1951
Busiest manufacture year
About 44 still registered — about 29% of this model’s total.
How rare is an MG TD?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
MG TD
151
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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8 manufacture years from 1949 to 1985. 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
8
Build years still on the road
From 1949 to 1985, as at 31 Jan 2025.
QLD
Most registered in
About 65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | About 10 | 6.6% | Not ranked |
| 1950 | About 40 | 26% | Not ranked |
| 1951 | About 44 | 29% | Not ranked |
| 1952 | About 31 | 21% | Not ranked |
| 1953 | About 17 | 11% | Not ranked |
| 1954 | About 3 | 2.0% | Not ranked |
| 1959 | About 3 | 2.0% | Not ranked |
| 1985 | About 3 | 2.0% | 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 92,600 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is an MG TD.
Spot an MG TDUnder 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many MG TD vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Up about 3% 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 146 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 153 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 146 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 151 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 151 |
Age profile of MG TD 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 17 |
| VIC | About 18 |
| QLD | About 65 |
| WA | Not published |
| SA | About 42 |
| TAS | About 3 |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
Questions about the MG TD
- Which build year of the MG TD has the most still registered?
- 1951 — About 44 still registered in Australia.
- What share of all MG vehicles still registered is the TD?
- under 0.1% — about 151 of about 228,000 MG vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the MG TD vehicles still registered made in?
- 8 manufacture years from 1949 to 1985.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 65); SA (About 42). 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