2008
Busiest manufacture year
About 573 still registered — about 28% of this model’s total.
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
BMW 135
2,050
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
7 manufacture years from 2008 to 2014. Year of manufacture as recorded on the registry — not model year or compliance plate.
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
2008
Busiest manufacture year
About 573 still registered — about 28% of this model’s total.
2014
Rarest for its year
About 62 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 2014 vehicles still registered.
7
Build years still on the road
From 2008 to 2014, as at 31 Jan 2025.
NSW
Most registered in
About 708 registered there. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | About 573 | 28% | Rarer than 94% of other 2008 vehicles still registered |
| 2009 | About 558 | 27% | Rarer than 94% of other 2009 vehicles still registered |
| 2010 | About 371 | 18% | Rarer than 97% of other 2010 vehicles still registered |
| 2011 | About 216 | 11% | Rarer than 98% of other 2011 vehicles still registered |
| 2012 | About 153 | 7.4% | Rarer than 98% of other 2012 vehicles still registered |
| 2013 | About 121 | 5.9% | Rarer than 99% of other 2013 vehicles still registered |
| 2014 | About 62 | 3.0% | Rarer than 99% of other 2014 vehicles still registered |
About 6,810 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a BMW 135.
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
How many BMW 135 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Down about 12% since 2021
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BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.
| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 2,320 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 2,270 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 2,200 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 2,130 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 2,050 |
By year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Very small counts are rounded or withheld.
Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory
Tap a bar for its count.
| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 708 |
| VIC | About 513 |
| QLD | About 413 |
| WA | About 230 |
| SA | About 90 |
| TAS | About 30 |
| ACT | About 61 |
| NT | About 3 |
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