Skip to content
Oz rare cars

How rare is a Toyota MR2?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Toyota MR2

Toyota MR2

1,830

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

How rare is yours?Oz rare cars

Toyota MR2

Getting the card ready…

20 manufacture years from 1986 to 2005. A few records outside this range are too small to publish reliably. 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

1990

Busiest manufacture year

About 285 still registered — about 16% of this model’s total.

2005

Rarest for its year

About 18 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 2005 vehicles still registered.

20

Build years still on the road

From 1986 to 2005, as at 31 Jan 2025.

NSW

Most registered in

About 507 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
1984About 60.3%Not ranked
1985About 60.3%Not ranked
1986About 160.9%Rarer than 96% of other 1986 vehicles still registered
1987About 844.6%Rarer than 66% of other 1987 vehicles still registered
1988About 683.7%Rarer than 78% of other 1988 vehicles still registered
1989About 542.9%Rarer than 91% of other 1989 vehicles still registered
1990About 28516%Rarer than 77% of other 1990 vehicles still registered
1991About 965.2%Rarer than 88% of other 1991 vehicles still registered
1992About 854.6%Rarer than 91% of other 1992 vehicles still registered
1993About 593.2%Rarer than 94% of other 1993 vehicles still registered
1994About 884.8%Rarer than 94% of other 1994 vehicles still registered
1995About 713.9%Rarer than 95% of other 1995 vehicles still registered
1996About 502.7%Rarer than 96% of other 1996 vehicles still registered
1997About 734.0%Rarer than 96% of other 1997 vehicles still registered
1998About 623.4%Rarer than 97% of other 1998 vehicles still registered
1999About 291.6%Rarer than 99% of other 1999 vehicles still registered
2000About 1558.5%Rarer than 95% of other 2000 vehicles still registered
2001About 23313%Rarer than 93% of other 2001 vehicles still registered
2002About 1548.4%Rarer than 96% of other 2002 vehicles still registered
2003About 925.0%Rarer than 98% of other 2003 vehicles still registered
2004About 472.6%Rarer than 99% of other 2004 vehicles still registered
2005About 181.0%Rarer than 99% of other 2005 vehicles still registered

How likely are you to spot one?

About 7,640 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Toyota MR2.

Spot a Toyota MR2About 4%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

How many Toyota MR2 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.

Down about 12% since 2021

Registered count 2021 to 202501.3k2.5k20212022202320242025

Tap a point for its count.

BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.

View counts as a table
Registration trend 2021–2025
DateStill registered
31 Jan 2021About 2,090
31 Jan 2022About 2,030
31 Jan 2023About 1,970
31 Jan 2024About 1,900
31 Jan 2025About 1,830

Age profile of Toyota MR2 still registered

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

Year of manufacture histogram1984: About 6 registered19841985: About 6 registered1986: About 16 registered19861987: About 84 registered1988: About 68 registered19881989: About 54 registered1990: About 285 registered19901991: About 96 registered1992: About 85 registered19921993: About 59 registered1994: About 88 registered19941995: About 71 registered1996: About 50 registered19961997: About 73 registered1998: About 62 registered19981999: About 29 registered2000: About 155 registered20002001: About 233 registered2002: About 154 registered20022003: About 92 registered2004: About 47 registered20042005: About 18 registered2005

Where they’re registered (state/territory)

Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory

NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT

Tap a bar for its count.

View counts as a table
State registration counts
StateStill registered
NSWAbout 507
VICAbout 392
QLDAbout 388
WAAbout 279
SAAbout 180
TASAbout 47
ACTAbout 33
NTAbout 3

How matching cars are powered

How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.

Fuel mix
  • PetrolAbout 1,830 registered
  • DieselAbout 3 registered

Questions about the Toyota MR2

Which build year of the Toyota MR2 has the most still registered?
1990 — About 285 still registered in Australia.
Which Toyota MR2 year is rarest for its age?
2005 — About 18 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 2005 vehicles still registered.
What share of all Toyota vehicles still registered is the MR2?
under 0.1% — about 1,830 of about 4,520,000 Toyota vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the Toyota MR2 vehicles still registered made in?
20 manufacture years from 1986 to 2005.
Which states have the most registered?
NSW (About 507); VIC (About 392). State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.

All Toyota models · Try another

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