2021
Busiest manufacture year
About 4,710 still registered.
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
BMW X3
50,600
still registered in Oz
0.3% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
21 manufacture years from 2004 to 2024. Year of manufacture as recorded on the registry — not model year or compliance plate.
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
2021
Busiest manufacture year
About 4,710 still registered.
2010
Rarest for its year
About 441 still registered. Rarer than 96% of other 2010 vehicles still registered.
12%
Share of all BMW
About 50,600 of about 416,000 BMW vehicles still registered.
21
Build years still on the road
From 2004 to 2024, as at 31 Jan 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | About 532 | 1.1% | Rarer than 92% of other 2004 vehicles still registered |
| 2005 | About 595 | 1.2% | Rarer than 91% of other 2005 vehicles still registered |
| 2006 | About 649 | 1.3% | Rarer than 92% of other 2006 vehicles still registered |
| 2007 | About 703 | 1.4% | Rarer than 93% of other 2007 vehicles still registered |
| 2008 | About 810 | 1.6% | Rarer than 92% of other 2008 vehicles still registered |
| 2009 | About 940 | 1.9% | Rarer than 92% of other 2009 vehicles still registered |
| 2010 | About 441 | 0.9% | Rarer than 96% of other 2010 vehicles still registered |
| 2011 | About 1,840 | 3.6% | Rarer than 88% of other 2011 vehicles still registered |
| 2012 | About 2,400 | 4.7% | Rarer than 85% of other 2012 vehicles still registered |
| 2013 | About 2,640 | 5.2% | Rarer than 83% of other 2013 vehicles still registered |
| 2014 | About 2,510 | 5.0% | Rarer than 84% of other 2014 vehicles still registered |
| 2015 | About 2,870 | 5.7% | Rarer than 82% of other 2015 vehicles still registered |
| 2016 | About 3,770 | 7.5% | Rarer than 78% of other 2016 vehicles still registered |
| 2017 | About 3,830 | 7.6% | Rarer than 80% of other 2017 vehicles still registered |
| 2018 | About 4,580 | 9.0% | Rarer than 77% of other 2018 vehicles still registered |
| 2019 | About 4,510 | 8.9% | Rarer than 74% of other 2019 vehicles still registered |
| 2020 | About 4,190 | 8.3% | Rarer than 70% of other 2020 vehicles still registered |
| 2021 | About 4,710 | 9.3% | Rarer than 74% of other 2021 vehicles still registered |
| 2022 | About 3,440 | 6.8% | Rarer than 82% of other 2022 vehicles still registered |
| 2023 | About 3,030 | 6.0% | Rarer than 85% of other 2023 vehicles still registered |
| 2024 | About 1,600 | 3.2% | Rarer than 90% of other 2024 vehicles still registered |
About 276 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a BMW X3.
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
How many BMW X3 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Up about 25% since 2021
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BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.
| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 40,500 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 44,000 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 47,100 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 49,300 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 50,600 |
By year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Very small counts are rounded or withheld.
Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory
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| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 16,500 |
| VIC | About 17,200 |
| QLD | About 8,740 |
| WA | About 4,060 |
| SA | About 2,070 |
| TAS | About 756 |
| ACT | About 1,170 |
| NT | About 78 |
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
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