2022
Busiest manufacture year
About 19,500 still registered — about 12% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Kia Sportage?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Kia Sportage
159,000
still registered in Oz
0.8% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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27 manufacture years from 1997 to 2024. 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
2003
Rarest for its year
About 70 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 2003 vehicles still registered.
21%
Share of all Kia
About 159,000 of about 771,000 Kia vehicles still registered.
27
Build years still on the road
From 1997 to 2024, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | About 3 | <0.1% | Not ranked |
| 1997 | About 119 | <0.1% | Rarer than 93% of other 1997 vehicles still registered |
| 1998 | About 45 | <0.1% | Rarer than 98% of other 1998 vehicles still registered |
| 1999 | About 105 | <0.1% | Rarer than 96% of other 1999 vehicles still registered |
| 2000 | About 122 | <0.1% | Rarer than 96% of other 2000 vehicles still registered |
| 2001 | About 135 | <0.1% | Rarer than 96% of other 2001 vehicles still registered |
| 2002 | About 118 | <0.1% | Rarer than 97% of other 2002 vehicles still registered |
| 2003 | About 70 | <0.1% | Rarer than 99% of other 2003 vehicles still registered |
| 2005 | About 610 | 0.4% | Rarer than 91% of other 2005 vehicles still registered |
| 2006 | About 575 | 0.4% | Rarer than 93% of other 2006 vehicles still registered |
| 2007 | About 909 | 0.6% | Rarer than 91% of other 2007 vehicles still registered |
| 2008 | About 939 | 0.6% | Rarer than 92% of other 2008 vehicles still registered |
| 2009 | About 1,620 | 1.0% | Rarer than 87% of other 2009 vehicles still registered |
| 2010 | About 2,130 | 1.3% | Rarer than 85% of other 2010 vehicles still registered |
| 2011 | About 3,300 | 2.1% | Rarer than 78% of other 2011 vehicles still registered |
| 2012 | About 3,660 | 2.3% | Rarer than 79% of other 2012 vehicles still registered |
| 2013 | About 6,410 | 4.0% | Rarer than 69% of other 2013 vehicles still registered |
| 2014 | About 6,290 | 4.0% | Rarer than 65% of other 2014 vehicles still registered |
| 2015 | About 6,820 | 4.3% | Rarer than 67% of other 2015 vehicles still registered |
| 2016 | About 10,600 | 6.7% | Rarer than 55% of other 2016 vehicles still registered |
| 2017 | About 13,600 | 8.6% | Rarer than 49% of other 2017 vehicles still registered |
| 2018 | About 13,800 | 8.7% | Rarer than 50% of other 2018 vehicles still registered |
| 2019 | About 13,000 | 8.2% | Rarer than 49% of other 2019 vehicles still registered |
| 2020 | About 8,880 | 5.6% | Rarer than 50% of other 2020 vehicles still registered |
| 2021 | About 9,290 | 5.9% | Rarer than 56% of other 2021 vehicles still registered |
| 2022 | About 19,500 | 12% | Rarer than 29% of other 2022 vehicles still registered |
| 2023 | About 16,800 | 11% | Rarer than 39% of other 2023 vehicles still registered |
| 2024 | About 19,400 | 12% | Rarer than 27% of other 2024 vehicles still registered |
Notable years
Years worth a closer look — launch years, peak years and big drops. Every year in the table below has its own page too.
How likely are you to spot one?
About 88 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Kia Sportage.
Spot a Kia SportageAbout 98%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Kia Sportage vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Up about 60% 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 99,100 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 106,000 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 124,000 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 138,000 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 159,000 |
Age profile of Kia Sportage 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 48,000 |
| VIC | About 43,800 |
| QLD | About 33,900 |
| WA | About 16,000 |
| SA | About 10,900 |
| TAS | About 2,930 |
| ACT | About 2,290 |
| NT | About 902 |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 112,000 registered
- DieselAbout 43,200 registered
- HybridAbout 3,790 registered
- LPG / AutogasAbout 37 registered
- Other / unknownAbout 6 registered
Questions about the Kia Sportage
- Which build year of the Kia Sportage has the most still registered?
- 2022 — About 19,500 still registered in Australia.
- Which Kia Sportage year is rarest for its age?
- 2003 — About 70 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 2003 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Kia vehicles still registered is the Sportage?
- 21% — about 159,000 of about 771,000 Kia vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Kia Sportage vehicles still registered made in?
- 27 manufacture years from 1997 to 2024.
- Which states have the most registered?
- NSW (About 48,000); VIC (About 43,800). 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