In 1998, Kia recorded 5,022 new-vehicle sales in Australia. Kia Mentor was the leading model in this view, with 2,700 sales. The highest annual result in the loaded history was 82,105 sales in 2025. That was 28.4% lower than the previous full-year result.
| Year | Total | vs prev |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | 54,899 | −1.2% |
| 2025 | 82,105 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 81,787 | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 76,120 | −2.8% |
| 2022 | 78,330 | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 67,964 | +21.2% |
| 2020 | 56,076 | −8.8% |
| 2019 | 61,503 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 58,815 | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 54,737 | +28.3% |
| 2016 | 42,668 | +26.5% |
| 2015 | 33,736 | +20.5% |
| 2014 | 28,005 | −6.0% |
| 2013 | 29,778 | −3.2% |
| 2012 | 30,758 | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 25,128 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 23,848 | +22.9% |
| 2009 | 19,407 | −1.3% |
| 2008 | 19,661 | −6.3% |
| 2007 | 20,985 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 20,770 | −17.9% |
| 2005 | 25,293 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 24,454 | +41.9% |
| 2003 | 17,235 | +40.8% |
| 2002 | 12,237 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 12,179 | +23.2% |
| 2000 | 9,888 | +76.5% |
| 1999 | 5,603 | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 5,022 | −28.4% |
| 1997 | 7,013 | +17882.1% |
| 1996 | 39 | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 36 | −50.0% |
| 1994 | 72 | −13.3% |
| 1993 | 83 | +10.7% |
| 1992 | 75 | +341.2% |
| 1991 | 17 | — |
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| # | Vehicle | Sales | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kia Mentor | 2,700 | 53.8% | |
| 2 | Kia Sportage | 1,702 | 33.9% | |
| 3 | Kia Ceres | 463 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Kia Credos | 157 | 3.1% |
