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How many BMW 3 Seriess are left?

457,570 are on the road in Great Britain and 112,668 are declared off the road. More than ten thousand on the road.

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Registered as cars

457,570

on the road in Great Britain

plus 112,668 declared off the road

Common

Most on the road
653,233, the end of June 2014
Still on the road
70% of the most there were
Since 2021
Down 18% (556,820 to 457,570)
0344k689k199420102026
On the road (licensed)Including those declared off the road (SORN)Most on the road

Registered as vans

4

on the road in Great Britain

plus 10 declared off the road

Ultra rare

Most on the road
54, the end of 1995
Still on the road
7% of the most there were
Since 2021
Down 33% (6 to 4)
02754199420102026
On the road (licensed)Including those declared off the road (SORN)Most on the road

Every version, as the DVLA records it

The model name on the logbook. Some are the same car recorded in slightly different ways, and a few are typing mistakes.

VersionOn the roadOff the roadMost there were
318I SE3,9704,55154,742 (2004)
330E M Sport Auto37,56661237,566 (2026)
320D SE6,6024,33236,961 (2010)
31624561934,539 (1994)
320I M Sport Auto29,96745029,967 (2026)
318I24988429,461 (1994)
320 I4011,22828,233 (1996)
316 I19283627,009 (2000)
316I4061,37624,976 (1998)
318 I SE2341,11124,367 (2000)
320D M Sport Auto21,17769024,026 (2020)
320D Efficientdynamics10,6561,44421,071 (2015)
316 I SE3321,08619,945 (2004)
320D M Sport9,3501,68416,130 (2017)
320I SE4,1832,14414,878 (2011)
318 IS5641,74012,582 (1999)
318 I S9259311,208 (1996)
335D Xdrive M Sport Auto9,94137711,085 (2018)
330D M Sport Auto8,84880310,929 (2018)
318I SE Auto2,25088810,596 (2010)
323I SE2691,07110,290 (2000)
320D Xdrive M Sport Auto9,50215610,140 (2021)
320D ES6591,1069,991 (2009)
318CI SE4261,1609,315 (2005)
318D SE4,4128259,199 (2016)
316TI SE Compact3398288,845 (2005)
316I SE4915888,587 (2002)
320 I SE902918,492 (1996)
318 CI4981,1568,365 (2003)
320 D SE Touring4369798,307 (2005)
320D SE Touring2,9568738,218 (2014)
318D M Sport4,7326278,083 (2017)
330 CI Sport Auto2,6431,8527,923 (2009)
320I SE Auto4,3899507,895 (2011)
325I2206347,815 (1994)
320D SE Auto4,7006587,784 (2019)
323 I1562937,781 (1994)
320I M Sport4,4111,0467,758 (2017)
320D Sport4,6498497,747 (2017)
323I5641,3637,630 (2000)
320I Auto1172567,613 (1994)
325I SE2,1241,4137,378 (2009)
325I SE Auto3,1369297,250 (2011)
318I Auto1122836,830 (1994)
318I ES1,0206356,429 (2012)
320D M Sport 1813,6795946,421 (2013)
330 CI Sport1,8641,7506,343 (2005)
330D Xdrive M Sport Auto5,6201426,047 (2021)
M340I Xdrive Mhev Auto5,836465,836 (2026)
330I M Sport Auto5,2782095,557 (2023)
318I SE Touring3825225,468 (2009)
316 Auto531405,272 (1994)
318D ES1,2335075,233 (2012)
320D Sport Auto4,4932115,193 (2020)
330E Sport Auto5,184965,184 (2026)
318 I Auto912545,076 (1999)
325 CI Sport1,2251,2304,862 (2005)
318 I SE Auto1282284,826 (2000)
3201771844,811 (1994)
323I SE Auto2614174,788 (2000)

The 60 versions there have been most of. 240 smaller ones are not shown.

What the numbers mean

  • On the road means licensed: taxed, or exempt from tax, at the end of June 2026.
  • Off the road means declared SORN: still registered but not used on public roads, often stored, being restored or waiting to be sold.
  • Counts are for Great Britain and come from the DVLA. Records start in 1994, so older cars may have been more common before then.

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Source: Department for Transport and DVLA vehicle licensing statistics for Great Britain, table VEH0120, to the end of June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.