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HOW MANY BMW M3 LIMITED EDITION 500 S A ARE LEFT?

There are 310 BMW M3 LIMITED EDITION 500 S A left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 69 BMW M3 LIMITED EDITION 500 S A that are currently SORNED.

The total number of BMW M3 LIMITED EDITION 500 S A was highest during 2013 Q3 (450). The number taxed topped out in 2013 Q3 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2024 Q4.

Since the total peaked, some 71 (16%) BMW M3 LIMITED EDITION 500 S A have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of BMW M3 LIMITED EDITION 500 S A has fallen by 40. Licensed models have fallen by 97 and the SORNed total has increased by 57.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 8 BMW M3 LIMITED EDITION 500 S A models. Taxed models have declined by 47 and the SORNed total has increased by 39.

82% of the surviving 379 BMW M3 LIMITED EDITION 500 S A in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY BMW M3 LIMITED EDITION 500 S A ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2012 Q21601616
2012 Q31210121105
2012 Q4170317352
2013 Q12081021845
2013 Q2277828567
2013 Q34446450165
2013 Q44427449-1
2014 Q14403443-6
2014 Q243864441
2014 Q343984473
2014 Q441015425-22
2015 Q142274294
2015 Q240712419-10
2015 Q333247379-40
2015 Q43476441132
2016 Q13494353-58
2016 Q2402740956
2016 Q340854134
2016 Q43989407-6
2017 Q13988406-1
2017 Q240294115
2017 Q3399124110
2017 Q4395194143
2018 Q137813391-23
2018 Q238573921
2018 Q3386133997
2018 Q437222394-5
2019 Q137417391-3
2019 Q2376213976
2019 Q3377244014
2019 Q435146397-4
2020 Q134846394-3
2020 Q235730387-7
2020 Q33683139912
2020 Q4345564012
2021 Q134534379-22
2021 Q23692539415
2021 Q336330393-1
2021 Q431570385-8
2022 Q131451365-20
2022 Q23473838520
2022 Q3339533927
2022 Q430579384-8
2023 Q130659365-19
2023 Q23314938015
2023 Q332653379-1
2023 Q427893371-8
2024 Q128474358-13
2024 Q23076437113
2024 Q3296763721
2024 Q4243124367-5
2025 Q12581123703
2025 Q2310693799

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.