In 2012, Kia recorded 30,758 new-vehicle sales in Australia. Kia Rio was the leading model in this view, with 7,915 sales. The highest annual result in the loaded history was 82,105 sales in 2025. That was 22.4% higher 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 Rio | 7,915 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | Kia Cerato | 7,881 | 25.6% | |
| 3 | Kia Sportage | 4,260 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | Kia Carnival | 3,676 | 12.0% | |
| 5 | Kia Sorento | 3,276 | 10.7% | |
| 6 | Kia Optima | 2,267 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Kia Cerato Koup | 701 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Kia Soul | 353 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | Kia Rondo | 290 | 0.9% | |
| 10 | Kia K2900 | 139 | 0.5% |
