50%
Versus the busiest i3 year
2016 has about 50% as many still registered as 2017 (about 44).
How rare is a 2016 BMW i3?
2016 BMW i3
22
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 22 BMW i3 vehicles made in 2016 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Cars made in 2016 are 15% of every BMW i3 still registered (about 149 across all years). By count, 2016 ranks 3rd of 7 build years for the i3. The busiest year is 2017 (about 44 still registered); 2016 has about 50% as many. That is about 46% fewer than 2015. On 31 January 2021 there were about 25 — down about 12% since. Rarer than 99% of other 2016 vehicles still registered.
At a glance
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
15%
Share of this i3 fleet
About 22 of about 149 i3 vehicles still registered, all years together.
36%
Registered in NSW
About 8 of about 22 are registered in NSW. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
Down 12%
Since January 2021
About 25 were still registered on 31 Jan 2021.
Still registered, year by year: 2016 BMW i3
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 25 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 23 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 23 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 23 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 22 |
2016 BMW i3 vs peak and average years
Above the average manufacture year for this model — tap bars for counts.
2016 i3
Peak year (2017)
Average manufacture year
Still registered counts for this model · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
i3 manufacture years by registered count
Manufacture years for the i3, with your year highlighted. Tap a bar for its count.
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| Year made | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2014 | About 16 |
| 2015 | About 41 |
| 2016 | About 22 |
| 2017 | About 44 |
| 2018 | About 9 |
| 2019 | About 14 |
| 2020 | About 3 |
2016 BMW i3 registrations by state
Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory
State figures here are from a different BITRE table than the headline count. They can sum above the national “About” number — do not read these bars as a breakdown of that total.
NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT
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| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 8 |
| VIC | About 6 |
| QLD | About 5 |
| WA | About 3 |
| SA | About 3 |
| TAS | Not published |
| ACT | About 3 |
| NT | Not published |
Most common colour: Grey
Victorian registrations of this model, all years. National colour isn’t published.
Power / fuel
Fuel mix isn’t published for this car.
What a fill might cost
This one’s electric — we don’t price a petrol fill.
How likely are you to spot one?
About 636,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a 2016 BMW i3.
Spot a 2016 BMW i3Under 1%
Spot any BMW i3, any yearUnder 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Questions about the 2016 BMW i3
- How does 2016 rank among i3 build years?
- 3rd of 7 build years by count. About 22 still registered in Australia.
- How many i3 vehicles still registered were made in 2016?
- 15% — about 22 of about 149 across all years.
- How rare is it among all 2016 cars still registered?
- Rarer than 99% of other 2016 vehicles still registered.
- Which manufacture year has the most i3 still registered?
- 2017. The model page has every build year side by side.
- Which states have the most registered?
- NSW (About 8); VIC (About 6). 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