2010
Busiest manufacture year
About 500 still registered — about 53% of this model’s total.
How rare is a BMW 123?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
BMW 123
944
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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5 manufacture years from 2009 to 2013. A few records outside this range are too small to publish reliably. Year of manufacture as recorded on the registry — not model year or compliance plate.
At a glance
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
2013
Rarest for its year
About 14 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 2013 vehicles still registered.
5
Build years still on the road
From 2009 to 2013, as at 31 Jan 2025.
NSW
Most registered in
About 295 registered there. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
By year of manufacture
Each row is a year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Open a year for history, state split, and rarity.
| Year | Still registered | Share of model | Rarity for its year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | About 3 | 0.3% | Not ranked |
| 2009 | About 194 | 21% | Rarer than 98% of other 2009 vehicles still registered |
| 2010 | About 500 | 53% | Rarer than 96% of other 2010 vehicles still registered |
| 2011 | About 185 | 20% | Rarer than 98% of other 2011 vehicles still registered |
| 2012 | About 48 | 5.1% | Rarer than 99% of other 2012 vehicles still registered |
| 2013 | About 14 | 1.5% | Rarer than 99% of other 2013 vehicles still registered |
How likely are you to spot one?
About 14,800 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a BMW 123.
Spot a BMW 123About 2%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many BMW 123 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Down about 10% since 2021
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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 1,050 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 1,020 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 1,010 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 982 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 944 |
Age profile of BMW 123 still registered
By year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Very small counts are rounded or withheld.
Where they’re registered (state/territory)
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 295 |
| VIC | About 238 |
| QLD | About 244 |
| WA | About 82 |
| SA | About 46 |
| TAS | About 16 |
| ACT | About 23 |
| NT | About 3 |
Questions about the BMW 123
- Which build year of the BMW 123 has the most still registered?
- 2010 — About 500 still registered in Australia.
- Which BMW 123 year is rarest for its age?
- 2013 — About 14 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 2013 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all BMW vehicles still registered is the 123?
- 0.2% — about 944 of about 416,000 BMW vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the BMW 123 vehicles still registered made in?
- 5 manufacture years from 2009 to 2013.
- Which states have the most registered?
- NSW (About 295); QLD (About 244). 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