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How rare is a Mini Cooper?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Mini Cooper

Mini Cooper

2,420

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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Mini Cooper

Getting the card ready…

24 manufacture years from 2001 to 2024. 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

2024

Busiest manufacture year

About 972 still registered — about 40% of this model’s total.

2009

Rarest for its year

About 11 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 2009 vehicles still registered.

4.3%

Share of all Mini

About 2,420 of about 56,300 Mini vehicles still registered.

24

Build years still on the road

From 2001 to 2024, as at 31 Jan 2025.

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
1962About 40.2%Not ranked
1965About 30.1%Not ranked
1966About 40.2%Not ranked
1967About 30.1%Not ranked
1968About 40.2%Not ranked
1969About 30.1%Not ranked
1970About 40.2%Not ranked
1971About 30.1%Not ranked
1972About 30.1%Not ranked
1974About 30.1%Not ranked
1991About 30.1%Not ranked
1995About 30.1%Not ranked
1998About 40.2%Not ranked
2001About 140.6%Rarer than 99% of other 2001 vehicles still registered
2002About 2148.8%Rarer than 95% of other 2002 vehicles still registered
2003About 231.0%Rarer than 99% of other 2003 vehicles still registered
2004About 241.0%Rarer than 99% of other 2004 vehicles still registered
2005About 582.4%Rarer than 99% of other 2005 vehicles still registered
2006About 672.8%Rarer than 99% of other 2006 vehicles still registered
2007About 813.3%Rarer than 99% of other 2007 vehicles still registered
2008About 311.3%Rarer than 99% of other 2008 vehicles still registered
2009About 110.5%Rarer than 99% of other 2009 vehicles still registered
2010About 231.0%Rarer than 99% of other 2010 vehicles still registered
2011About 1054.3%Rarer than 99% of other 2011 vehicles still registered
2012About 64327%Rarer than 95% of other 2012 vehicles still registered
2013About 351.4%Rarer than 99% of other 2013 vehicles still registered
2014About 190.8%Rarer than 99% of other 2014 vehicles still registered
2015About 120.5%Rarer than 99% of other 2015 vehicles still registered
2016About 50.2%Not ranked
2017About 70.3%Not ranked
2018About 70.3%Not ranked
2019About 30.1%Not ranked
2020About 40.2%Not ranked
2021About 110.5%Rarer than 99% of other 2021 vehicles still registered
2022About 30.1%Not ranked
2023About 30.1%Not ranked
2024About 97240%Rarer than 92% of other 2024 vehicles still registered

Notable years

Years worth a closer look — launch years, peak years and big drops. Every year in the table below has its own page too.

How likely are you to spot one?

About 5,780 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Mini Cooper.

Spot a Mini CooperAbout 6%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

How many Mini Cooper vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.

Up about 57% since 2021

Registered count 2021 to 202501.3k2.5k20212022202320242025

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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 1,540
31 Jan 2022About 1,520
31 Jan 2023About 1,500
31 Jan 2024About 1,480
31 Jan 2025About 2,420

Age profile of Mini Cooper still registered

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

Year of manufacture histogram1962: About 4 registered19621965: About 3 registered1966: About 4 registered1967: About 3 registered1968: About 4 registered19681969: About 3 registered1970: About 4 registered1971: About 3 registered1972: About 3 registered19721974: About 3 registered1991: About 3 registered1995: About 3 registered1998: About 4 registered19982001: About 14 registered2002: About 214 registered2003: About 23 registered2004: About 24 registered20042005: About 58 registered2006: About 67 registered2007: About 81 registered2008: About 31 registered20082009: About 11 registered2010: About 23 registered2011: About 105 registered2012: About 643 registered20122013: About 35 registered2014: About 19 registered2015: About 12 registered2016: About 5 registered20162017: About 7 registered2018: About 7 registered2019: About 3 registered2020: About 4 registered20202021: About 11 registered2022: About 3 registered2023: About 3 registered2024: About 972 registered2024

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 304
VICAbout 863
QLDAbout 839
WAAbout 76
SAAbout 196
TASAbout 63
ACTAbout 53
NTAbout 5

How matching cars are powered

How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.

Fuel mix
  • PetrolAbout 1,830 registered
  • DieselAbout 112 registered
  • HybridAbout 3 registered
  • Battery electricAbout 465 registered

Questions about the Mini Cooper

Which build year of the Mini Cooper has the most still registered?
2024 — About 972 still registered in Australia.
Which Mini Cooper year is rarest for its age?
2009 — About 11 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 2009 vehicles still registered.
What share of all Mini vehicles still registered is the Cooper?
4% — about 2,420 of about 56,300 Mini vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the Mini Cooper vehicles still registered made in?
24 manufacture years from 2001 to 2024.
Which states have the most registered?
VIC (About 863); QLD (About 839). 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