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HOW MANY BMW M5 ARE LEFT?

There are 6,506 BMW M5 left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 2,506 BMW M5 that are currently SORNED.

The total number of BMW M5 was highest during 2023 Q3 (9,166). The number taxed topped out in 2023 Q2 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 154 (2%) BMW M5 have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of BMW M5 has gained 3,135. Licensed models have increased by 1,476 and the SORNed total has increased by 1,659.

The 5 year trend shows an overall increase of 1,173 BMW M5 models. Taxed models have grown by 431 and the SORNed total has increased by 742.

72% of the surviving 9,012 BMW M5 in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY BMW M5 ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q42,23702,2372,237
1995 Q42,11902,119-118
1996 Q42,12702,1278
1997 Q42,02302,023-104
1998 Q41,88001,880-143
1999 Q42,02602,026146
2000 Q42,43602,436410
2001 Q42,82502,825389
2002 Q42,96902,969144
2003 Q42,92802,928-41
2004 Q42,84002,840-88
2005 Q43,26403,264424
2006 Q43,69303,693429
2007 Q43,9934604,453760
2008 Q34,0464544,50047
2008 Q43,9825084,490-10
2009 Q13,9605174,477-13
2009 Q23,9774884,465-12
2009 Q33,9024884,390-75
2009 Q43,8545114,365-25
2010 Q13,7815474,328-37
2010 Q23,7965154,311-17
2010 Q33,7875044,291-20
2010 Q43,6885524,240-51
2011 Q13,6195814,200-40
2011 Q23,6555514,2066
2011 Q33,6225474,169-37
2011 Q43,6036284,23162
2012 Q13,7806194,399168
2012 Q23,9446074,551152
2012 Q34,0205824,60251
2012 Q43,8726884,560-42
2013 Q13,8607214,58121
2013 Q24,1416544,795214
2013 Q34,2896034,89297
2013 Q44,3957835,178286
2014 Q14,5487585,306128
2014 Q24,7697085,477171
2014 Q34,9527545,706229
2014 Q44,8348885,72216
2015 Q14,8728635,73513
2015 Q25,0308475,877142
2015 Q35,0448905,93457
2015 Q44,9501,0886,038104
2016 Q15,0101,0416,05113
2016 Q25,2569556,211160
2016 Q35,2561,0096,26554
2016 Q45,2081,1856,393128
2017 Q15,2331,1266,359-34
2017 Q25,2371,1636,40041
2017 Q35,1861,1986,384-16
2017 Q44,9511,3776,328-56
2018 Q14,9811,3216,302-26
2018 Q25,1481,2926,440138
2018 Q35,1911,3716,562122
2018 Q45,1281,5866,714152
2019 Q15,5141,5637,077363
2019 Q25,7941,5437,337260
2019 Q36,1781,6017,779442
2019 Q46,0101,8237,83354
2020 Q15,9381,8817,819-14
2020 Q26,0751,7647,83920
2020 Q36,2951,7938,088249
2020 Q46,1801,9798,15971
2021 Q16,2301,9178,147-12
2021 Q26,6581,8248,482335
2021 Q36,6151,8938,50826
2021 Q46,4322,1408,57264
2022 Q16,4862,0758,561-11
2022 Q26,6732,0208,693132
2022 Q36,7192,1048,823130
2022 Q46,6102,3268,936113
2023 Q16,7582,2138,97135
2023 Q27,0012,1519,152181
2023 Q36,8962,2709,16614
2023 Q46,5782,5569,134-32
2024 Q16,5352,4779,012-122
2024 Q26,6972,3739,07058
2024 Q36,6002,4599,059-11
2024 Q46,2972,7239,020-39
2025 Q16,2862,7249,010-10
2025 Q26,5062,5069,0122

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.