1949
Busiest manufacture year
About 38 still registered — about 58% of this model’s total.
How rare is an MG Y?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
MG Y
65
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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5 manufacture years from 1947 to 1967. 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
5
Build years still on the road
From 1947 to 1967, as at 31 Jan 2025.
QLD
Most registered in
About 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | About 6 | 9.2% | Not ranked |
| 1948 | About 10 | 15% | Not ranked |
| 1949 | About 38 | 58% | Not ranked |
| 1950 | About 8 | 12% | Not ranked |
| 1967 | About 3 | 4.6% | 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 215,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is an MG Y.
Spot an MG YUnder 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many MG Y vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
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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 58 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 62 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 61 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 60 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 65 |
Age profile of MG Y 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 10 |
| VIC | About 3 |
| QLD | About 29 |
| WA | Not published |
| SA | About 12 |
| TAS | About 3 |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
Questions about the MG Y
- Which build year of the MG Y has the most still registered?
- 1949 — About 38 still registered in Australia.
- What share of all MG vehicles still registered is the Y?
- under 0.1% — about 65 of about 228,000 MG vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the MG Y vehicles still registered made in?
- 5 manufacture years from 1947 to 1967.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 29); SA (About 12). 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