2021
Busiest manufacture year
About 86 still registered — about 20% of this model’s total.
How rare is a BMW 840?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
BMW 840
429
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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12 manufacture years from 1994 to 2024. 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
2024
Rarest for its year
About 11 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 2024 vehicles still registered.
12
Build years still on the road
From 1994 to 2024, as at 31 Jan 2025.
NSW
Most registered in
About 151 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | About 6 | 1.4% | Not ranked |
| 1994 | About 25 | 5.8% | Rarer than 98% of other 1994 vehicles still registered |
| 1995 | About 28 | 6.5% | Rarer than 98% of other 1995 vehicles still registered |
| 1996 | About 15 | 3.5% | Rarer than 99% of other 1996 vehicles still registered |
| 1997 | About 12 | 2.8% | Rarer than 99% of other 1997 vehicles still registered |
| 1998 | About 9 | 2.1% | Not ranked |
| 1999 | About 12 | 2.8% | Rarer than 99% of other 1999 vehicles still registered |
| 2019 | About 37 | 8.6% | Rarer than 99% of other 2019 vehicles still registered |
| 2020 | About 67 | 16% | Rarer than 99% of other 2020 vehicles still registered |
| 2021 | About 86 | 20% | Rarer than 99% of other 2021 vehicles still registered |
| 2022 | About 76 | 18% | Rarer than 99% of other 2022 vehicles still registered |
| 2023 | About 45 | 10% | Rarer than 99% of other 2023 vehicles still registered |
| 2024 | About 11 | 2.6% | Rarer than 99% 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 32,600 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a BMW 840.
Spot a BMW 840About 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many BMW 840 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Up about 92% 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 224 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 278 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 358 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 401 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 429 |
Age profile of BMW 840 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 151 |
| VIC | About 149 |
| QLD | About 58 |
| WA | About 39 |
| SA | About 16 |
| TAS | About 3 |
| ACT | About 6 |
| NT | Not published |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 427 registered
- DieselAbout 3 registered
Questions about the BMW 840
- Which build year of the BMW 840 has the most still registered?
- 2021 — About 86 still registered in Australia.
- Which BMW 840 year is rarest for its age?
- 2024 — About 11 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 2024 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all BMW vehicles still registered is the 840?
- 0.1% — about 429 of about 416,000 BMW vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the BMW 840 vehicles still registered made in?
- 12 manufacture years from 1994 to 2024.
- Which states have the most registered?
- NSW (About 151); VIC (About 149). 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