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How rare is a BMW M550?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

BMW M550

BMW M550

385

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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BMW M550

Getting the card ready…

4 manufacture years from 2020 to 2023. 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

2021

Busiest manufacture year

About 125 still registered — about 32% of this model’s total.

2023

Rarest for its year

About 51 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 2023 vehicles still registered.

4

Build years still on the road

From 2020 to 2023, as at 31 Jan 2025.

NSW

Most registered in

About 144 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
2020About 9625%Rarer than 99% of other 2020 vehicles still registered
2021About 12532%Rarer than 99% of other 2021 vehicles still registered
2022About 11329%Rarer than 99% of other 2022 vehicles still registered
2023About 5113%Rarer than 99% of other 2023 vehicles still registered

How likely are you to spot one?

About 36,300 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a BMW M550.

Spot a BMW M550Under 1%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

How many BMW M550 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.

Registered count 2021 to 2025025050020212022202320242025

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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 97
31 Jan 2022About 196
31 Jan 2023About 307
31 Jan 2024About 387
31 Jan 2025About 385

Age profile of BMW M550 still registered

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

Year of manufacture histogram2020: About 96 registered20202021: About 125 registered20212022: About 113 registered20222023: About 51 registered2023

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 144
VICAbout 103
QLDAbout 83
WAAbout 27
SAAbout 20
TASNot published
ACTAbout 6
NTNot published

Questions about the BMW M550

Which build year of the BMW M550 has the most still registered?
2021 — About 125 still registered in Australia.
Which BMW M550 year is rarest for its age?
2023 — About 51 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 2023 vehicles still registered.
What share of all BMW vehicles still registered is the M550?
under 0.1% — about 385 of about 416,000 BMW vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the BMW M550 vehicles still registered made in?
4 manufacture years from 2020 to 2023.
Which states have the most registered?
NSW (About 144); VIC (About 103). 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