1998
Busiest manufacture year
About 38 still registered — about 31% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Kia Ceres?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Kia Ceres
123
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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9 manufacture years from 1991 to 2000. 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
1997
Rarest for its year
About 14 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 1997 vehicles still registered.
9
Build years still on the road
From 1991 to 2000, as at 31 Jan 2025.
QLD
Most registered in
About 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | About 4 | 3.3% | Not ranked |
| 1992 | About 3 | 2.4% | Not ranked |
| 1993 | About 5 | 4.1% | Not ranked |
| 1994 | About 3 | 2.4% | Not ranked |
| 1996 | About 3 | 2.4% | Not ranked |
| 1997 | About 14 | 11% | Rarer than 99% of other 1997 vehicles still registered |
| 1998 | About 38 | 31% | Rarer than 98% of other 1998 vehicles still registered |
| 1999 | About 23 | 19% | Rarer than 99% of other 1999 vehicles still registered |
| 2000 | About 30 | 24% | Rarer than 99% of other 2000 vehicles still registered |
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 114,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Kia Ceres.
Spot a Kia CeresUnder 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Kia Ceres vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Down about 36% since 2021
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BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.
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| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 191 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 170 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 147 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 142 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 123 |
Age profile of Kia Ceres 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 17 |
| VIC | About 14 |
| QLD | About 39 |
| WA | About 31 |
| SA | About 3 |
| TAS | About 11 |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 6 registered
- DieselAbout 114 registered
Questions about the Kia Ceres
- Which build year of the Kia Ceres has the most still registered?
- 1998 — About 38 still registered in Australia.
- Which Kia Ceres year is rarest for its age?
- 1997 — About 14 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 1997 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Kia vehicles still registered is the Ceres?
- under 0.1% — about 123 of about 771,000 Kia vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Kia Ceres vehicles still registered made in?
- 9 manufacture years from 1991 to 2000.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 39); WA (About 31). 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