2007
Busiest manufacture year
About 115 still registered — about 16% of this model’s total.
How rare is a BMW 523?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
BMW 523
698
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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11 manufacture years from 1996 to 2009. 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
2009
Rarest for its year
About 36 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 2009 vehicles still registered.
11
Build years still on the road
From 1996 to 2009, as at 31 Jan 2025.
VIC
Most registered in
About 246 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | About 41 | 5.9% | Rarer than 97% of other 1996 vehicles still registered |
| 1997 | About 69 | 9.9% | Rarer than 96% of other 1997 vehicles still registered |
| 1998 | About 113 | 16% | Rarer than 95% of other 1998 vehicles still registered |
| 1999 | About 114 | 16% | Rarer than 96% of other 1999 vehicles still registered |
| 2000 | About 83 | 12% | Rarer than 97% of other 2000 vehicles still registered |
| 2001 | About 3 | 0.4% | Not ranked |
| 2005 | About 3 | 0.4% | Not ranked |
| 2006 | About 3 | 0.4% | Not ranked |
| 2007 | About 115 | 16% | Rarer than 99% of other 2007 vehicles still registered |
| 2008 | About 111 | 16% | Rarer than 99% of other 2008 vehicles still registered |
| 2009 | About 36 | 5.2% | Rarer than 99% of other 2009 vehicles still registered |
| 2010 | About 4 | 0.6% | Not ranked |
| 2011 | About 3 | 0.4% | Not ranked |
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 20,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a BMW 523.
Spot a BMW 523About 2%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many BMW 523 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Down about 40% 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 1,170 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 1,040 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 914 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 798 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 698 |
Age profile of BMW 523 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 180 |
| VIC | About 246 |
| QLD | About 101 |
| WA | About 79 |
| SA | About 50 |
| TAS | About 15 |
| ACT | About 9 |
| NT | Not published |
Questions about the BMW 523
- Which build year of the BMW 523 has the most still registered?
- 2007 — About 115 still registered in Australia.
- Which BMW 523 year is rarest for its age?
- 2009 — About 36 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 2009 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all BMW vehicles still registered is the 523?
- 0.2% — about 698 of about 416,000 BMW vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the BMW 523 vehicles still registered made in?
- 11 manufacture years from 1996 to 2009.
- Which states have the most registered?
- VIC (About 246); NSW (About 180). 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