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HOW MANY BMW 316I ARE LEFT?

There are 421 BMW 316I left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 1,457 BMW 316I that are currently SORNED.

The total number of BMW 316I was highest during 1998 Q4 (24,987). The number taxed topped out in 1998 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2023 Q4.

Since the total peaked, some 23,109 (92%) BMW 316I have been scrapped or exported.

During 2017 Q4 the number of BMW 316I that were off the road (SORN) exceeded the number that were licensed for the first time. This could indicate the owners are reluctant to sell or scrap their car as they view them as a potential future classic.

In the last 10 years the total number of BMW 316I has fallen by 2,025. Licensed models have fallen by 2,349 and the SORNed total has increased by 324.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 311 BMW 316I models. Taxed models have declined by 331 and the SORNed total has increased by 20.

78% of the remaining 1,878 BMW 316I in the UK are currently off the road.

HOW MANY BMW 316I ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q411,778011,77811,778
1995 Q415,812015,8124,034
1996 Q419,371019,3713,559
1997 Q422,463022,4633,092
1998 Q424,987024,9872,524
1999 Q424,825024,825-162
2000 Q424,702024,702-123
2001 Q424,366024,366-336
2002 Q423,452023,452-914
2003 Q422,049022,049-1,403
2004 Q420,435020,435-1,614
2005 Q418,675018,675-1,760
2006 Q416,715016,715-1,960
2007 Q415,0541,10316,157-558
2008 Q313,7491,12914,878-1,279
2008 Q413,3441,22414,568-310
2009 Q112,9131,21614,129-439
2009 Q212,5531,16713,720-409
2009 Q312,0441,12113,165-555
2009 Q411,5401,13612,676-489
2010 Q110,9851,13112,116-560
2010 Q210,6301,11611,746-370
2010 Q310,2021,13011,332-414
2010 Q49,6431,15810,801-531
2011 Q19,0821,23610,318-483
2011 Q28,6091,1799,788-530
2011 Q38,0141,1529,166-622
2011 Q47,4391,1648,603-563
2012 Q16,9561,1108,066-537
2012 Q26,5051,0357,540-526
2012 Q36,0649947,058-482
2012 Q45,7021,0036,705-353
2013 Q15,3159686,283-422
2013 Q24,9639285,891-392
2013 Q34,5849155,499-392
2013 Q44,2171,0195,236-263
2014 Q13,8731,0434,916-320
2014 Q23,6839854,668-248
2014 Q33,4581,0264,484-184
2014 Q43,1891,0554,244-240
2015 Q12,9501,1214,071-173
2015 Q22,7701,1333,903-168
2015 Q32,5701,1573,727-176
2015 Q42,3861,2103,596-131
2016 Q12,2001,2593,459-137
2016 Q22,0311,2743,305-154
2016 Q31,8941,2963,190-115
2016 Q41,7611,3273,088-102
2017 Q11,6401,3332,973-115
2017 Q21,5611,3572,918-55
2017 Q31,4421,3572,799-119
2017 Q41,3421,3872,729-70
2018 Q11,2461,3982,644-85
2018 Q21,1871,3652,552-92
2018 Q31,1161,3842,500-52
2018 Q41,0331,4122,445-55
2019 Q19811,4032,384-61
2019 Q29571,4032,360-24
2019 Q38761,4122,288-72
2019 Q48281,4302,258-30
2020 Q17681,4522,220-38
2020 Q27521,4372,189-31
2020 Q37501,4412,1912
2020 Q46981,4682,166-25
2021 Q16811,4562,137-29
2021 Q26631,4472,110-27
2021 Q36371,4562,093-17
2021 Q45831,4922,075-18
2022 Q15851,4772,062-13
2022 Q25761,4652,041-21
2022 Q35601,4792,039-2
2022 Q45081,5172,025-14
2023 Q15051,4972,002-23
2023 Q25221,4792,001-1
2023 Q34841,5151,999-2
2023 Q44561,5401,996-3
2024 Q14621,5211,983-13
2024 Q24581,5141,972-11
2024 Q34451,5101,955-17
2024 Q43941,5031,897-58
2025 Q13991,4831,882-15
2025 Q24211,4571,878-4

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.