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HOW MANY BMW 118D ES ARE LEFT?

There are 2,132 BMW 118D ES left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 563 BMW 118D ES that are currently SORNED.

The total number of BMW 118D ES was highest during 2014 Q3 (6,516). The number taxed topped out in 2014 Q3 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q2.

Since the total peaked, some 3,821 (59%) BMW 118D ES have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of BMW 118D ES has fallen by 3,662. Licensed models have fallen by 4,176 and the SORNed total has increased by 514.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 2,499 BMW 118D ES models. Taxed models have declined by 2,723 and the SORNed total has increased by 224.

79% of the surviving 2,695 BMW 118D ES in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY BMW 118D ES ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2005 Q41,25101,2511,251
2006 Q42,30502,3051,054
2007 Q43,312453,3571,052
2008 Q33,967394,006649
2008 Q44,236424,278272
2009 Q14,435334,468190
2009 Q24,611314,642174
2009 Q34,791284,819177
2009 Q44,900334,933114
2010 Q15,086305,116183
2010 Q25,286405,326210
2010 Q35,473385,511185
2010 Q45,693425,735224
2011 Q15,956375,993258
2011 Q26,131346,165172
2011 Q36,219396,25893
2011 Q46,261356,29638
2012 Q16,346286,37478
2012 Q26,360266,38612
2012 Q36,430246,45468
2012 Q46,385316,416-38
2013 Q16,408386,44630
2013 Q26,386406,426-20
2013 Q36,411346,44519
2013 Q46,383366,419-26
2014 Q16,394476,44122
2014 Q26,393356,428-13
2014 Q36,480366,51688
2014 Q46,362476,409-107
2015 Q16,346506,396-13
2015 Q26,308496,357-39
2015 Q36,289546,343-14
2015 Q46,261706,331-12
2016 Q16,234776,311-20
2016 Q26,179846,263-48
2016 Q36,115886,203-60
2016 Q46,1341126,24643
2017 Q16,0241466,170-76
2017 Q25,9511516,102-68
2017 Q35,9171656,082-20
2017 Q45,8431706,013-69
2018 Q15,7551795,934-79
2018 Q25,6871865,873-61
2018 Q35,6062075,813-60
2018 Q45,4882315,719-94
2019 Q15,4062275,633-86
2019 Q25,3292425,571-62
2019 Q35,2062875,493-78
2019 Q45,0793115,390-103
2020 Q14,9503325,282-108
2020 Q24,8553395,194-88
2020 Q34,7533405,093-101
2020 Q44,6563555,011-82
2021 Q14,5103854,895-116
2021 Q24,3993714,770-125
2021 Q34,2093964,605-165
2021 Q44,0684164,484-121
2022 Q13,9094384,347-137
2022 Q23,7604314,191-156
2022 Q33,6304504,080-111
2022 Q43,5164543,970-110
2023 Q13,3434743,817-153
2023 Q23,2054773,682-135
2023 Q33,0734823,555-127
2023 Q42,9234963,419-136
2024 Q12,7825093,291-128
2024 Q22,6545183,172-119
2024 Q32,5395283,067-105
2024 Q42,3975322,929-138
2025 Q12,2735502,823-106
2025 Q22,1325632,695-128

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.