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How rare is a BMW i8?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

BMW i8

BMW i8

164

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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BMW i8

Getting the card ready…

7 manufacture years from 2014 to 2020. 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

2015

Busiest manufacture year

About 64 still registered — about 39% of this model’s total.

2019

Rarest for its year

About 12 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 2019 vehicles still registered.

7

Build years still on the road

From 2014 to 2020, as at 31 Jan 2025.

VIC

Most registered in

About 53 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
2014About 106.1%Not ranked
2015About 6439%Rarer than 99% of other 2015 vehicles still registered
2016About 3622%Rarer than 99% of other 2016 vehicles still registered
2017About 169.8%Rarer than 99% of other 2017 vehicles still registered
2018About 2113%Rarer than 99% of other 2018 vehicles still registered
2019About 127.3%Rarer than 99% of other 2019 vehicles still registered
2020About 53.0%Not ranked

How likely are you to spot one?

About 85,300 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a BMW i8.

Spot a BMW i8Under 1%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

How many BMW i8 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.

Up about 4% since 2021

Registered count 2021 to 2025010020020212022202320242025

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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 157
31 Jan 2022About 149
31 Jan 2023About 155
31 Jan 2024About 153
31 Jan 2025About 164

Age profile of BMW i8 still registered

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

Year of manufacture histogram2014: About 10 registered20142015: About 64 registered20152016: About 36 registered20162017: About 16 registered20172018: About 21 registered20182019: About 12 registered20192020: About 5 registered2020

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 49
VICAbout 53
QLDAbout 29
WAAbout 18
SAAbout 11
TASAbout 3
ACTAbout 3
NTNot published

Questions about the BMW i8

Which build year of the BMW i8 has the most still registered?
2015 — About 64 still registered in Australia.
Which BMW i8 year is rarest for its age?
2019 — About 12 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 2019 vehicles still registered.
What share of all BMW vehicles still registered is the i8?
under 0.1% — about 164 of about 416,000 BMW vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the BMW i8 vehicles still registered made in?
7 manufacture years from 2014 to 2020.
Which states have the most registered?
VIC (About 53); NSW (About 49). 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