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HOW MANY BMW 520D SE ARE LEFT?

There are 8,410 BMW 520D SE left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 2,316 BMW 520D SE that are currently SORNED.

The total number of BMW 520D SE was highest during 2015 Q2 (18,843). The number taxed topped out in 2015 Q2 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q2.

Since the total peaked, some 8,117 (43%) BMW 520D SE have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of BMW 520D SE has fallen by 8,117. Licensed models have fallen by 10,231 and the SORNed total has increased by 2,114.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 4,920 BMW 520D SE models. Taxed models have declined by 6,017 and the SORNed total has increased by 1,097.

78% of the surviving 10,726 BMW 520D SE in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY BMW 520D SE ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2005 Q41,22801,2281,228
2006 Q44,09704,0972,869
2007 Q46,8131066,9192,822
2008 Q39,046989,1442,225
2008 Q49,5961109,706562
2009 Q19,8641339,997291
2009 Q29,96115210,113116
2009 Q310,09215010,242129
2009 Q49,92717810,105-137
2010 Q19,96810710,075-30
2010 Q29,94312210,065-10
2010 Q311,27312611,3991,334
2010 Q412,33716112,4981,099
2011 Q113,63214413,7761,278
2011 Q214,54013314,673897
2011 Q315,39611815,514841
2011 Q415,68313715,820306
2012 Q115,96511116,076256
2012 Q216,19411916,313237
2012 Q316,33911916,458145
2012 Q416,56112316,684226
2013 Q116,77211116,883199
2013 Q216,91811817,036153
2013 Q316,99315017,143107
2013 Q417,14214917,291148
2014 Q117,38219517,577286
2014 Q217,63816817,806229
2014 Q318,45113518,586780
2014 Q418,37919318,572-14
2015 Q118,49117318,66492
2015 Q218,64120218,843179
2015 Q318,53920618,745-98
2015 Q418,49023718,727-18
2016 Q118,48526218,74720
2016 Q218,50128518,78639
2016 Q318,30831618,624-162
2016 Q418,27533918,614-10
2017 Q118,07237818,450-164
2017 Q217,84643218,278-172
2017 Q317,60647118,077-201
2017 Q417,27952717,806-271
2018 Q116,96860817,576-230
2018 Q216,73162417,355-221
2018 Q316,47669617,172-183
2018 Q416,20077716,977-195
2019 Q115,89386616,759-218
2019 Q215,62190716,528-231
2019 Q315,2931,00916,302-226
2019 Q415,0251,06716,092-210
2020 Q114,6271,18815,815-277
2020 Q214,4271,21915,646-169
2020 Q314,2361,23815,474-172
2020 Q413,9391,30715,246-228
2021 Q113,7231,37015,093-153
2021 Q213,5221,38714,909-184
2021 Q313,2001,42314,623-286
2021 Q413,0121,49114,503-120
2022 Q112,7291,54614,275-228
2022 Q212,4371,58514,022-253
2022 Q312,1361,64813,784-238
2022 Q411,8981,70513,603-181
2023 Q111,5671,74413,311-292
2023 Q211,2511,77513,026-285
2023 Q310,8341,85312,687-339
2023 Q410,4741,95612,430-257
2024 Q110,1072,02112,128-302
2024 Q29,7832,07011,853-275
2024 Q39,4222,11911,541-312
2024 Q49,0632,19511,258-283
2025 Q18,7642,26711,031-227
2025 Q28,4102,31610,726-305

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.