104 BMW 523I SE A cars are licensed in the UK, and another 26 are declared off the road (SORN). Licensed numbers peaked at 367 at the end of September 2009; 28% of that peak is still licensed. Over the last five years the number on the register has fallen by 33%. One of 398 versions DVLA records under the BMW 5 Series.
Yearly figures to 2007, then every quarter. Figures cover Great Britain until June 2014 and the whole UK from September 2014, marked on the chart, when Northern Ireland records were added. SORN was only recorded from the end of 2007, so earlier totals show licensed cars only. Small dips at each year end are usually seasonal: some owners SORN their cars for winter.
United Kingdom · DfT VEH0124 · end of 2025
Which years have survived
Cars still registered at the end of 2025, by the year they were made.
LicensedSORN
Year made
Licensed
SORN
2007
40
12
2008
46
9
2009
32
2
Year of manufacture, or year of first registration where DVLA has no manufacture year.
United Kingdom · DfT VEH0160 + VEH0124 · 2007 onwards
New each year, and how many are still here
First registeredStill registered at end of 2025
Year
First registered
Still registered
Share
2022
1
–
–
2020
2
–
–
2018
2
–
–
2011
4
–
–
2009
55
30
55%
2008
133
54
41%
2007
185
51
28%
First registrations cover Great Britain up to mid-2014 and the whole UK after. Imports and cars first registered elsewhere can push a year above 100%. Years with fewer than 20 new registrations are left out.
United Kingdom · VEH0120 · 2026 Q2
Fuel type
LicensedSORN
Petrol130
As recorded by DVLA, including some likely recording errors.
United Kingdom · VEH0220 · end of 2025
Engine size
LicensedSORN
2401cc to 2500cc141
Small bands are grouped because most are DVLA recording errors, such as cars listed with engines under 100cc.
United Kingdom · VEH0120 · 2026 Q2
All BMW 5 Series versions
DVLA's detailed model names. Choose one to see its own figures.
In 2025, 79.7% of BMW 5 Series MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 71.0% for cars of the same age. 7.0% had at least one dangerous defect (7.6% for cars the same age).
MOT records don’t name versions, so these figures cover every BMW 5 Series.
First-time pass
79.7%of initial tests
Cars the same age
71.0%first-time pass
Dangerous defect
7.0%same age 7.6%
Tests
203,243in 2025
Most common failures
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm2.1%Tyres · cars the same age 2.3%
Coil spring: fractured or broken2.1%Suspension · cars the same age 2.5%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed1.9%Tyres · cars the same age 1.3%
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