2024
Busiest manufacture year
About 330 still registered — about 23% of this model’s total.
How rare is a BMW 230?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
BMW 230
1,430
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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8 manufacture years from 2016 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
2020
Rarest for its year
About 37 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 2020 vehicles still registered.
8
Build years still on the road
From 2016 to 2024, as at 31 Jan 2025.
NSW
Most registered in
About 571 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | About 101 | 7.1% | Rarer than 99% of other 2016 vehicles still registered |
| 2017 | About 306 | 21% | Rarer than 98% of other 2017 vehicles still registered |
| 2018 | About 198 | 14% | Rarer than 98% of other 2018 vehicles still registered |
| 2019 | About 93 | 6.5% | Rarer than 99% of other 2019 vehicles still registered |
| 2020 | About 37 | 2.6% | Rarer than 99% of other 2020 vehicles still registered |
| 2022 | About 187 | 13% | Rarer than 99% of other 2022 vehicles still registered |
| 2023 | About 175 | 12% | Rarer than 99% of other 2023 vehicles still registered |
| 2024 | About 330 | 23% | Rarer than 97% of other 2024 vehicles still registered |
Years that aren’t listed have fewer than 3 still registered, so BITRE doesn’t publish a count.
How likely are you to spot one?
About 9,800 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a BMW 230.
Spot a BMW 230About 3%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many BMW 230 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Up about 91% 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 748 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 745 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 846 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 1,040 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 1,430 |
Age profile of BMW 230 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 571 |
| VIC | About 398 |
| QLD | About 283 |
| WA | About 71 |
| SA | About 65 |
| TAS | About 9 |
| ACT | About 24 |
| NT | Not published |
Questions about the BMW 230
- Which build year of the BMW 230 has the most still registered?
- 2024 — About 330 still registered in Australia.
- Which BMW 230 year is rarest for its age?
- 2020 — About 37 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 2020 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all BMW vehicles still registered is the 230?
- 0.3% — about 1,430 of about 416,000 BMW vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the BMW 230 vehicles still registered made in?
- 8 manufacture years from 2016 to 2024.
- Which states have the most registered?
- NSW (About 571); VIC (About 398). 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