2004
Busiest manufacture year
About 91 still registered — about 49% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Smart Roadster?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Smart Roadster
184
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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5 manufacture years from 2003 to 2016. 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
Rarest for its year
About 17 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 2005 vehicles still registered.
7.0%
Share of all Smart
About 184 of about 2,640 Smart vehicles still registered.
5
Build years still on the road
From 2003 to 2016, 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.
| Year | Still registered | Share of model | Rarity for its year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | About 70 | 38% | Rarer than 99% of other 2003 vehicles still registered |
| 2004 | About 91 | 49% | Rarer than 99% of other 2004 vehicles still registered |
| 2005 | About 17 | 9.2% | Rarer than 99% of other 2005 vehicles still registered |
| 2006 | About 3 | 1.6% | Not ranked |
| 2016 | About 3 | 1.6% | 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 76,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Smart Roadster.
Spot a Smart RoadsterUnder 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Smart Roadster vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — 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 30 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 27 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 27 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 25 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 184 |
Age profile of Smart Roadster still registered
By year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. 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 38 |
| VIC | About 51 |
| QLD | About 38 |
| WA | About 22 |
| SA | About 23 |
| TAS | About 8 |
| ACT | About 6 |
| NT | Not published |
Questions about the Smart Roadster
- Which build year of the Smart Roadster has the most still registered?
- 2004 — About 91 still registered in Australia.
- Which Smart Roadster year is rarest for its age?
- 2005 — About 17 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 2005 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Smart vehicles still registered is the Roadster?
- 7% — about 184 of about 2,640 Smart vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Smart Roadster vehicles still registered made in?
- 5 manufacture years from 2003 to 2016.
- Which states have the most registered?
- VIC (About 51); NSW (About 38). 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