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HOW MANY BMW 318D ES ARE LEFT?

There are 1,636 BMW 318D ES left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 569 BMW 318D ES that are currently SORNED.

The total number of BMW 318D ES was highest during 2012 Q2 (5,271). The number taxed topped out in 2012 Q2 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q2.

Since the total peaked, some 3,066 (58%) BMW 318D ES have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of BMW 318D ES has fallen by 2,768. Licensed models have fallen by 3,281 and the SORNed total has increased by 513.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 1,699 BMW 318D ES models. Taxed models have declined by 1,918 and the SORNed total has increased by 219.

74% of the surviving 2,205 BMW 318D ES in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY BMW 318D ES ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2004 Q47450745745
2005 Q49220922177
2006 Q41,54301,543621
2007 Q42,223602,283740
2008 Q32,652542,706423
2008 Q42,776402,816110
2009 Q12,837382,87559
2009 Q23,0241393,163288
2009 Q33,154533,20744
2009 Q43,191743,26558
2010 Q13,275683,34378
2010 Q23,443533,496153
2010 Q33,679533,732236
2010 Q43,943513,994262
2011 Q14,200394,239245
2011 Q24,588394,627388
2011 Q34,877424,919292
2011 Q45,043425,085166
2012 Q15,152375,189104
2012 Q25,233385,27182
2012 Q35,215415,256-15
2012 Q45,185355,220-36
2013 Q15,155405,195-25
2013 Q25,116375,153-42
2013 Q35,097425,139-14
2013 Q45,046355,081-58
2014 Q14,999545,053-28
2014 Q24,946504,996-57
2014 Q35,069435,112116
2014 Q44,976625,038-74
2015 Q14,982555,037-1
2015 Q24,917564,973-64
2015 Q34,897584,955-18
2015 Q44,871864,9572
2016 Q14,822804,902-55
2016 Q24,773784,851-51
2016 Q34,7051024,807-44
2016 Q44,6641224,786-21
2017 Q14,6241284,752-34
2017 Q24,5431524,695-57
2017 Q34,4951674,662-33
2017 Q44,4111854,596-66
2018 Q14,3201964,516-80
2018 Q24,2372084,445-71
2018 Q34,1532394,392-53
2018 Q44,0762614,337-55
2019 Q14,0092774,286-51
2019 Q23,9122874,199-87
2019 Q33,8293034,132-67
2019 Q43,7483154,063-69
2020 Q13,6143493,963-100
2020 Q23,5543503,904-59
2020 Q33,4943673,861-43
2020 Q43,3963653,761-100
2021 Q13,3003893,689-72
2021 Q23,2103873,597-92
2021 Q33,1023923,494-103
2021 Q43,0374133,450-44
2022 Q12,9174273,344-106
2022 Q22,8124483,260-84
2022 Q32,7424483,190-70
2022 Q42,6354753,110-80
2023 Q12,5304743,004-106
2023 Q22,4104902,900-104
2023 Q32,3105082,818-82
2023 Q42,2055172,722-96
2024 Q12,0745402,614-108
2024 Q21,9725432,515-99
2024 Q31,8635532,416-99
2024 Q41,7995632,362-54
2025 Q11,7175692,286-76
2025 Q21,6365692,205-81

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.