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How many BMW 5 Seriess are left?

186,473 are on the road in Great Britain and 39,096 are declared off the road. More than ten thousand on the road.

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Registered as cars

186,473

on the road in Great Britain

plus 39,096 declared off the road

Common

Most on the road
238,826, the end of June 2019
Still on the road
78% of the most there were
Since 2021
Down 18% (228,358 to 186,473)
0131k263k199420102026
On the road (licensed)Including those declared off the road (SORN)Most on the road

Registered as vans

1

on the road in Great Britain

plus 2 declared off the road

Ultra rare

Most on the road
41, when records start (the end of 1994)
Still on the road
2% of the most there were
Since 2021
No change
02141199420102026
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
520D M Sport Auto38,8402,39148,894 (2019)
520D SE Auto24,6352,37433,228 (2019)
520I SE4991,12518,116 (2003)
520D SE6,9512,25117,750 (2015)
520 I9028516,194 (1994)
520I SE Auto1,54779512,746 (2004)
530E M Sport Auto11,91959011,919 (2026)
530D M Sport Auto9,68685211,766 (2020)
523I SE Auto73582211,090 (2000)
530D SE Auto3,9471,5529,846 (2012)
525 I SE Auto1192958,615 (1996)
520D M Sport Mhev Auto7,1862038,310 (2023)
523I SE3776548,205 (2000)
528I SE Auto6667508,183 (2000)
525 I SE1072777,182 (1996)
520D M Sport3,0139917,178 (2014)
520I M Sport Auto5,886695,886 (2026)
535D M Sport Auto4,0555775,728 (2017)
525D SE Auto1,5638775,721 (2012)
518 I SE381685,668 (1996)
525I SE Auto6946155,248 (2006)
518 I22945,041 (1996)
525 E Auto631354,990 (1994)
520I Auto421074,474 (1994)
520D Efficientdynamics2,3873144,450 (2013)
525D SE5596844,338 (2009)
520D Luxury Auto3,3821033,943 (2017)
520 I Auto15683,837 (1995)
530I SE Auto1,2225883,808 (2006)
518I27523,684 (1994)
520D Xdrive M Sport Auto3,165853,656 (2020)
530D SE3815973,263 (2006)
530D Xdrive M Sport Auto2,889403,060 (2020)
528 I731522,977 (1994)
528I SE1382952,975 (2001)
525D M Sport A1,0353512,925 (2010)
525D M Sport Auto1,7073242,911 (2017)
520D SE Touring6683772,860 (2010)
530D SE Touring Auto4044822,800 (2006)
530E SE Auto2,5461032,787 (2023)
528I Auto42682,782 (1994)
535I Auto1513772,754 (2002)
530I Sport Auto4205152,688 (2005)
525I50812,635 (1994)
535 I SE Auto17932,541 (1994)
540I Xdrive M Sport Auto2,336462,428 (2020)
530D M Sport A9752912,317 (2010)
525I Auto23342,303 (1994)
520I SE Touring481292,289 (2002)
530 SE Auto1993732,150 (2005)
525 TDS SE402042,143 (1998)
525D SE Touring Auto2573112,066 (2007)
530D Xdrive M Sport Mhev Auto1,913252,056 (2023)
520 I LUX20611,972 (1994)
525 TDS SE Auto291421,908 (1998)
525I SE2622631,876 (2008)
530 I SE Auto12461,866 (1994)
540I Auto1473321,746 (2002)
520D M Sport Bus Edit A7121981,723 (2011)
530I M Sport Auto1,6151001,706 (2021)

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.