36%
Versus the busiest 540 year
2006 has about 36% as many still registered as 2017 (about 160).
How rare is a 2006 BMW 540?
2006 BMW 540
58
still registered in Oz
Very rare
Rarer than 99% of cars still registered
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Rarity here means how many are still registered today — not how many were built.
About 58 BMW 540 vehicles made in 2006 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Cars made in 2006 are 6.1% of every BMW 540 still registered (about 957 across all years). By count, 2006 ranks 7th of 21 build years for the 540. The busiest year is 2017 (about 160 still registered); 2006 has about 36% as many. That is about 625% more than 2005. On 31 January 2021 there were about 78 — down about 26% since. Rarer than 99% of other 2006 vehicles still registered.
At a glance
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
6.1%
Share of this 540 fleet
About 58 of about 957 540 vehicles still registered, all years together.
31%
Registered in NSW
About 18 of about 58 are registered in NSW. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
Down 26%
Since January 2021
About 78 were still registered on 31 Jan 2021.
Still registered, year by year: 2006 BMW 540
How many of this exact car were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025). Not new sales in those calendar years.
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BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.
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| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 78 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 71 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 67 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 63 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 58 |
2006 BMW 540 vs peak and average years
Above the average manufacture year for this model — tap bars for counts.
2006 540
Peak year (2017)
Average manufacture year
Still registered counts for this model · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
540 manufacture years by registered count
Manufacture years for the 540, with your year highlighted. Tap a bar for its count.
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| Year made | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1993 | About 26 |
| 1994 | About 56 |
| 1995 | About 57 |
| 1996 | About 28 |
| 1997 | About 64 |
| 1998 | About 71 |
| 1999 | About 45 |
| 2000 | About 62 |
| 2001 | About 67 |
| 2002 | About 44 |
| 2003 | About 15 |
| 2005 | About 8 |
| 2006 | About 58 |
| 2007 | About 38 |
| 2008 | About 14 |
| 2010 | About 3 |
| 2016 | About 6 |
| 2017 | About 160 |
| 2018 | About 66 |
| 2019 | About 28 |
| 2024 | About 41 |
2006 BMW 540 registrations by state
Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory
NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT
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| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 18 |
| VIC | About 13 |
| QLD | About 6 |
| WA | About 12 |
| SA | About 7 |
| TAS | About 3 |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
Most common colour: Black
Victorian registrations of this model, all years. National colour isn’t published.
Power / fuel
All years of this model.
- PetrolAbout 918 registered
- DieselAbout 30 registered
- HybridAbout 8 registered
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How likely are you to spot one?
About 241,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a 2006 BMW 540.
Spot a 2006 BMW 540Under 1%
Spot any BMW 540, any yearAbout 2%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Questions about the 2006 BMW 540
- How does 2006 rank among 540 build years?
- 7th of 21 build years by count. About 58 still registered in Australia.
- How many 540 vehicles still registered were made in 2006?
- 6.1% — about 58 of about 957 across all years.
- How rare is it among all 2006 cars still registered?
- Rarer than 99% of other 2006 vehicles still registered.
- Which manufacture year has the most 540 still registered?
- 2017. The model page has every build year side by side.
- Which states have the most registered?
- NSW (About 18); VIC (About 13). State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
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