2006
Busiest manufacture year
About 53 still registered — about 26% of this model’s total.
How rare is a BMW 550?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
BMW 550
205
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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10 manufacture years from 2005 to 2017. 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
2005
Rarest for its year
About 18 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 2005 vehicles still registered.
10
Build years still on the road
From 2005 to 2017, as at 31 Jan 2025.
VIC
Most registered in
About 74 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | About 18 | 8.8% | Rarer than 99% of other 2005 vehicles still registered |
| 2006 | About 53 | 26% | Rarer than 99% of other 2006 vehicles still registered |
| 2007 | About 30 | 15% | Rarer than 99% of other 2007 vehicles still registered |
| 2008 | About 21 | 10% | Rarer than 99% of other 2008 vehicles still registered |
| 2010 | About 46 | 22% | Rarer than 99% of other 2010 vehicles still registered |
| 2011 | About 20 | 9.8% | Rarer than 99% of other 2011 vehicles still registered |
| 2012 | About 3 | 1.5% | Not ranked |
| 2013 | About 5 | 2.4% | Not ranked |
| 2014 | About 6 | 2.9% | Not ranked |
| 2017 | About 3 | 1.5% | 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 68,200 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a BMW 550.
Spot a BMW 550Under 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many BMW 550 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Down about 16% 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 244 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 233 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 216 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 211 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 205 |
Age profile of BMW 550 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 55 |
| VIC | About 74 |
| QLD | About 27 |
| WA | About 35 |
| SA | About 12 |
| TAS | About 6 |
| ACT | About 6 |
| NT | Not published |
Questions about the BMW 550
- Which build year of the BMW 550 has the most still registered?
- 2006 — About 53 still registered in Australia.
- Which BMW 550 year is rarest for its age?
- 2005 — About 18 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 2005 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all BMW vehicles still registered is the 550?
- under 0.1% — about 205 of about 416,000 BMW vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the BMW 550 vehicles still registered made in?
- 10 manufacture years from 2005 to 2017.
- Which states have the most registered?
- VIC (About 74); NSW (About 55). 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