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HOW MANY BMW R 1200 GS TU ARE LEFT?

There are 1,243 BMW R 1200 GS TU left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 481 BMW R 1200 GS TU that are currently SORNED.

The total number of BMW R 1200 GS TU was highest during 2012 Q3 (2,713). The number taxed topped out in 2012 Q3 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2024 Q4.

Since the total peaked, some 989 (36%) BMW R 1200 GS TU have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of BMW R 1200 GS TU has fallen by 543. Licensed models have fallen by 919 and the SORNed total has increased by 376.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 80 BMW R 1200 GS TU models. Taxed models have declined by 222 and the SORNed total has increased by 142.

72% of the surviving 1,724 BMW R 1200 GS TU in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY BMW R 1200 GS TU ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2010 Q12660266266
2010 Q26575662396
2010 Q3996171,013351
2010 Q41,136251,161148
2011 Q11,347411,388227
2011 Q21,656331,689301
2011 Q31,871491,920231
2011 Q41,967852,052132
2012 Q12,172782,250198
2012 Q22,502492,551301
2012 Q32,656572,713162
2012 Q42,5781172,695-18
2013 Q12,5021052,607-88
2013 Q22,527582,585-22
2013 Q32,444652,509-76
2013 Q42,3221352,457-52
2014 Q12,282742,356-101
2014 Q22,317692,38630
2014 Q32,309872,39610
2014 Q42,1471992,346-50
2015 Q12,0641362,200-146
2015 Q22,1621052,26767
2015 Q32,0971252,222-45
2015 Q41,9872412,2286
2016 Q11,9881992,187-41
2016 Q22,0641362,20013
2016 Q32,0431482,191-9
2016 Q41,9072662,173-18
2017 Q11,8821782,060-113
2017 Q21,9441732,11757
2017 Q31,8901852,075-42
2017 Q41,7303212,051-24
2018 Q11,6702591,929-122
2018 Q21,7552111,96637
2018 Q31,7282321,960-6
2018 Q41,5473841,931-29
2019 Q11,5462901,836-95
2019 Q21,6372631,90064
2019 Q31,6052901,895-5
2019 Q41,4144431,857-38
2020 Q11,3754391,814-43
2020 Q21,4653391,804-10
2020 Q31,4783491,82723
2020 Q41,2815251,806-21
2021 Q11,2704321,702-104
2021 Q21,4253511,77674
2021 Q31,4233691,79216
2021 Q41,2255491,774-18
2022 Q11,2714431,714-60
2022 Q21,3853671,75238
2022 Q31,3703891,7597
2022 Q41,2145461,7601
2023 Q11,2074491,656-104
2023 Q21,3273941,72165
2023 Q31,3124161,7287
2023 Q41,1285781,706-22
2024 Q11,1405091,649-57
2024 Q21,2424451,68738
2024 Q31,2374771,71427
2024 Q41,0786231,701-13
2025 Q11,0946211,71514
2025 Q21,2434811,7249

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.