 — down about 12% since. Rarer than 99% of other 2005 vehicles still registered.
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
22%
Versus the busiest 130 year
2005 has about 22% as many still registered as 2006 (about 240).
11%
Share of this 130 fleet
About 52 of about 493 130 vehicles still registered, all years together.
42%
Registered in VIC
About 22 of about 52 are registered in VIC. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
Down 12%
Since January 2021
About 59 were still registered on 31 Jan 2021.
How many of this exact car were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025). Not new sales in those calendar years.
Tap a point for its count.
BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.
| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 59 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 58 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 57 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 52 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 52 |
Below the average manufacture year for this model — tap bars for counts.
Still registered counts for this model · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Manufacture years for the 130, with your year highlighted. Tap a bar for its count.
| Year made | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2005 | About 52 |
| 2006 | About 240 |
| 2007 | About 113 |
| 2008 | About 57 |
| 2009 | About 31 |
Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory
Tap a bar for its count.
| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 12 |
| VIC | About 22 |
| QLD | About 12 |
| WA | About 3 |
| SA | About 3 |
| TAS | Not published |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
Most common colour: Black
Victorian registrations of this model, all years. National colour isn’t published.
Fuel mix isn’t published for this car.
A typical sedan tank is about 60 L — edit if you know yours.
Estimate only. Nearby pump prices from public fuel-price feeds. Not a valuation.
About 269,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a 2005 BMW 130.
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Based on BITRE Road Vehicles Australia, January 2021–2025 (CC BY 3.0 AU; the January 2024 release is CC BY 2.5 AU). Colour: Victorian Department of Transport and Planning, Whole Fleet Vehicle Registration Snapshot by Model, Q4 2024 (CC BY 4.0). Oz rare cars is not affiliated with or endorsed by BITRE, the Australian Government or the Victorian Government. Registration counts are not sales, not a valuation, and not advice. Method