1991
Busiest manufacture year
About 28 still registered — about 42% of this model’s total.
How rare is a BMW 850?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
BMW 850
66
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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6 manufacture years from 1990 to 1997. 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
1993
Rarest for its year
About 11 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 1993 vehicles still registered.
6
Build years still on the road
From 1990 to 1997, as at 31 Jan 2025.
VIC
Most registered in
About 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | About 8 | 12% | Not ranked |
| 1991 | About 28 | 42% | Rarer than 97% of other 1991 vehicles still registered |
| 1992 | About 13 | 20% | Rarer than 99% of other 1992 vehicles still registered |
| 1993 | About 11 | 17% | Rarer than 99% of other 1993 vehicles still registered |
| 1995 | About 3 | 4.5% | Not ranked |
| 1997 | About 3 | 4.5% | 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 212,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a BMW 850.
Spot a BMW 850Under 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many BMW 850 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
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| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 73 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 67 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 61 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 64 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 66 |
Age profile of BMW 850 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
State figures here are from a different BITRE table than the headline count. They can sum above the national “About” number — do not read these bars as a breakdown of that total.
NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT
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| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 7 |
| VIC | About 24 |
| QLD | About 13 |
| WA | About 20 |
| SA | About 3 |
| TAS | About 3 |
| ACT | About 6 |
| NT | Not published |
Questions about the BMW 850
- Which build year of the BMW 850 has the most still registered?
- 1991 — About 28 still registered in Australia.
- Which BMW 850 year is rarest for its age?
- 1993 — About 11 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 1993 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all BMW vehicles still registered is the 850?
- under 0.1% — about 66 of about 416,000 BMW vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the BMW 850 vehicles still registered made in?
- 6 manufacture years from 1990 to 1997.
- Which states have the most registered?
- VIC (About 24); WA (About 20). 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