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HOW MANY BMW 728I AUTO ARE LEFT?

There are 478 BMW 728I AUTO left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 966 BMW 728I AUTO that are currently SORNED.

The total number of BMW 728I AUTO was highest during 2001 Q4 (6,995). The number taxed topped out in 2001 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2024 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 5,551 (79%) BMW 728I AUTO have been scrapped or exported.

During 2020 Q2 the number of BMW 728I AUTO that were off the road (SORN) exceeded the number that were licensed for the first time. This could indicate the owners are reluctant to sell or scrap their car as they view them as a potential future classic.

In the last 10 years the total number of BMW 728I AUTO has fallen by 1,240. Licensed models have fallen by 1,661 and the SORNed total has increased by 421.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 369 BMW 728I AUTO models. Taxed models have declined by 398 and the SORNed total has increased by 29.

67% of the remaining 1,444 BMW 728I AUTO in the UK are currently off the road.

HOW MANY BMW 728I AUTO ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q41011
1995 Q41010
1996 Q41,34201,3421,341
1997 Q42,85802,8581,516
1998 Q44,40504,4051,547
1999 Q45,58705,5871,182
2000 Q46,66106,6611,074
2001 Q46,99506,995334
2002 Q46,98306,983-12
2003 Q46,81706,817-166
2004 Q46,73106,731-86
2005 Q46,59406,594-137
2006 Q46,35706,357-237
2007 Q46,0751726,247-110
2008 Q35,7092505,959-288
2008 Q45,5952745,869-90
2009 Q15,4522905,742-127
2009 Q25,3602855,645-97
2009 Q35,2092945,503-142
2009 Q45,0673045,371-132
2010 Q14,9153125,227-144
2010 Q24,8073275,134-93
2010 Q34,6633364,999-135
2010 Q44,5043654,869-130
2011 Q14,3384064,744-125
2011 Q24,1484084,556-188
2011 Q33,9844224,406-150
2011 Q43,8294484,277-129
2012 Q13,6394564,095-182
2012 Q23,4834353,918-177
2012 Q33,3624043,766-152
2012 Q43,1914313,622-144
2013 Q13,0364483,484-138
2013 Q22,9684293,397-87
2013 Q32,8144263,240-157
2013 Q42,6784973,175-65
2014 Q12,5495073,056-119
2014 Q22,4954712,966-90
2014 Q32,4254862,911-55
2014 Q42,2875302,817-94
2015 Q12,1965382,734-83
2015 Q22,1395452,684-50
2015 Q32,0735672,640-44
2015 Q41,9636182,581-59
2016 Q11,8956522,547-34
2016 Q21,8246272,451-96
2016 Q31,7756412,416-35
2016 Q41,6866932,379-37
2017 Q11,6157022,317-62
2017 Q21,5327132,245-72
2017 Q31,4707282,198-47
2017 Q41,4017472,148-50
2018 Q11,3567482,104-44
2018 Q21,3327562,088-16
2018 Q31,2567962,052-36
2018 Q41,1788382,016-36
2019 Q11,1278451,972-44
2019 Q21,1138341,947-25
2019 Q31,0668461,912-35
2019 Q41,0038801,883-29
2020 Q19309301,860-23
2020 Q28769371,813-47
2020 Q38939321,82512
2020 Q48629511,813-12
2021 Q18109611,771-42
2021 Q28349411,7754
2021 Q37819551,736-39
2021 Q47389661,704-32
2022 Q17289621,690-14
2022 Q27049611,665-25
2022 Q36779611,638-27
2022 Q46469721,618-20
2023 Q16319641,595-23
2023 Q26209681,588-7
2023 Q35929761,568-20
2023 Q45719841,555-13
2024 Q15529921,544-11
2024 Q25599841,543-1
2024 Q35249801,504-39
2024 Q45019771,478-26
2025 Q14929631,455-23
2025 Q24789661,444-11

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.