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HOW MANY BMW 6 SERIES ARE LEFT?

There are 20,479 BMW 6 SERIES left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 4,285 BMW 6 SERIES that are currently SORNED.

The total number of BMW 6 SERIES was highest during 2019 Q3 (27,125). The number taxed topped out in 2019 Q2 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 2,361 (9%) BMW 6 SERIES have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of BMW 6 SERIES has gained 3,363. Licensed models have increased by 273 and the SORNed total has increased by 3,090.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 2,232 BMW 6 SERIES models. Taxed models have declined by 3,747 and the SORNed total has increased by 1,515.

83% of the surviving 24,764 BMW 6 SERIES in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY BMW 6 SERIES ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q44,42704,4274,427
1995 Q44,09104,091-336
1996 Q43,95703,957-134
1997 Q43,74003,740-217
1998 Q43,40103,401-339
1999 Q43,05303,053-348
2000 Q42,61002,610-443
2001 Q42,32702,327-283
2002 Q42,06002,060-267
2003 Q41,91701,917-143
2004 Q44,42604,4262,509
2005 Q46,69306,6932,267
2006 Q48,70108,7012,008
2007 Q410,0351,01911,0542,353
2008 Q311,1691,02612,1951,141
2008 Q411,2021,07512,27782
2009 Q111,4781,02512,503226
2009 Q211,83292912,761258
2009 Q311,87086212,732-29
2009 Q411,81292712,7397
2010 Q111,83296812,80061
2010 Q212,15788813,045245
2010 Q312,26488613,150105
2010 Q412,0371,00413,041-109
2011 Q112,16496913,13392
2011 Q212,46792813,395262
2011 Q312,61790913,526131
2011 Q412,4941,09313,58761
2012 Q113,0211,07614,097510
2012 Q213,7491,03714,786689
2012 Q314,44593915,384598
2012 Q414,4601,09115,551167
2013 Q115,0061,07416,080529
2013 Q215,69899716,695615
2013 Q316,44092117,361666
2013 Q416,6761,24317,919558
2014 Q117,2701,19718,467548
2014 Q218,1541,10419,258791
2014 Q318,9881,10120,089831
2014 Q418,7721,41620,18899
2015 Q119,3661,24120,607419
2015 Q220,2061,19521,401794
2015 Q320,4041,30521,709308
2015 Q420,5821,56422,146437
2016 Q121,0321,46522,497351
2016 Q221,7041,38423,088591
2016 Q322,0791,40023,479391
2016 Q422,3001,63523,935456
2017 Q122,4731,59924,072137
2017 Q222,8321,59024,422350
2017 Q322,7961,70824,50482
2017 Q422,8381,92924,767263
2018 Q123,3401,87325,213446
2018 Q224,1692,03226,201988
2018 Q324,3852,01726,402201
2018 Q424,2792,34826,627225
2019 Q124,7032,21026,913286
2019 Q224,9592,15827,117204
2019 Q324,8122,31327,1258
2019 Q424,3342,70727,041-84
2020 Q123,9212,94226,863-178
2020 Q224,2262,77026,996133
2020 Q324,2552,70126,956-40
2020 Q423,7253,02626,751-205
2021 Q123,5632,95126,514-237
2021 Q223,8742,75926,633119
2021 Q323,6352,78926,424-209
2021 Q423,2583,10126,359-65
2022 Q123,2333,01026,243-116
2022 Q223,3232,91226,235-8
2022 Q323,1423,05026,192-43
2022 Q422,7193,42326,142-50
2023 Q122,4753,32225,797-345
2023 Q222,6233,24125,86467
2023 Q322,3253,39825,723-141
2023 Q421,6563,90525,561-162
2024 Q121,3563,90025,256-305
2024 Q221,4183,83425,252-4
2024 Q321,0924,02925,121-131
2024 Q420,5154,42924,944-177
2025 Q120,3034,53224,835-109
2025 Q220,4794,28524,764-71

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.