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How rare is a Riley RMB?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Riley RMB

Riley RMB

54

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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Riley RMB

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6 manufacture years from 1948 to 1954. 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

1950

Busiest manufacture year

About 24 still registered — about 44% of this model’s total.

57%

Share of all Riley

About 54 of about 95 Riley vehicles still registered.

6

Build years still on the road

From 1948 to 1954, as at 31 Jan 2025.

QLD

Most registered in

About 23 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
1948About 35.6%Not ranked
1949About 1019%Not ranked
1950About 2444%Not ranked
1951About 1120%Not ranked
1952About 35.6%Not ranked
1954About 35.6%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 259,000 cars

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

Spot a Riley RMBUnder 1%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

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

Registered count 2021 to 202505010020212022202320242025

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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 49
31 Jan 2022About 44
31 Jan 2023About 42
31 Jan 2024About 43
31 Jan 2025About 54

Age profile of Riley RMB still registered

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

Year of manufacture histogram1948: About 3 registered19481949: About 10 registered19491950: About 24 registered19501951: About 11 registered19511952: About 3 registered19521954: About 3 registered1954

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 3
VICAbout 6
QLDAbout 23
WANot published
SAAbout 14
TASAbout 3
ACTNot published
NTAbout 3

Questions about the Riley RMB

Which build year of the Riley RMB has the most still registered?
1950 — About 24 still registered in Australia.
What share of all Riley vehicles still registered is the RMB?
57% — about 54 of about 95 Riley vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the Riley RMB vehicles still registered made in?
6 manufacture years from 1948 to 1954.
Which states have the most registered?
QLD (About 23); SA (About 14). 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