1999
Busiest manufacture year
About 63 still registered — about 23% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Kia Mentor?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Kia Mentor
271
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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7 manufacture years from 1997 to 2003. A few records outside this range are too small to publish reliably. 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
2002
Rarest for its year
About 12 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 2002 vehicles still registered.
7
Build years still on the road
From 1997 to 2003, as at 31 Jan 2025.
NSW
Most registered in
About 87 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | About 3 | 1.1% | Not ranked |
| 1997 | About 60 | 22% | Rarer than 97% of other 1997 vehicles still registered |
| 1998 | About 54 | 20% | Rarer than 98% of other 1998 vehicles still registered |
| 1999 | About 63 | 23% | Rarer than 98% of other 1999 vehicles still registered |
| 2000 | About 42 | 15% | Rarer than 99% of other 2000 vehicles still registered |
| 2001 | About 6 | 2.2% | Not ranked |
| 2002 | About 12 | 4.4% | Rarer than 99% of other 2002 vehicles still registered |
| 2003 | About 31 | 11% | Rarer than 99% of other 2003 vehicles still registered |
How likely are you to spot one?
About 51,600 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Kia Mentor.
Spot a Kia MentorUnder 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Kia Mentor vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Down about 63% 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 723 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 551 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 443 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 351 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 271 |
Age profile of Kia Mentor 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 87 |
| VIC | About 53 |
| QLD | About 36 |
| WA | About 30 |
| SA | About 31 |
| TAS | About 29 |
| ACT | About 3 |
| NT | Not published |
Questions about the Kia Mentor
- Which build year of the Kia Mentor has the most still registered?
- 1999 — About 63 still registered in Australia.
- Which Kia Mentor year is rarest for its age?
- 2002 — About 12 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 2002 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Kia vehicles still registered is the Mentor?
- under 0.1% — about 271 of about 771,000 Kia vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Kia Mentor vehicles still registered made in?
- 7 manufacture years from 1997 to 2003.
- Which states have the most registered?
- NSW (About 87); VIC (About 53). 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