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HOW MANY BMW 520 ARE LEFT?

There are 29 BMW 520 left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 19 BMW 520 that are currently SORNED.

The total number of BMW 520 was highest during 1994 Q4 (690). The number taxed topped out in 1994 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2020 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 642 (93%) BMW 520 have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of BMW 520 has fallen by 9. Licensed models have fallen by 13 and the SORNed total has increased by 4.

The 5 year trend shows an overall increase of 2 BMW 520 models. Taxed models have grown by 3 and the SORNed total has fallen by 1.

60% of the surviving 48 BMW 520 in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY BMW 520 ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q46900690690
1995 Q44960496-194
1996 Q43940394-102
1997 Q43260326-68
1998 Q42510251-75
1999 Q42050205-46
2000 Q41850185-20
2001 Q41580158-27
2002 Q41460146-12
2003 Q41370137-9
2004 Q41110111-26
2005 Q41080108-3
2006 Q41010101-7
2007 Q486161021
2008 Q3761591-11
2008 Q47222943
2009 Q1721890-4
2009 Q2761389-1
2009 Q3711586-3
2009 Q47115860
2010 Q1641680-6
2010 Q2621173-7
2010 Q36610763
2010 Q4601474-2
2011 Q1601272-2
2011 Q2591069-3
2011 Q3581068-1
2011 Q45712691
2012 Q1561268-1
2012 Q2561167-1
2012 Q3521163-4
2012 Q45310630
2013 Q147956-7
2013 Q2451055-1
2013 Q34411550
2013 Q44414583
2014 Q1391453-5
2014 Q24113541
2014 Q34217595
2014 Q4401656-3
2015 Q14315582
2015 Q2421557-1
2015 Q3401656-1
2015 Q44216582
2016 Q14216580
2016 Q24217591
2016 Q3401858-1
2016 Q43822602
2017 Q1342054-6
2017 Q23719562
2017 Q3381755-1
2017 Q4341751-4
2018 Q13518532
2018 Q2331851-2
2018 Q3331750-1
2018 Q4301949-1
2019 Q1271946-3
2019 Q23118493
2019 Q3291948-1
2019 Q4252045-3
2020 Q12422461
2020 Q22620460
2020 Q33017471
2020 Q43017470
2021 Q13117481
2021 Q2331447-1
2021 Q3311546-1
2021 Q4271542-4
2022 Q12715420
2022 Q22814420
2022 Q32915442
2022 Q4281543-1
2023 Q12914430
2023 Q2291342-1
2023 Q33214464
2023 Q4321345-1
2024 Q1291544-1
2024 Q22915440
2024 Q33015451
2024 Q43117483
2025 Q13216480
2025 Q22919480

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.