2005
Busiest manufacture year
About 87 still registered — about 52% of this model’s total.
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Smart Forfour
168
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
4 manufacture years from 2004 to 2017. Year of manufacture as recorded on the registry — not model year or compliance plate.
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.
Each row is a year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Open a year for history, state split, and rarity.
| Year | Still registered | Share of model | Rarity for its year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | About 35 | 21% | Rarer than 99% of other 2004 vehicles still registered |
| 2005 | About 87 | 52% | Rarer than 99% of other 2005 vehicles still registered |
| 2006 | About 43 | 26% | Rarer than 99% of other 2006 vehicles still registered |
| 2017 | About 3 | 1.8% | Not ranked |
Years that aren’t listed have fewer than 3 still registered, so BITRE doesn’t publish a count.
About 83,300 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Smart Forfour.
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
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
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BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.
| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 273 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 236 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 207 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 199 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 168 |
By year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Very small counts are rounded or withheld.
Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory
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| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 42 |
| VIC | About 51 |
| QLD | About 33 |
| WA | About 22 |
| SA | About 10 |
| TAS | About 5 |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
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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