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HOW MANY BMW 316D ES ARE LEFT?

There are 1,377 BMW 316D ES left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 214 BMW 316D ES that are currently SORNED.

The total number of BMW 316D ES was highest during 2015 Q4 (2,752). The number taxed topped out in 2015 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q2.

Since the total peaked, some 1,161 (42%) BMW 316D ES have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of BMW 316D ES has fallen by 1,114. Licensed models have fallen by 1,313 and the SORNed total has increased by 199.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 726 BMW 316D ES models. Taxed models have declined by 859 and the SORNed total has increased by 133.

87% of the surviving 1,591 BMW 316D ES in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY BMW 316D ES ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2009 Q38908989
2009 Q43310331242
2010 Q16863689358
2010 Q289710907218
2010 Q31,046121,058151
2010 Q41,214131,227169
2011 Q11,40581,413186
2011 Q21,53871,545132
2011 Q31,68541,689144
2011 Q41,77831,78192
2012 Q11,78031,7832
2012 Q21,95951,964181
2012 Q32,07252,077113
2012 Q42,17652,181104
2013 Q12,24762,25372
2013 Q22,33252,33784
2013 Q32,39672,40366
2013 Q42,42592,43431
2014 Q12,472112,48349
2014 Q22,502142,51633
2014 Q32,623122,635119
2014 Q42,621222,6438
2015 Q12,683152,69855
2015 Q22,690152,7057
2015 Q32,720182,73833
2015 Q42,729232,75214
2016 Q12,707192,726-26
2016 Q22,685172,702-24
2016 Q32,663172,680-22
2016 Q42,652202,672-8
2017 Q12,628262,654-18
2017 Q22,624292,653-1
2017 Q32,593312,624-29
2017 Q42,568342,602-22
2018 Q12,535362,571-31
2018 Q22,500412,541-30
2018 Q32,489482,537-4
2018 Q42,460452,505-32
2019 Q12,413552,468-37
2019 Q22,375562,431-37
2019 Q32,353622,415-16
2019 Q42,322672,389-26
2020 Q12,268782,346-43
2020 Q22,236812,317-29
2020 Q32,229792,308-9
2020 Q42,205862,291-17
2021 Q12,181922,273-18
2021 Q22,147982,245-28
2021 Q32,1231012,224-21
2021 Q42,0741122,186-38
2022 Q12,0491102,159-27
2022 Q21,9981142,112-47
2022 Q31,9681202,088-24
2022 Q41,9381262,064-24
2023 Q11,8601452,005-59
2023 Q21,8011531,954-51
2023 Q31,7471591,906-48
2023 Q41,6801671,847-59
2024 Q11,6391871,826-21
2024 Q21,5861861,772-54
2024 Q31,5431871,730-42
2024 Q41,5091901,699-31
2025 Q11,4552101,665-34
2025 Q21,3772141,591-74

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.