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How rare is a BMW 730?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

BMW 730

BMW 730

666

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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BMW 730

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22 manufacture years from 1992 to 2021. 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

2016

Busiest manufacture year

About 63 still registered.

1992

Rarest for its year

About 14 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 1992 vehicles still registered.

22

Build years still on the road

From 1992 to 2021, as at 31 Jan 2025.

VIC

Most registered in

About 222 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
1987About 30.5%Not ranked
1989About 30.5%Not ranked
1991About 30.5%Not ranked
1992About 142.1%Rarer than 99% of other 1992 vehicles still registered
1993About 182.7%Rarer than 98% of other 1993 vehicles still registered
1994About 182.7%Rarer than 99% of other 1994 vehicles still registered
1995About 406.0%Rarer than 97% of other 1995 vehicles still registered
1996About 91.4%Not ranked
2002About 30.5%Not ranked
2005About 30.5%Not ranked
2006About 40.6%Not ranked
2008About 30.5%Not ranked
2009About 466.9%Rarer than 99% of other 2009 vehicles still registered
2010About 446.6%Rarer than 99% of other 2010 vehicles still registered
2011About 345.1%Rarer than 99% of other 2011 vehicles still registered
2012About 335.0%Rarer than 99% of other 2012 vehicles still registered
2013About 538.0%Rarer than 99% of other 2013 vehicles still registered
2014About 304.5%Rarer than 99% of other 2014 vehicles still registered
2015About 466.9%Rarer than 99% of other 2015 vehicles still registered
2016About 639.5%Rarer than 99% of other 2016 vehicles still registered
2017About 416.2%Rarer than 99% of other 2017 vehicles still registered
2018About 507.5%Rarer than 99% of other 2018 vehicles still registered
2019About 527.8%Rarer than 99% of other 2019 vehicles still registered
2020About 243.6%Rarer than 99% of other 2020 vehicles still registered
2021About 263.9%Rarer than 99% of other 2021 vehicles still registered
2022About 30.5%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 21,000 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a BMW 730.

Spot a BMW 730About 2%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

How many BMW 730 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.

Down about 11% since 2021

Registered count 2021 to 202505001k20212022202320242025

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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 2021About 745
31 Jan 2022About 754
31 Jan 2023About 726
31 Jan 2024About 682
31 Jan 2025About 666

Age profile of BMW 730 still registered

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

Year of manufacture histogram1987: About 3 registered19871989: About 3 registered1991: About 3 registered1992: About 14 registered19921993: About 18 registered1994: About 18 registered1995: About 40 registered19951996: About 9 registered2002: About 3 registered2005: About 3 registered20052006: About 4 registered2008: About 3 registered2009: About 46 registered20092010: About 44 registered2011: About 34 registered2012: About 33 registered20122013: About 53 registered2014: About 30 registered2015: About 46 registered20152016: About 63 registered2017: About 41 registered2018: About 50 registered20182019: About 52 registered2020: About 24 registered2021: About 26 registered20212022: About 3 registered2022

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 161
VICAbout 222
QLDAbout 152
WAAbout 56
SAAbout 40
TASAbout 9
ACTAbout 9
NTNot published

How matching cars are powered

How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.

Fuel mix
  • PetrolAbout 112 registered
  • DieselAbout 544 registered

Questions about the BMW 730

Which build year of the BMW 730 has the most still registered?
2016 — About 63 still registered in Australia.
Which BMW 730 year is rarest for its age?
1992 — About 14 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 1992 vehicles still registered.
What share of all BMW vehicles still registered is the 730?
0.2% — about 666 of about 416,000 BMW vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the BMW 730 vehicles still registered made in?
22 manufacture years from 1992 to 2021.
Which states have the most registered?
VIC (About 222); NSW (About 161). 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