2012
Busiest manufacture year
About 1,800 still registered — about 18% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Kia Optima?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Kia Optima
9,900
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
How rare is yours?Oz rare cars
16 manufacture years from 2001 to 2020. 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 11 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 2002 vehicles still registered.
1.3%
Share of all Kia
About 9,900 of about 771,000 Kia vehicles still registered.
16
Build years still on the road
From 2001 to 2020, as at 31 Jan 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | About 18 | 0.2% | Rarer than 99% of other 2001 vehicles still registered |
| 2002 | About 11 | 0.1% | Rarer than 99% of other 2002 vehicles still registered |
| 2004 | About 236 | 2.4% | Rarer than 97% of other 2004 vehicles still registered |
| 2005 | About 617 | 6.2% | Rarer than 91% of other 2005 vehicles still registered |
| 2006 | About 34 | 0.3% | Rarer than 99% of other 2006 vehicles still registered |
| 2010 | About 73 | 0.7% | Rarer than 99% of other 2010 vehicles still registered |
| 2011 | About 709 | 7.2% | Rarer than 95% of other 2011 vehicles still registered |
| 2012 | About 1,800 | 18% | Rarer than 88% of other 2012 vehicles still registered |
| 2013 | About 1,560 | 16% | Rarer than 90% of other 2013 vehicles still registered |
| 2014 | About 1,050 | 11% | Rarer than 93% of other 2014 vehicles still registered |
| 2015 | About 977 | 9.9% | Rarer than 93% of other 2015 vehicles still registered |
| 2016 | About 1,160 | 12% | Rarer than 92% of other 2016 vehicles still registered |
| 2017 | About 626 | 6.3% | Rarer than 96% of other 2017 vehicles still registered |
| 2018 | About 522 | 5.3% | Rarer than 96% of other 2018 vehicles still registered |
| 2019 | About 405 | 4.1% | Rarer than 97% of other 2019 vehicles still registered |
| 2020 | About 95 | 1.0% | Rarer than 99% of other 2020 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 1,410 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Kia Optima.
Spot a Kia OptimaAbout 22%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Kia Optima vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Down about 14% since 2021
Tap a point for its count.
BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.
View counts as a table
| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 11,500 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 11,100 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 10,800 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 10,400 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 9,900 |
Age profile of Kia Optima 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
Tap a bar for its count.
View counts as a table
| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 2,570 |
| VIC | About 2,670 |
| QLD | About 2,010 |
| WA | About 1,680 |
| SA | About 657 |
| TAS | About 105 |
| ACT | About 168 |
| NT | About 38 |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 9,890 registered
- DieselAbout 3 registered
- LPG / AutogasAbout 8 registered
- Other / unknownAbout 3 registered
Questions about the Kia Optima
- Which build year of the Kia Optima has the most still registered?
- 2012 — About 1,800 still registered in Australia.
- Which Kia Optima year is rarest for its age?
- 2002 — About 11 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 2002 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Kia vehicles still registered is the Optima?
- 1% — about 9,900 of about 771,000 Kia vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Kia Optima vehicles still registered made in?
- 16 manufacture years from 2001 to 2020.
- Which states have the most registered?
- VIC (About 2,670); NSW (About 2,570). 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