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How rare is a 2017 BMW i3?

2017 BMW i3

2017 BMW i3

44

still registered in Oz

Very rare

Rarer than 99% of cars still registered

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2017 BMW i3

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Rarity here means how many are still registered today — not how many were built.

About 44 BMW i3 vehicles made in 2017 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Cars made in 2017 are 30% of every BMW i3 still registered (about 149 across all years). By count, 2017 ranks 1st of 7 build years for the i3. That is about 100% more than 2016. Rarer than 99% of other 2017 vehicles still registered.

At a glance

Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

30%

Share of this i3 fleet

About 44 of about 149 i3 vehicles still registered, all years together.

Top year

Among manufacture years for this model

2017 has the most still registered of any i3 build year.

41%

Registered in NSW

About 18 of about 44 are registered in NSW. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.

Still registered, year by year: 2017 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.

Registered count 2021 to 20250255020212022202320242025

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BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.

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Registration trend for 2017 BMW i3
DateStill registered
31 Jan 2021About 43
31 Jan 2022About 44
31 Jan 2023About 44
31 Jan 2024About 44
31 Jan 2025About 44

2017 BMW i3 vs peak and average years

Above the average manufacture year for this model — tap bars for counts.

2017 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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Manufacture year registration counts
Year madeStill registered
2014About 16
2015About 41
2016About 22
2017About 44
2018About 9
2019About 14
2020About 3

2017 BMW i3 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 registration counts for 2017 BMW i3
StateStill registered
NSWAbout 18
VICAbout 10
QLDAbout 6
WAAbout 4
SAAbout 3
TASNot published
ACTNot published
NTNot 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 318,000 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a 2017 BMW i3.

Spot a 2017 BMW i3Under 1%
Spot any BMW i3, any yearUnder 1%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Questions about the 2017 BMW i3

How does 2017 rank among i3 build years?
1st of 7 build years by count. About 44 still registered in Australia.
How many i3 vehicles still registered were made in 2017?
30% — about 44 of about 149 across all years.
How rare is it among all 2017 cars still registered?
Rarer than 99% of other 2017 vehicles still registered.
Which states have the most registered?
NSW (About 18); VIC (About 10). 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