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HOW MANY BMW 7 SERIES ARE LEFT?

There are 18,569 BMW 7 SERIES left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 7,433 BMW 7 SERIES that are currently SORNED.

The total number of BMW 7 SERIES was highest during 1999 Q4 (33,718). The number taxed topped out in 1999 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2024 Q4.

Since the total peaked, some 7,716 (23%) BMW 7 SERIES have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of BMW 7 SERIES has gained 1,943. Licensed models have fallen by 2,264 and the SORNed total has increased by 4,207.

The 5 year trend shows an overall increase of 37 BMW 7 SERIES models. Taxed models have declined by 1,355 and the SORNed total has increased by 1,392.

71% of the surviving 26,002 BMW 7 SERIES in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY BMW 7 SERIES ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q426,930026,93026,930
1995 Q427,310027,310380
1996 Q429,514029,5142,204
1997 Q431,236031,2361,722
1998 Q432,852032,8521,616
1999 Q433,718033,718866
2000 Q433,468033,468-250
2001 Q433,219033,219-249
2002 Q433,047033,047-172
2003 Q432,886032,886-161
2004 Q432,161032,161-725
2005 Q431,354031,354-807
2006 Q430,847030,847-507
2007 Q429,2302,56031,790943
2008 Q327,6662,55230,218-1,572
2008 Q427,3372,68030,017-201
2009 Q126,9722,66629,638-379
2009 Q226,6082,68929,297-341
2009 Q326,3972,59628,993-304
2009 Q426,0392,59628,635-358
2010 Q125,7972,57728,374-261
2010 Q225,4702,63728,107-267
2010 Q325,3392,61627,955-152
2010 Q424,8382,70727,545-410
2011 Q124,5422,74527,287-258
2011 Q224,2272,73026,957-330
2011 Q323,9012,72626,627-330
2011 Q423,6532,78826,441-186
2012 Q123,3642,78926,153-288
2012 Q223,1052,71825,823-330
2012 Q322,8542,63325,487-336
2012 Q422,3232,66024,983-504
2013 Q122,0312,75524,786-197
2013 Q221,8622,68424,546-240
2013 Q321,6962,57824,274-272
2013 Q421,2473,05824,30531
2014 Q120,9953,11824,113-192
2014 Q221,2432,91824,16148
2014 Q321,6302,99424,624463
2014 Q420,9853,23824,223-401
2015 Q120,8913,25424,145-78
2015 Q220,8333,22624,059-86
2015 Q320,6283,29823,926-133
2015 Q420,6113,55624,167241
2016 Q120,6163,66824,284117
2016 Q220,8233,58324,406122
2016 Q320,9073,73924,646240
2016 Q421,0234,04825,071425
2017 Q121,1714,16225,333262
2017 Q221,2674,36625,633300
2017 Q321,4654,39225,857224
2017 Q421,2414,55125,792-65
2018 Q121,2664,64425,910118
2018 Q221,2634,71425,97767
2018 Q321,2104,87326,083106
2018 Q421,0145,14926,16380
2019 Q120,9595,26226,22158
2019 Q220,9885,29826,28665
2019 Q320,9335,42826,36175
2019 Q420,5825,74926,331-30
2020 Q120,2525,96226,214-117
2020 Q219,9246,04125,965-249
2020 Q320,0116,05426,065100
2020 Q419,7656,20225,967-98
2021 Q119,6346,27325,907-60
2021 Q219,9906,15526,145238
2021 Q320,0146,22926,24398
2021 Q419,9176,38426,30158
2022 Q119,8826,41726,299-2
2022 Q219,9286,40426,33233
2022 Q319,6766,53926,215-117
2022 Q419,5196,71226,23116
2023 Q119,1856,73825,923-308
2023 Q219,1536,73425,887-36
2023 Q318,9366,88425,820-67
2023 Q418,5237,08825,611-209
2024 Q118,3527,19125,543-68
2024 Q218,2807,24825,528-15
2024 Q317,9427,35325,295-233
2024 Q417,8957,44625,34146
2025 Q118,2457,44525,690349
2025 Q218,5697,43326,002312

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.