1954
Busiest manufacture year
About 127 still registered — about 26% of this model’s total.
How rare is an MG TF?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
MG TF
483
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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10 manufacture years from 1953 to 2005. 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
2005
Rarest for its year
About 30 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 2005 vehicles still registered.
10
Build years still on the road
From 1953 to 2005, as at 31 Jan 2025.
QLD
Most registered in
About 159 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | About 25 | 5.2% | Not ranked |
| 1954 | About 127 | 26% | Not ranked |
| 1955 | About 62 | 13% | Not ranked |
| 1956 | About 4 | 0.8% | Not ranked |
| 1958 | About 3 | 0.6% | Not ranked |
| 1963 | About 3 | 0.6% | Not ranked |
| 2002 | About 61 | 13% | Rarer than 99% of other 2002 vehicles still registered |
| 2003 | About 90 | 19% | Rarer than 98% of other 2003 vehicles still registered |
| 2004 | About 72 | 15% | Rarer than 99% of other 2004 vehicles still registered |
| 2005 | About 30 | 6.2% | Rarer than 99% of other 2005 vehicles still registered |
| 2006 | About 3 | 0.6% | Not ranked |
| 2009 | About 3 | 0.6% | 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 29,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is an MG TF.
Spot an MG TFAbout 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many MG TF vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Down about 3% 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 499 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 487 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 487 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 472 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 483 |
Age profile of MG TF 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 62 |
| VIC | About 151 |
| QLD | About 159 |
| WA | About 3 |
| SA | About 82 |
| TAS | About 4 |
| ACT | About 6 |
| NT | About 3 |
Questions about the MG TF
- Which build year of the MG TF has the most still registered?
- 1954 — About 127 still registered in Australia.
- Which MG TF year is rarest for its age?
- 2005 — About 30 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 2005 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all MG vehicles still registered is the TF?
- 0.2% — about 483 of about 228,000 MG vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the MG TF vehicles still registered made in?
- 10 manufacture years from 1953 to 2005.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 159); VIC (About 151). 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