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HOW MANY BMW 523I SE AUTO ARE LEFT?

There are 840 BMW 523I SE AUTO left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 831 BMW 523I SE AUTO that are currently SORNED.

The total number of BMW 523I SE AUTO was highest during 2000 Q4 (11,091). The number taxed topped out in 2000 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2024 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 9,420 (85%) BMW 523I SE AUTO have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of BMW 523I SE AUTO has fallen by 2,846. Licensed models have fallen by 3,067 and the SORNed total has increased by 221.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 825 BMW 523I SE AUTO models. Taxed models have declined by 801 and the SORNed total has fallen by 24.

50% of the surviving 1,671 BMW 523I SE AUTO in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY BMW 523I SE AUTO ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1996 Q41,10701,1071,107
1997 Q43,57203,5722,465
1998 Q46,95506,9553,383
1999 Q49,51109,5112,556
2000 Q411,091011,0911,580
2001 Q410,857010,857-234
2002 Q410,496010,496-361
2003 Q410,150010,150-346
2004 Q410,131010,131-19
2005 Q410,198010,19867
2006 Q410,279010,27981
2007 Q49,86221710,079-200
2008 Q39,3942789,672-407
2008 Q49,2352999,534-138
2009 Q19,0523499,401-133
2009 Q28,9113319,242-159
2009 Q38,7223179,039-203
2009 Q48,5023538,855-184
2010 Q18,3303478,677-178
2010 Q28,2473498,596-81
2010 Q38,1484118,559-37
2010 Q47,9744798,453-106
2011 Q17,7304908,220-233
2011 Q27,5045038,007-213
2011 Q37,2275037,730-277
2011 Q46,9275157,442-288
2012 Q16,6245197,143-299
2012 Q26,3724866,858-285
2012 Q36,1154736,588-270
2012 Q45,8475076,354-234
2013 Q15,5775166,093-261
2013 Q25,4004795,879-214
2013 Q35,1134875,600-279
2013 Q44,9035405,443-157
2014 Q14,7205235,243-200
2014 Q24,5975185,115-128
2014 Q34,4575545,011-104
2014 Q44,2105964,806-205
2015 Q14,0276034,630-176
2015 Q23,9076104,517-113
2015 Q33,7266304,356-161
2015 Q43,6116694,280-76
2016 Q13,4726934,165-115
2016 Q23,3086994,007-158
2016 Q33,1797263,905-102
2016 Q43,0437563,799-106
2017 Q12,9247653,689-110
2017 Q22,7797853,564-125
2017 Q32,6447923,436-128
2017 Q42,5607863,346-90
2018 Q12,4607953,255-91
2018 Q22,3427963,138-117
2018 Q32,2308063,036-102
2018 Q42,1268252,951-85
2019 Q12,0268272,853-98
2019 Q21,9488092,757-96
2019 Q31,8798042,683-74
2019 Q41,7838282,611-72
2020 Q11,7018522,553-58
2020 Q21,6418552,496-57
2020 Q31,5988482,446-50
2020 Q41,5498612,410-36
2021 Q11,4798602,339-71
2021 Q21,4378472,284-55
2021 Q31,3688522,220-64
2021 Q41,3158632,178-42
2022 Q11,2768632,139-39
2022 Q21,2398572,096-43
2022 Q31,2118492,060-36
2022 Q41,1698592,028-32
2023 Q11,1148531,967-61
2023 Q21,0868471,933-34
2023 Q31,0398551,894-39
2023 Q49878801,867-27
2024 Q19528901,842-25
2024 Q29448821,826-16
2024 Q39128721,784-42
2024 Q48798531,732-52
2025 Q18658361,701-31
2025 Q28408311,671-30

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.