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HOW MANY BMW 116 I ES ARE LEFT?

There are 638 BMW 116 I ES left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 214 BMW 116 I ES that are currently SORNED.

The total number of BMW 116 I ES was highest during 2014 Q3 (2,368). The number taxed topped out in 2014 Q3 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 1,516 (64%) BMW 116 I ES have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of BMW 116 I ES has fallen by 1,451. Licensed models have fallen by 1,633 and the SORNed total has increased by 182.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 1,018 BMW 116 I ES models. Taxed models have declined by 1,078 and the SORNed total has increased by 60.

75% of the surviving 852 BMW 116 I ES in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY BMW 116 I ES ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2006 Q41,99601,9961,996
2007 Q42,321402,361365
2008 Q32,333182,351-10
2008 Q42,331172,348-3
2009 Q12,341132,3546
2009 Q22,309172,326-28
2009 Q32,291172,308-18
2009 Q42,277142,291-17
2010 Q12,281152,2965
2010 Q22,294112,3059
2010 Q32,293122,3050
2010 Q42,290122,302-3
2011 Q12,294142,3086
2011 Q22,301122,3135
2011 Q32,309112,3207
2011 Q42,301162,317-3
2012 Q12,289142,303-14
2012 Q22,308172,32522
2012 Q32,302162,318-7
2012 Q42,306102,316-2
2013 Q12,293172,310-6
2013 Q22,29092,299-11
2013 Q32,289182,3078
2013 Q42,287192,306-1
2014 Q12,273222,295-11
2014 Q22,274192,293-2
2014 Q32,346222,36875
2014 Q42,318162,334-34
2015 Q12,308222,330-4
2015 Q22,271322,303-27
2015 Q32,241312,272-31
2015 Q42,227362,263-9
2016 Q12,210422,252-11
2016 Q22,223332,2564
2016 Q32,152372,189-67
2016 Q42,165462,21122
2017 Q12,139532,192-19
2017 Q22,131622,1931
2017 Q32,103642,167-26
2017 Q42,092672,159-8
2018 Q12,065922,157-2
2018 Q22,040882,128-29
2018 Q32,002982,100-28
2018 Q41,9721112,083-17
2019 Q11,9291252,054-29
2019 Q21,9011192,020-34
2019 Q31,8361361,972-48
2019 Q41,7801491,929-43
2020 Q11,7581611,919-10
2020 Q21,7161541,870-49
2020 Q31,6821531,835-35
2020 Q41,6561621,818-17
2021 Q11,6171641,781-37
2021 Q21,5621771,739-42
2021 Q31,4481851,633-106
2021 Q41,4121871,599-34
2022 Q11,3651891,554-45
2022 Q21,3171721,489-65
2022 Q31,2601791,439-50
2022 Q41,2361751,411-28
2023 Q11,1441801,324-87
2023 Q21,0931901,283-41
2023 Q31,0321951,227-56
2023 Q49732071,180-47
2024 Q19082021,110-70
2024 Q28562091,065-45
2024 Q38022071,009-56
2024 Q4732208940-69
2025 Q1679222901-39
2025 Q2638214852-49

How Rare Is My Car analyses 'road tax' data from the DVLA, this dataset is only available from 1994 onwards.

DVLA vehicle licensing statistics last updated 23/10/2025.