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HOW MANY BMW 1 SERIES ARE LEFT?

There are 401,381 BMW 1 SERIES left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 21,837 BMW 1 SERIES that are currently SORNED.

The total number of BMW 1 SERIES was highest during 2024 Q2 (424,211). The number taxed topped out in 2024 Q2 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q2.

Since the total peaked, some 993 (0%) BMW 1 SERIES have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of BMW 1 SERIES has gained 126,076. Licensed models have increased by 106,250 and the SORNed total has increased by 19,826.

The 5 year trend shows an overall increase of 24,361 BMW 1 SERIES models. Taxed models have grown by 12,723 and the SORNed total has increased by 11,638.

95% of the surviving 423,218 BMW 1 SERIES in the UK are still on the road.

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HOW MANY BMW 1 SERIES ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2004 Q47,05207,0527,052
2005 Q427,564027,56420,512
2006 Q447,755047,75520,191
2007 Q468,2191,59769,81622,061
2008 Q390,1502,15892,30822,492
2008 Q495,9582,32998,2875,979
2009 Q1101,7661,803103,5695,282
2009 Q2108,6431,594110,2376,668
2009 Q3117,9011,518119,4199,182
2009 Q4125,0321,503126,5357,116
2010 Q1133,1161,168134,2847,749
2010 Q2141,2821,190142,4728,188
2010 Q3149,4461,324150,7708,298
2010 Q4155,2341,512156,7465,976
2011 Q1163,0371,251164,2887,542
2011 Q2170,9701,312172,2827,994
2011 Q3176,5881,585178,1735,891
2011 Q4182,0351,795183,8305,657
2012 Q1189,6711,389191,0607,230
2012 Q2197,3311,228198,5597,499
2012 Q3206,1841,309207,4938,934
2012 Q4213,7141,695215,4097,916
2013 Q1222,8781,720224,5989,189
2013 Q2232,2801,559233,8399,241
2013 Q3245,1721,657246,82912,990
2013 Q4251,4851,498252,9836,154
2014 Q1259,5781,657261,2358,252
2014 Q2266,9951,600268,5957,360
2014 Q3278,4231,372279,79511,200
2014 Q4281,2322,023283,2553,460
2015 Q1288,3601,879290,2396,984
2015 Q2295,1312,011297,1426,903
2015 Q3302,8041,874304,6787,536
2015 Q4309,3272,387311,7147,036
2016 Q1315,5622,461318,0236,309
2016 Q2321,5892,768324,3576,334
2016 Q3327,6243,148330,7726,415
2016 Q4334,9623,658338,6207,848
2017 Q1341,4643,826345,2906,670
2017 Q2347,8324,221352,0536,763
2017 Q3353,8324,553358,3856,332
2017 Q4358,2685,063363,3314,946
2018 Q1362,8995,219368,1184,787
2018 Q2366,7205,621372,3414,223
2018 Q3371,6015,981377,5825,241
2018 Q4372,1556,750378,9051,323
2019 Q1378,2137,028385,2416,336
2019 Q2383,5268,204391,7306,489
2019 Q3386,6668,188394,8543,124
2019 Q4387,7509,153396,9032,049
2020 Q1387,05410,509397,563660
2020 Q2388,65810,199398,8571,294
2020 Q3392,25610,225402,4813,624
2020 Q4394,99811,080406,0783,597
2021 Q1397,69811,442409,1403,062
2021 Q2401,18711,303412,4903,350
2021 Q3400,39311,516411,909-581
2021 Q4400,11212,201412,313404
2022 Q1399,50412,498412,002-311
2022 Q2399,38312,536411,919-83
2022 Q3398,56712,992411,559-360
2022 Q4398,25313,799412,052493
2023 Q1396,86014,297411,157-895
2023 Q2397,30314,749412,052895
2023 Q3397,75415,452413,2061,154
2023 Q4400,14316,901417,0443,838
2024 Q1403,73617,981421,7174,673
2024 Q2405,89518,316424,2112,494
2024 Q3403,73418,897422,631-1,580
2024 Q4401,79220,349422,141-490
2025 Q1402,53021,637424,1672,026
2025 Q2401,38121,837423,218-949

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.