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HOW MANY BMW R 1200 GS ARE LEFT?

There are 5,191 BMW R 1200 GS left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 1,383 BMW R 1200 GS that are currently SORNED.

The total number of BMW R 1200 GS was highest during 2017 Q4 (8,068). The number taxed topped out in 2017 Q3 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 1,494 (19%) BMW R 1200 GS have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of BMW R 1200 GS has gained 1,391. Licensed models have increased by 207 and the SORNed total has increased by 1,184.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 473 BMW R 1200 GS models. Taxed models have declined by 969 and the SORNed total has increased by 496.

79% of the surviving 6,574 BMW R 1200 GS in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY BMW R 1200 GS ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2007 Q45055
2008 Q31,01641,0201,015
2008 Q41,138211,159139
2009 Q11,358191,377218
2009 Q21,739201,759382
2009 Q32,053342,087328
2009 Q42,133442,17790
2010 Q12,073522,125-52
2010 Q22,025382,063-62
2010 Q31,996472,043-20
2010 Q41,906972,003-40
2011 Q11,881811,962-41
2011 Q21,896431,939-23
2011 Q31,838481,886-53
2011 Q41,7321181,850-36
2012 Q11,6881071,795-55
2012 Q21,699601,759-36
2012 Q31,644731,717-42
2012 Q41,5531361,689-28
2013 Q11,8931352,028339
2013 Q22,544922,636608
2013 Q32,9441053,049413
2013 Q43,0321933,225176
2014 Q13,3881553,543318
2014 Q23,9531364,089546
2014 Q34,2181564,374285
2014 Q44,1213314,45278
2015 Q14,4632304,693241
2015 Q24,9841995,183490
2015 Q35,1492235,372189
2015 Q45,1444095,553181
2016 Q15,4983535,851298
2016 Q25,9962636,259408
2016 Q36,3503026,652393
2016 Q46,2265906,816164
2017 Q16,6394337,072256
2017 Q27,2524007,652580
2017 Q37,5654528,017365
2017 Q47,2997698,06851
2018 Q17,3095907,899-169
2018 Q27,4815228,003104
2018 Q37,3755807,955-48
2018 Q46,7461,0037,749-206
2019 Q16,6617127,373-376
2019 Q26,8216227,44370
2019 Q36,6287127,340-103
2019 Q46,0901,1407,230-110
2020 Q15,8831,1907,073-157
2020 Q26,1608877,047-26
2020 Q36,0879016,988-59
2020 Q45,5441,3786,922-66
2021 Q15,4461,1576,603-319
2021 Q25,8909336,823220
2021 Q35,8849476,8318
2021 Q45,3891,4166,805-26
2022 Q15,4421,1406,582-223
2022 Q25,7489826,730148
2022 Q35,6961,0496,74515
2022 Q45,1641,5436,707-38
2023 Q15,1611,2856,446-261
2023 Q25,5231,1366,659213
2023 Q35,4421,2026,644-15
2023 Q44,8401,7416,581-63
2024 Q14,8661,4356,301-280
2024 Q25,2901,2536,543242
2024 Q35,2291,3266,55512
2024 Q44,6381,8796,517-38
2025 Q14,6861,8856,57154
2025 Q25,1911,3836,5743

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.