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HOW MANY BMW R 850 R MU ARE LEFT?

There are 158 BMW R 850 R MU left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 106 BMW R 850 R MU that are currently SORNED.

The total number of BMW R 850 R MU was highest during 2007 Q4 (381). The number taxed topped out in 2005 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2024 Q4.

Since the total peaked, some 117 (31%) BMW R 850 R MU have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of BMW R 850 R MU has fallen by 38. Licensed models have fallen by 93 and the SORNed total has increased by 55.

The 5 year trend shows an overall increase of 1 BMW R 850 R MU models. Taxed models have declined by 27 and the SORNed total has increased by 28.

60% of the surviving 264 BMW R 850 R MU in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY BMW R 850 R MU ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2002 Q45105151
2003 Q42060206155
2004 Q43380338132
2005 Q4368036830
2006 Q43630363-5
2007 Q43354638118
2008 Q333030360-21
2008 Q4318453633
2009 Q131842360-3
2009 Q2321393600
2009 Q331736353-7
2009 Q430347350-3
2010 Q129752349-1
2010 Q231335348-1
2010 Q330331334-14
2010 Q428446330-4
2011 Q127848326-4
2011 Q2291393304
2011 Q328638324-6
2011 Q427837315-9
2012 Q1278453238
2012 Q228137318-5
2012 Q328231313-5
2012 Q425749306-7
2013 Q124852300-6
2013 Q2269393088
2013 Q326539304-4
2013 Q4249633128
2014 Q124548293-19
2014 Q22624330512
2014 Q32684931712
2014 Q423672308-9
2015 Q123259291-17
2015 Q22515130211
2015 Q3255483031
2015 Q4237663030
2016 Q123458292-11
2016 Q2252472997
2016 Q324650296-3
2016 Q4230692993
2017 Q122465289-10
2017 Q2237592967
2017 Q322663289-7
2017 Q420284286-3
2018 Q119969268-18
2018 Q2219572768
2018 Q32226428610
2018 Q419983282-4
2019 Q119174265-17
2019 Q2204662705
2019 Q3202742766
2019 Q4170104274-2
2020 Q1165100265-9
2020 Q218578263-2
2020 Q3186822685
2020 Q41671012680
2021 Q116490254-14
2021 Q21927326511
2021 Q3191812727
2021 Q4159108267-5
2022 Q1162100262-5
2022 Q216890258-4
2022 Q316884252-6
2022 Q41491112608
2023 Q115498252-8
2023 Q21788726513
2023 Q317687263-2
2023 Q4154108262-1
2024 Q1152102254-8
2024 Q215994253-1
2024 Q3163992629
2024 Q41491152642
2025 Q1147113260-4
2025 Q21581062644

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.