69%
Versus the busiest 228 year
2016 has about 69% as many still registered as 2015 (about 441).
2016 BMW 228
303
still registered in Oz
Very rare
Rarer than 96% of cars still registered
Rarity here means how many are still registered today — not how many were built.
About 303 BMW 228 vehicles made in 2016 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Cars made in 2016 are 32% of every BMW 228 still registered (about 948 across all years). By count, 2016 ranks 2nd of 4 build years for the 228. The busiest year is 2015 (about 441 still registered); 2016 has about 69% as many. That is about 31% fewer than 2015. Rarer than 98% of other 2016 vehicles still registered.
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
69%
Versus the busiest 228 year
2016 has about 69% as many still registered as 2015 (about 441).
32%
Share of this 228 fleet
About 303 of about 948 228 vehicles still registered, all years together.
41%
Registered in NSW
About 124 of about 303 are registered in NSW. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
How many of this exact car were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025). Not new sales in those calendar years.
About the same since 2021
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 307 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 306 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 311 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 309 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 303 |
Above 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 228, with your year highlighted. Tap a bar for its count.
| Year made | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2014 | About 124 |
| 2015 | About 441 |
| 2016 | About 303 |
| 2017 | About 80 |
Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory
Tap a bar for its count.
| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 124 |
| VIC | About 103 |
| QLD | About 35 |
| WA | About 32 |
| SA | About 6 |
| TAS | Not published |
| ACT | About 3 |
| NT | Not published |
Most common colour: White
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 46,200 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a 2016 BMW 228.
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