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HOW MANY BMW 520I SE AUTO ARE LEFT?

There are 1,640 BMW 520I SE AUTO left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 817 BMW 520I SE AUTO that are currently SORNED.

The total number of BMW 520I SE AUTO was highest during 2004 Q4 (12,746). The number taxed topped out in 2004 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2024 Q2.

Since the total peaked, some 10,289 (81%) BMW 520I SE AUTO have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of BMW 520I SE AUTO has fallen by 1,728. Licensed models have fallen by 2,003 and the SORNed total has increased by 275.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 868 BMW 520I SE AUTO models. Taxed models have declined by 830 and the SORNed total has fallen by 38.

67% of the surviving 2,457 BMW 520I SE AUTO in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY BMW 520I SE AUTO ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q44,89504,8954,895
1995 Q45,91005,9101,015
1996 Q46,50206,502592
1997 Q47,41207,412910
1998 Q48,72908,7291,317
1999 Q49,57609,576847
2000 Q410,357010,357781
2001 Q411,570011,5701,213
2002 Q412,073012,073503
2003 Q412,276012,276203
2004 Q412,746012,746470
2005 Q412,118012,118-628
2006 Q411,100011,100-1,018
2007 Q49,99047410,464-636
2008 Q39,0464409,486-978
2008 Q48,7664909,256-230
2009 Q18,5894839,072-184
2009 Q28,4394528,891-181
2009 Q38,1794478,626-265
2009 Q48,0034258,428-198
2010 Q17,7414408,181-247
2010 Q27,5464117,957-224
2010 Q37,3304447,774-183
2010 Q47,0944427,536-238
2011 Q16,8504477,297-239
2011 Q26,6004867,086-211
2011 Q36,3674776,844-242
2011 Q46,1484816,629-215
2012 Q15,8454836,328-301
2012 Q25,6604666,126-202
2012 Q35,4174665,883-243
2012 Q45,2124565,668-215
2013 Q15,0064575,463-205
2013 Q24,8504365,286-177
2013 Q34,6444335,077-209
2013 Q44,4714764,947-130
2014 Q14,3144804,794-153
2014 Q24,2184544,672-122
2014 Q34,0804804,560-112
2014 Q43,9155094,424-136
2015 Q13,7815294,310-114
2015 Q23,6435424,185-125
2015 Q33,5455474,092-93
2015 Q43,4245733,997-95
2016 Q13,3435943,937-60
2016 Q23,2255873,812-125
2016 Q33,1585933,751-61
2016 Q43,0236453,668-83
2017 Q12,8896473,536-132
2017 Q22,7946683,462-74
2017 Q32,6796793,358-104
2017 Q42,5817073,288-70
2018 Q12,6457043,34961
2018 Q22,6317213,3523
2018 Q32,6597443,40351
2018 Q42,6327543,386-17
2019 Q12,6357733,40822
2019 Q22,6447853,42921
2019 Q32,6238023,425-4
2019 Q42,5538353,388-37
2020 Q12,5268613,387-1
2020 Q22,4708553,325-62
2020 Q32,4728393,311-14
2020 Q42,4028533,255-56
2021 Q12,3248513,175-80
2021 Q22,2788493,127-48
2021 Q32,2178483,065-62
2021 Q42,1558503,005-60
2022 Q12,1018462,947-58
2022 Q22,0698342,903-44
2022 Q32,0288402,868-35
2022 Q41,9898302,819-49
2023 Q11,9248392,763-56
2023 Q21,8978432,740-23
2023 Q31,8268552,681-59
2023 Q41,7808732,653-28
2024 Q11,7498692,618-35
2024 Q21,7418752,616-2
2024 Q31,7078622,569-47
2024 Q41,6558482,503-66
2025 Q11,6328252,457-46
2025 Q21,6408172,4570

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.