2018
Busiest manufacture year
About 641 still registered — about 20% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Lexus IS300?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Lexus IS300
3,250
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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15 manufacture years from 2001 to 2021. 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
2016
Rarest for its year
About 35 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 2016 vehicles still registered.
1.9%
Share of all Lexus
About 3,250 of about 170,000 Lexus vehicles still registered.
15
Build years still on the road
From 2001 to 2021, 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 110 | 3.4% | Rarer than 97% of other 2001 vehicles still registered |
| 2002 | About 283 | 8.7% | Rarer than 94% of other 2002 vehicles still registered |
| 2003 | About 226 | 7.0% | Rarer than 96% of other 2003 vehicles still registered |
| 2004 | About 243 | 7.5% | Rarer than 96% of other 2004 vehicles still registered |
| 2005 | About 221 | 6.8% | Rarer than 97% of other 2005 vehicles still registered |
| 2006 | About 3 | <0.1% | Not ranked |
| 2010 | About 3 | <0.1% | Not ranked |
| 2012 | About 3 | <0.1% | Not ranked |
| 2015 | About 45 | 1.4% | Rarer than 99% of other 2015 vehicles still registered |
| 2016 | About 35 | 1.1% | Rarer than 99% of other 2016 vehicles still registered |
| 2017 | About 114 | 3.5% | Rarer than 99% of other 2017 vehicles still registered |
| 2018 | About 641 | 20% | Rarer than 95% of other 2018 vehicles still registered |
| 2019 | About 491 | 15% | Rarer than 96% of other 2019 vehicles still registered |
| 2020 | About 385 | 12% | Rarer than 97% of other 2020 vehicles still registered |
| 2021 | About 445 | 14% | Rarer than 97% of other 2021 vehicles still registered |
| 2022 | About 3 | <0.1% | Not ranked |
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 4,300 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Lexus IS300.
Spot a Lexus IS300About 8%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Lexus IS300 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Up about 9% since 2021
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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 2,980 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 3,420 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 3,380 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 3,300 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 3,250 |
Age profile of Lexus IS300 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 1,510 |
| VIC | About 774 |
| QLD | About 491 |
| WA | About 224 |
| SA | About 147 |
| TAS | About 28 |
| ACT | About 60 |
| NT | About 7 |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 3,240 registered
- DieselAbout 3 registered
- HybridAbout 9 registered
Questions about the Lexus IS300
- Which build year of the Lexus IS300 has the most still registered?
- 2018 — About 641 still registered in Australia.
- Which Lexus IS300 year is rarest for its age?
- 2016 — About 35 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 2016 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Lexus vehicles still registered is the IS300?
- 2% — about 3,250 of about 170,000 Lexus vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Lexus IS300 vehicles still registered made in?
- 15 manufacture years from 2001 to 2021.
- Which states have the most registered?
- NSW (About 1,510); VIC (About 774). State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
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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