ZS
Biggest MG model
About 80,400 still registered across all years — about 35% of every MG.
How rare is your MG?
About 228,000 still registered · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
At a glance
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
1957
Rarest for its year
Magnette · about 11 still registered, compared with other cars built in 1957.
63
Build years still on the road
From 1946 to 2024, across 30 models.
About 228,000
MG still registered
Every model and build year added together, Australia-wide.
Models still registered
Counts add up every build year for that model. Rarity is the model’s share of all vehicles still registered in Australia.
| Model | Years | Still registered | Share of all cars |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZS | 2004–2024 | About 80,400 | 0.4% of all cars |
| MG3 | 2016–2024 | About 68,300 | 0.3% of all cars |
| HS | 2019–2024 | About 31,700 | 0.2% of all cars |
| ZST | 2020–2024 | About 20,400 | 0.1% of all cars |
| MG4 | 2023–2024 | About 10,500 | <0.1% of all cars |
| MG5 | 2023–2024 | About 6,790 | <0.1% of all cars |
| B | 1962–1980 | About 2,840 | <0.1% of all cars |
| GS | 2017–2024 | About 1,580 | <0.1% of all cars |
| AZS1 | 2021–2024 | About 1,100 | <0.1% of all cars |
| F | 1996–2005 | About 1,050 | <0.1% of all cars |
| MG6 | 2012–2019 | About 752 | <0.1% of all cars |
| A | 1956–1962 | About 510 | <0.1% of all cars |
| TF | 1953–2005 | About 483 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Midget | 1967–1977 | About 367 | <0.1% of all cars |
| TC | 1946–1949 | About 204 | <0.1% of all cars |
| TD | 1949–1985 | About 151 | <0.1% of all cars |
| ZT | 2002–2021 | About 137 | <0.1% of all cars |
| RV8 | 1993–2009 | About 123 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Roadster | 1959–1977 | About 89 | <0.1% of all cars |
| GT | 1966–1979 | About 79 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Magnette | 1936–2021 | About 66 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Y | 1947–1967 | About 65 | <0.1% of all cars |
| Cyberster | 2024 | About 56 | <0.1% of all cars |
| MK II | 1962–1979 | About 54 | <0.1% of all cars |
| C | 1966–1970 | About 48 | <0.1% of all cars |
| 1600 | 1959–1962 | About 24 | <0.1% of all cars |
| ZR | 2004–2005 | About 21 | <0.1% of all cars |
| ZTT | 2002–2005 | About 21 | <0.1% of all cars |
| MK I | 1963–1967 | About 18 | <0.1% of all cars |
| TA | 1936–1938 | About 14 | <0.1% of all cars |
Totals count cars still registered, not new sales. Small numbers are rounded or hidden, so we say “About”.
Still registered, year by year
How many MG vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across all models — not new sales in those years.
Up about 508% 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 37,500 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 77,400 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 124,000 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 180,000 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 228,000 |
Age profile of MG still registered
By year of manufacture, adding up every model. 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 66,700 |
| VIC | About 51,900 |
| QLD | About 58,000 |
| WA | About 25,300 |
| SA | About 15,600 |
| TAS | About 5,730 |
| ACT | About 3,130 |
| NT | About 1,510 |
How this make is powered
Fuel mix summed across models and years where published. Not every model or year has a breakdown.
- PetrolAbout 205,000 registered
- DieselAbout 28 registered
- HybridAbout 5,000 registered
- Battery electricAbout 17,700 registered
- LPG / AutogasAbout 6 registered
- Other / unknownAbout 5 registered
Most registered models
Every build year added together for each model.
Questions about MG
- How many MG models are still registered?
- 30 models, each with at least one build year still on the road.
- Which years were the MG vehicles still registered made in?
- 63 manufacture years from 1946 to 2024.
- Which MG model has the most still registered?
- ZS — 35% of every MG still registered (about 80,400 of about 228,000).
- Which MG is rarest for its age?
- 1957 Magnette — About 11 still registered in Australia.
- Which states have the most MG vehicles registered?
- NSW (About 66,700); QLD (About 58,000). 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