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HOW MANY BMW 318 I SE ARE LEFT?

There are 290 BMW 318 I SE left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 1,166 BMW 318 I SE that are currently SORNED.

The total number of BMW 318 I SE was highest during 2000 Q4 (24,371). The number taxed topped out in 2000 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2020 Q2.

Since the total peaked, some 22,915 (94%) BMW 318 I SE have been scrapped or exported.

During 2019 Q1 the number of BMW 318 I SE 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 318 I SE has fallen by 3,863. Licensed models have fallen by 4,006 and the SORNed total has increased by 143.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 675 BMW 318 I SE models. Taxed models have declined by 550 and the SORNed total has fallen by 125.

80% of the remaining 1,456 BMW 318 I SE in the UK are currently off the road.

HOW MANY BMW 318 I SE ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q45,40805,4085,408
1995 Q49,19209,1923,784
1996 Q413,387013,3874,195
1997 Q416,889016,8893,502
1998 Q418,765018,7651,876
1999 Q420,234020,2341,469
2000 Q424,371024,3714,137
2001 Q424,238024,238-133
2002 Q423,996023,996-242
2003 Q423,533023,533-463
2004 Q423,360023,360-173
2005 Q422,782022,782-578
2006 Q421,639021,639-1,143
2007 Q420,33683621,172-467
2008 Q318,90888719,795-1,377
2008 Q418,39098119,371-424
2009 Q117,8301,08018,910-461
2009 Q217,2381,04518,283-627
2009 Q316,6061,02717,633-650
2009 Q415,9631,06117,024-609
2010 Q115,2981,05816,356-668
2010 Q214,7171,06815,785-571
2010 Q314,22499215,216-569
2010 Q413,3951,06814,463-753
2011 Q112,6751,04913,724-739
2011 Q211,9851,07713,062-662
2011 Q311,3221,03312,355-707
2011 Q410,6791,05311,732-623
2012 Q110,0481,03111,079-653
2012 Q29,4381,02010,458-621
2012 Q38,9129709,882-576
2012 Q48,4169369,352-530
2013 Q17,8538828,735-617
2013 Q27,3928288,220-515
2013 Q36,8978037,700-520
2013 Q46,4259257,350-350
2014 Q15,9589486,906-444
2014 Q25,6288676,495-411
2014 Q35,3609036,263-232
2014 Q44,9809255,905-358
2015 Q14,6019815,582-323
2015 Q24,2961,0235,319-263
2015 Q33,9651,0495,014-305
2015 Q43,6751,1314,806-208
2016 Q13,4161,1824,598-208
2016 Q23,1441,1804,324-274
2016 Q32,8801,1954,075-249
2016 Q42,6771,2263,903-172
2017 Q12,4211,2523,673-230
2017 Q22,2211,2663,487-186
2017 Q32,0441,2443,288-199
2017 Q41,8741,2553,129-159
2018 Q11,6901,2532,943-186
2018 Q21,5481,2492,797-146
2018 Q31,4071,2422,649-148
2018 Q41,3121,2532,565-84
2019 Q11,2101,2392,449-116
2019 Q21,1111,2432,354-95
2019 Q31,0381,2592,297-57
2019 Q49451,2702,215-82
2020 Q18861,2872,173-42
2020 Q28401,2912,131-42
2020 Q37851,2812,066-65
2020 Q47291,2812,010-56
2021 Q16841,2811,965-45
2021 Q26551,2681,923-42
2021 Q35991,2691,868-55
2021 Q45551,2721,827-41
2022 Q15361,2731,809-18
2022 Q25031,2681,771-38
2022 Q34851,2681,753-18
2022 Q44611,2731,734-19
2023 Q14361,2691,705-29
2023 Q24201,2661,686-19
2023 Q33801,2771,657-29
2023 Q43471,2861,633-24
2024 Q13311,2831,614-19
2024 Q23211,2731,594-20
2024 Q33001,2551,555-39
2024 Q42881,2181,506-49
2025 Q12821,1821,464-42
2025 Q22901,1661,456-8

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.