1986
Busiest manufacture year
About 14 still registered — about 82% of this model’s total.
How rare is a BMW M535?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
BMW M535
17
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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2 manufacture years from 1986 to 1987. 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
1986
Rarest for its year
About 14 still registered. Rarer than 96% of other 1986 vehicles still registered.
2
Build years still on the road
From 1986 to 1987, as at 31 Jan 2025.
QLD
Most registered in
About 5 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.
How likely are you to spot one?
About 823,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a BMW M535.
Spot a BMW M535Under 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
A year-by-year picture isn’t published for this car.
Age profile of BMW M535 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 3 |
| VIC | About 4 |
| QLD | About 5 |
| WA | Not published |
| SA | Not published |
| TAS | About 3 |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
Questions about the BMW M535
- Which build year of the BMW M535 has the most still registered?
- 1986 — About 14 still registered in Australia.
- Which BMW M535 year is rarest for its age?
- 1986 — About 14 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 96% of other 1986 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all BMW vehicles still registered is the M535?
- under 0.1% — about 17 of about 416,000 BMW vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the BMW M535 vehicles still registered made in?
- 2 manufacture years from 1986 to 1987.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 5); VIC (About 4). 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