1960
Busiest manufacture year
About 133 still registered — about 26% of this model’s total.
How rare is an MG A?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
MG A
510
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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7 manufacture years from 1956 to 1962. 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
1962
Rarest for its year
About 41 still registered. Rarer than 79% of other 1962 vehicles still registered.
7
Build years still on the road
From 1956 to 1962, as at 31 Jan 2025.
QLD
Most registered in
About 225 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | About 4 | 0.8% | Not ranked |
| 1954 | About 3 | 0.6% | Not ranked |
| 1955 | About 7 | 1.4% | Not ranked |
| 1956 | About 24 | 4.7% | Not ranked |
| 1957 | About 60 | 12% | Not ranked |
| 1958 | About 78 | 15% | Rarer than 40% of other 1958 vehicles still registered |
| 1959 | About 99 | 19% | Rarer than 31% of other 1959 vehicles still registered |
| 1960 | About 133 | 26% | Rarer than 31% of other 1960 vehicles still registered |
| 1961 | About 51 | 10% | Not ranked |
| 1962 | About 41 | 8.0% | Rarer than 79% of other 1962 vehicles still registered |
| 1965 | About 3 | 0.6% | Not ranked |
| 2022 | About 7 | 1.4% | Not ranked |
How likely are you to spot one?
About 27,400 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is an MG A.
Spot an MG AAbout 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many MG A vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
About the same 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 504 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 503 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 502 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 495 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 510 |
Age profile of MG A 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 91 |
| VIC | About 52 |
| QLD | About 225 |
| WA | About 3 |
| SA | About 101 |
| TAS | About 26 |
| ACT | About 6 |
| NT | Not published |
Questions about the MG A
- Which build year of the MG A has the most still registered?
- 1960 — About 133 still registered in Australia.
- Which MG A year is rarest for its age?
- 1962 — About 41 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 79% of other 1962 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all MG vehicles still registered is the A?
- 0.2% — about 510 of about 228,000 MG vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the MG A vehicles still registered made in?
- 7 manufacture years from 1956 to 1962.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 225); SA (About 101). 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