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How rare is a BMW 128?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

BMW 128

BMW 128

1,230

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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BMW 128

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5 manufacture years from 2020 to 2024. 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

2021

Busiest manufacture year

About 577 still registered — about 47% of this model’s total.

2020

Rarest for its year

About 36 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 2020 vehicles still registered.

5

Build years still on the road

From 2020 to 2024, as at 31 Jan 2025.

NSW

Most registered in

About 439 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.

YearStill registeredShare of modelRarity for its year
2020About 362.9%Rarer than 99% of other 2020 vehicles still registered
2021About 57747%Rarer than 96% of other 2021 vehicles still registered
2022About 27522%Rarer than 98% of other 2022 vehicles still registered
2023About 26221%Rarer than 98% of other 2023 vehicles still registered
2024About 796.4%Rarer than 99% of other 2024 vehicles still registered

How likely are you to spot one?

About 11,400 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a BMW 128.

Spot a BMW 128About 3%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

How many BMW 128 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.

Registered count 2021 to 202501k2k·20212022202320242025

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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 2021–2025
DateStill registered
31 Jan 2021Not published
31 Jan 2022About 608
31 Jan 2023About 836
31 Jan 2024About 1,080
31 Jan 2025About 1,230

Age profile of BMW 128 still registered

By year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Very small counts are rounded or withheld.

Year of manufacture histogram2020: About 36 registered20202021: About 577 registered20212022: About 275 registered20222023: About 262 registered20232024: About 79 registered2024

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 registration counts
StateStill registered
NSWAbout 439
VICAbout 385
QLDAbout 220
WAAbout 86
SAAbout 54
TASAbout 12
ACTAbout 25
NTNot published

Questions about the BMW 128

Which build year of the BMW 128 has the most still registered?
2021 — About 577 still registered in Australia.
Which BMW 128 year is rarest for its age?
2020 — About 36 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 2020 vehicles still registered.
What share of all BMW vehicles still registered is the 128?
0.3% — about 1,230 of about 416,000 BMW vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the BMW 128 vehicles still registered made in?
5 manufacture years from 2020 to 2024.
Which states have the most registered?
NSW (About 439); VIC (About 385). State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.

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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