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How rare is an MG Midget?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

MG Midget

MG Midget

367

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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MG Midget

Getting the card ready…

11 manufacture years from 1967 to 1977. 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

1969

Busiest manufacture year

About 61 still registered — about 17% of this model’s total.

1977

Rarest for its year

About 11 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 1977 vehicles still registered.

11

Build years still on the road

From 1967 to 1977, as at 31 Jan 2025.

QLD

Most registered in

About 153 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.

YearStill registeredShare of modelRarity for its year
1931About 30.8%Not ranked
1948About 30.8%Not ranked
1950About 30.8%Not ranked
1954About 30.8%Not ranked
1955About 41.1%Not ranked
1961About 30.8%Not ranked
1962About 51.4%Not ranked
1964About 61.6%Not ranked
1965About 41.1%Not ranked
1966About 30.8%Not ranked
1967About 328.7%Rarer than 91% of other 1967 vehicles still registered
1968About 6016%Rarer than 79% of other 1968 vehicles still registered
1969About 6117%Rarer than 82% of other 1969 vehicles still registered
1970About 5716%Rarer than 85% of other 1970 vehicles still registered
1971About 4613%Rarer than 90% of other 1971 vehicles still registered
1972About 61.6%Not ranked
1973About 102.7%Not ranked
1974About 113.0%Rarer than 98% of other 1974 vehicles still registered
1975About 92.5%Not ranked
1976About 102.7%Not ranked
1977About 113.0%Rarer than 99% of other 1977 vehicles still registered
1978About 102.7%Not ranked
1979About 41.1%Not ranked
1980About 30.8%Not ranked

How likely are you to spot one?

About 38,100 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is an MG Midget.

Spot an MG MidgetUnder 1%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

How many MG Midget 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

Registered count 2021 to 2025025050020212022202320242025

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BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.

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Registration trend 2021–2025
DateStill registered
31 Jan 2021About 359
31 Jan 2022About 361
31 Jan 2023About 366
31 Jan 2024About 353
31 Jan 2025About 367

Age profile of MG Midget still registered

By year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Very small counts are rounded or withheld.

Year of manufacture histogram1931: About 3 registered19311948: About 3 registered1950: About 3 registered1954: About 3 registered19541955: About 4 registered1961: About 3 registered1962: About 5 registered19621964: About 6 registered1965: About 4 registered1966: About 3 registered19661967: About 32 registered1968: About 60 registered1969: About 61 registered19691970: About 57 registered1971: About 46 registered1972: About 6 registered19721973: About 10 registered1974: About 11 registered1975: About 9 registered19751976: About 10 registered1977: About 11 registered1978: About 10 registered19781979: About 4 registered1980: About 3 registered1980

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 registration counts
StateStill registered
NSWAbout 50
VICAbout 38
QLDAbout 153
WAAbout 60
SAAbout 43
TASAbout 9
ACTAbout 9
NTAbout 3

Questions about the MG Midget

Which build year of the MG Midget has the most still registered?
1969 — About 61 still registered in Australia.
Which MG Midget year is rarest for its age?
1977 — About 11 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 1977 vehicles still registered.
What share of all MG vehicles still registered is the Midget?
0.2% — about 367 of about 228,000 MG vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the MG Midget vehicles still registered made in?
11 manufacture years from 1967 to 1977.
Which states have the most registered?
QLD (About 153); WA (About 60). 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