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HOW MANY BMW 116D ES ARE LEFT?

There are 1,975 BMW 116D ES left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 201 BMW 116D ES that are currently SORNED.

The total number of BMW 116D ES was highest during 2014 Q3 (3,551). The number taxed topped out in 2014 Q3 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 1,375 (39%) BMW 116D ES have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of BMW 116D ES has fallen by 1,325. Licensed models have fallen by 1,496 and the SORNed total has increased by 171.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 1,032 BMW 116D ES models. Taxed models have declined by 1,154 and the SORNed total has increased by 122.

91% of the surviving 2,176 BMW 116D ES in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY BMW 116D ES ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2009 Q14044
2009 Q27707773
2009 Q32400240163
2009 Q437613389149
2010 Q15897596207
2010 Q29676973377
2010 Q31,31261,318345
2010 Q41,80711,808490
2011 Q12,27412,275467
2011 Q22,62122,623348
2011 Q32,78292,791168
2011 Q43,00743,011220
2012 Q13,16823,170159
2012 Q23,29883,306136
2012 Q33,39053,39589
2012 Q43,44673,45358
2013 Q13,51963,52572
2013 Q23,514213,53510
2013 Q33,489383,527-8
2013 Q43,502173,519-8
2014 Q13,500163,516-3
2014 Q23,517153,53216
2014 Q33,541103,55119
2014 Q43,457153,472-79
2015 Q13,471303,50129
2015 Q23,451193,470-31
2015 Q33,444173,461-9
2015 Q43,421243,445-16
2016 Q13,411283,439-6
2016 Q23,398233,421-18
2016 Q33,410233,43312
2016 Q43,418243,4429
2017 Q13,419333,45210
2017 Q23,386393,425-27
2017 Q33,387333,420-5
2017 Q43,379423,4211
2018 Q13,335393,374-47
2018 Q23,325483,373-1
2018 Q33,315513,366-7
2018 Q43,287583,345-21
2019 Q13,271493,320-25
2019 Q23,247553,302-18
2019 Q33,239543,293-9
2019 Q43,182723,254-39
2020 Q13,129793,208-46
2020 Q23,112783,190-18
2020 Q33,101753,176-14
2020 Q43,046773,123-53
2021 Q13,017833,100-23
2021 Q22,996873,083-17
2021 Q32,948973,045-38
2021 Q42,8851032,988-57
2022 Q12,8221142,936-52
2022 Q22,7911142,905-31
2022 Q32,7161232,839-66
2022 Q42,6501182,768-71
2023 Q12,5961392,735-33
2023 Q22,5211442,665-70
2023 Q32,4391532,592-73
2023 Q42,3671642,531-61
2024 Q12,3001692,469-62
2024 Q22,2421782,420-49
2024 Q32,1501792,329-91
2024 Q42,0641952,259-70
2025 Q11,9752012,176-83

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 18/10/2025.