Cerato
Biggest Kia model
About 182,000 still registered across all years — about 24% of every Kia.
How rare is your Kia?
About 771,000 still registered · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
At a glance
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
2000
Rarest for its year
Carnival · about 11 still registered, compared with other cars built in 2000.
28
Build years still on the road
From 1997 to 2024, across 28 models.
About 771,000
Kia still registered
Every model and build year added together, Australia-wide.
Models still registered
Counts add up every build year for that model. Rarity is the model’s share of all vehicles still registered in Australia.
| Model | Years | Still registered | Share of all cars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerato | 2004–2024 | About 182,000 | 0.9% of all cars |
| Sportage | 1997–2024 | About 159,000 | 0.8% of all cars |
| RIO | 2000–2023 | About 106,000 | 0.5% of all cars |
| Carnival | 2000–2024 | About 85,100 | 0.4% of all cars |
| Sorento | 2003–2024 | About 70,900 | 0.4% of all cars |
| Seltos | 2019–2024 | About 47,700 | 0.2% of all cars |
| Picanto | 2016–2024 | About 44,000 | 0.2% of all cars |
| Stonic | 2020–2024 | About 29,500 | 0.1% of all cars |
| Stinger | 2017–2023 | About 11,100 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Optima | 2001–2020 | About 9,900 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Niro | 2021–2024 | About 5,640 | <0.1% of all cars |
| EV6 | 2021–2024 | About 4,190 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Rondo | 2008–2019 | About 2,990 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Soul | 2009–2019 | About 2,710 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Pregio | 2002–2005 | About 2,270 | <0.1% of all cars |
| K2700 | 2002–2007 | About 1,930 | <0.1% of all cars |
| K2900 | 2007–2012 | About 1,370 | <0.1% of all cars |
| EV5 | 2024 | About 929 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Magentis | 2006–2009 | About 923 | <0.1% of all cars |
| EV9 | 2023–2024 | About 795 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Proceed | 2013–2015 | About 665 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Spectra | 2001–2003 | About 272 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Mentor | 1997–2003 | About 271 | <0.1% of all cars |
| K4 | 2024 | About 178 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Ceres | 1991–2000 | About 123 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Carens | 2000–2024 | About 54 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Shuma | 2000–2001 | About 27 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Tasman | 2024–2025 | About 12 | <0.1% of all cars |
Totals count cars still registered, not new sales. Small numbers are rounded or hidden, so we say “About”.
Still registered, year by year
How many Kia vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across all models — not new sales in those years.
Up about 46% 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 527,000 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 579,000 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 644,000 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 704,000 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 771,000 |
Age profile of Kia still registered
By year of manufacture, adding up every model. 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 234,000 |
| VIC | About 205,000 |
| QLD | About 166,000 |
| WA | About 80,000 |
| SA | About 51,900 |
| TAS | About 14,300 |
| ACT | About 14,100 |
| NT | About 4,880 |
How this make is powered
Fuel mix summed across models and years where published. Not every model or year has a breakdown.
- PetrolAbout 603,000 registered
- DieselAbout 149,000 registered
- HybridAbout 10,000 registered
- Battery electricAbout 8,140 registered
- LPG / AutogasAbout 208 registered
- Other / unknownAbout 18 registered
Most registered models
Every build year added together for each model.
Cerato
About 182,000 registeredSportage
About 159,000 registeredRIO
About 106,000 registeredCarnival
About 85,100 registeredSorento
About 70,900 registeredSeltos
About 47,700 registeredPicanto
About 44,000 registeredStonic
About 29,500 registeredStinger
About 11,100 registeredOptima
About 9,900 registeredNiro
About 5,640 registeredEV6
About 4,190 registered
Questions about Kia
- How many Kia models are still registered?
- 28 models, each with at least one build year still on the road.
- Which years were the Kia vehicles still registered made in?
- 28 manufacture years from 1997 to 2024.
- Which Kia model has the most still registered?
- Cerato — 24% of every Kia still registered (about 182,000 of about 771,000).
- Which Kia is rarest for its age?
- 2000 Carnival — About 11 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 2000 vehicles still registered.
- Which states have the most Kia vehicles registered?
- NSW (About 234,000); VIC (About 205,000). 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