RMB
Biggest Riley model
About 54 still registered across all years — about 57% of every Riley.
How rare is your Riley?
About 95 still registered · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
At a glance
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
1948
Rarest for its year
RMB · about 3 still registered, compared with other cars built in 1948.
13
Build years still on the road
From 1948 to 1968, across 4 models.
About 95
Riley 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.
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 Riley vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across all models — not new sales in those years.
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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 63 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 52 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 52 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 52 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 95 |
Age profile of Riley 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 9 |
| VIC | About 15 |
| QLD | About 37 |
| WA | Not published |
| SA | About 17 |
| TAS | About 6 |
| ACT | About 6 |
| NT | About 3 |
Most registered models
Every build year added together for each model.
Questions about Riley
- How many Riley models are still registered?
- 4 models, each with at least one build year still on the road.
- Which years were the Riley vehicles still registered made in?
- 13 manufacture years from 1948 to 1968.
- Which Riley model has the most still registered?
- RMB — 57% of every Riley still registered (about 54 of about 95).
- Which Riley is rarest for its age?
- 1948 RMB — About 3 still registered in Australia. Small counts are adjusted by BITRE; treat as approximate.
- Which states have the most Riley vehicles registered?
- QLD (About 37); SA (About 17). 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