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How rare is a Smart Forfour?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Smart Forfour

Smart Forfour

168

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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Smart Forfour

Getting the card ready…

4 manufacture years from 2004 to 2017. 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

2005

Busiest manufacture year

About 87 still registered — about 52% of this model’s total.

2004

Rarest for its year

About 35 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 2004 vehicles still registered.

6.4%

Share of all Smart

About 168 of about 2,640 Smart vehicles still registered.

4

Build years still on the road

From 2004 to 2017, 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
2004About 3521%Rarer than 99% of other 2004 vehicles still registered
2005About 8752%Rarer than 99% of other 2005 vehicles still registered
2006About 4326%Rarer than 99% of other 2006 vehicles still registered
2017About 31.8%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 83,300 cars

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

Spot a Smart ForfourUnder 1%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

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

Down about 38% since 2021

Registered count 2021 to 2025025050020212022202320242025

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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 273
31 Jan 2022About 236
31 Jan 2023About 207
31 Jan 2024About 199
31 Jan 2025About 168

Age profile of Smart Forfour still registered

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

Year of manufacture histogram2004: About 35 registered20042005: About 87 registered20052006: About 43 registered20062017: About 3 registered2017

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 42
VICAbout 51
QLDAbout 33
WAAbout 22
SAAbout 10
TASAbout 5
ACTNot published
NTNot published

Questions about the Smart Forfour

Which build year of the Smart Forfour has the most still registered?
2005 — About 87 still registered in Australia.
Which Smart Forfour year is rarest for its age?
2004 — About 35 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 2004 vehicles still registered.
What share of all Smart vehicles still registered is the Forfour?
6% — about 168 of about 2,640 Smart vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the Smart Forfour vehicles still registered made in?
4 manufacture years from 2004 to 2017.
Which states have the most registered?
VIC (About 51); NSW (About 42). 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