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HOW MANY BMW 525I SE AUTO ARE LEFT?

There are 853 BMW 525I SE AUTO left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 616 BMW 525I SE AUTO that are currently SORNED.

The total number of BMW 525I SE AUTO was highest during 2006 Q4 (5,248). The number taxed topped out in 2006 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2024 Q3.

Since the total peaked, some 3,779 (72%) BMW 525I SE AUTO have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of BMW 525I SE AUTO has fallen by 1,945. Licensed models have fallen by 2,358 and the SORNed total has increased by 413.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 772 BMW 525I SE AUTO models. Taxed models have declined by 849 and the SORNed total has increased by 77.

58% of the surviving 1,469 BMW 525I SE AUTO in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY BMW 525I SE AUTO ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2000 Q45220522522
2001 Q42,30902,3091,787
2002 Q43,07603,076767
2003 Q43,75103,751675
2004 Q44,84004,8401,089
2005 Q45,07605,076236
2006 Q45,24805,248172
2007 Q45,132685,200-48
2008 Q35,014635,077-123
2008 Q45,007675,074-3
2009 Q14,982755,057-17
2009 Q24,937624,999-58
2009 Q34,870644,934-65
2009 Q44,796704,866-68
2010 Q14,711744,785-81
2010 Q24,653754,728-57
2010 Q34,578794,657-71
2010 Q44,492744,566-91
2011 Q14,437804,517-49
2011 Q24,366884,454-63
2011 Q34,301994,400-54
2011 Q44,241914,332-68
2012 Q14,1471134,260-72
2012 Q24,0701114,181-79
2012 Q33,9911114,102-79
2012 Q43,8951254,020-82
2013 Q13,8201313,951-69
2013 Q23,7301443,874-77
2013 Q33,6791293,808-66
2013 Q43,6041643,768-40
2014 Q13,5371703,707-61
2014 Q23,4821643,646-61
2014 Q33,4821573,639-7
2014 Q43,3531633,516-123
2015 Q13,2871843,471-45
2015 Q23,2112033,414-57
2015 Q33,1662113,377-37
2015 Q43,1042193,323-54
2016 Q13,0442393,283-40
2016 Q22,9562463,202-81
2016 Q32,8872683,155-47
2016 Q42,8272843,111-44
2017 Q12,7303143,044-67
2017 Q22,6463262,972-72
2017 Q32,5943342,928-44
2017 Q42,5043672,871-57
2018 Q12,3803742,754-117
2018 Q22,3253962,721-33
2018 Q32,2504042,654-67
2018 Q42,1724292,601-53
2019 Q12,0824492,531-70
2019 Q22,0164642,480-51
2019 Q31,9364772,413-67
2019 Q41,8704812,351-62
2020 Q11,7805252,305-46
2020 Q21,7025392,241-64
2020 Q31,6775332,210-31
2020 Q41,6155562,171-39
2021 Q11,5745642,138-33
2021 Q21,5315482,079-59
2021 Q31,4825502,032-47
2021 Q41,4145801,994-38
2022 Q11,3675761,943-51
2022 Q21,3125771,889-54
2022 Q31,2765891,865-24
2022 Q41,2515821,833-32
2023 Q11,1905851,775-58
2023 Q21,1705941,764-11
2023 Q31,1275981,725-39
2023 Q41,0776281,705-20
2024 Q11,0216251,646-59
2024 Q29766311,607-39
2024 Q39386401,578-29
2024 Q49036211,524-54
2025 Q18806241,504-20
2025 Q28536161,469-35

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.