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HOW MANY BMW 5 SERIES ARE LEFT?

There are 204,131 BMW 5 SERIES left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 40,031 BMW 5 SERIES that are currently SORNED.

The total number of BMW 5 SERIES was highest during 2019 Q3 (273,661). The number taxed topped out in 2019 Q2 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q2.

Since the total peaked, some 29,499 (11%) BMW 5 SERIES have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of BMW 5 SERIES has gained 2,330. Licensed models have fallen by 24,639 and the SORNed total has increased by 26,969.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 27,839 BMW 5 SERIES models. Taxed models have declined by 38,684 and the SORNed total has increased by 10,845.

84% of the surviving 244,162 BMW 5 SERIES in the UK are still on the road.

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HOW MANY BMW 5 SERIES ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q4117,2690117,269117,269
1995 Q4122,0260122,0264,757
1996 Q4130,7310130,7318,705
1997 Q4140,2150140,2159,484
1998 Q4152,3330152,33312,118
1999 Q4162,4880162,48810,155
2000 Q4168,4750168,4755,987
2001 Q4174,7220174,7226,247
2002 Q4178,2750178,2753,553
2003 Q4180,6950180,6952,420
2004 Q4187,5200187,5206,825
2005 Q4192,5900192,5905,070
2006 Q4195,7210195,7213,131
2007 Q4198,7639,953208,71612,995
2008 Q3200,0459,849209,8941,178
2008 Q4200,37410,216210,590696
2009 Q1200,43710,356210,793203
2009 Q2200,47310,062210,535-258
2009 Q3200,9109,683210,59358
2009 Q4199,7969,733209,529-1,064
2010 Q1198,0569,828207,884-1,645
2010 Q2197,3129,559206,871-1,013
2010 Q3199,1769,672208,8481,977
2010 Q4199,52710,241209,768920
2011 Q1201,63410,469212,1032,335
2011 Q2202,46410,479212,943840
2011 Q3202,94710,586213,533590
2011 Q4202,42911,038213,467-66
2012 Q1203,61610,631214,247780
2012 Q2206,23710,236216,4732,226
2012 Q3206,29910,528216,827354
2012 Q4206,48910,656217,145318
2013 Q1208,04710,682218,7291,584
2013 Q2209,83610,193220,0291,300
2013 Q3210,72310,048220,771742
2013 Q4211,44911,297222,7461,975
2014 Q1213,19511,630224,8252,079
2014 Q2216,48011,038227,5182,693
2014 Q3224,88311,539236,4228,904
2014 Q4224,16612,661236,827405
2015 Q1226,44212,717239,1592,332
2015 Q2228,77013,062241,8322,673
2015 Q3230,84613,486244,3322,500
2015 Q4232,19214,533246,7252,393
2016 Q1233,85615,125248,9812,256
2016 Q2235,30815,341250,6491,668
2016 Q3236,45416,115252,5691,920
2016 Q4238,70417,198255,9023,333
2017 Q1239,72517,728257,4531,551
2017 Q2240,72518,561259,2861,833
2017 Q3241,84819,269261,1171,831
2017 Q4240,75820,465261,223106
2018 Q1242,24320,980263,2232,000
2018 Q2244,13821,674265,8122,589
2018 Q3245,11522,545267,6601,848
2018 Q4246,10423,911270,0152,355
2019 Q1247,64324,415272,0582,043
2019 Q2248,15625,048273,2041,146
2019 Q3247,57826,083273,661457
2019 Q4245,95927,470273,429-232
2020 Q1243,69229,352273,044-385
2020 Q2242,81529,186272,001-1,043
2020 Q3242,85428,977271,831-170
2020 Q4239,51830,087269,605-2,226
2021 Q1237,75630,670268,426-1,179
2021 Q2237,98730,420268,407-19
2021 Q3236,21430,660266,874-1,533
2021 Q4233,98431,569265,553-1,321
2022 Q1232,32632,061264,387-1,166
2022 Q2231,27132,147263,418-969
2022 Q3229,89632,769262,665-753
2022 Q4229,33333,763263,096431
2023 Q1227,11934,255261,374-1,722
2023 Q2225,13334,760259,893-1,481
2023 Q3221,94535,583257,528-2,365
2023 Q4218,32537,043255,368-2,160
2024 Q1215,96537,741253,706-1,662
2024 Q2214,23638,049252,285-1,421
2024 Q3211,11838,521249,639-2,646
2024 Q4207,97739,171247,148-2,491
2025 Q1206,20739,734245,941-1,207
2025 Q2204,13140,031244,162-1,779

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.