417 BMW 530D SE cars are licensed in the UK, and another 735 are declared off the road (SORN). Licensed numbers peaked at 3,263 at the end of December 2006; 13% 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
1998
1
4
1999
9
70
2000
26
114
2001
29
78
2002
55
97
2003
70
99
2004
79
168
2005
51
33
2006
45
18
2007
27
25
2008
19
8
2009
1
1
2010
23
7
2011
10
2
2012
22
2
2013
5
0
2017
1
0
Year of manufacture, or year of first registration where DVLA has no manufacture year.
United Kingdom · DfT VEH0160 + VEH0124 · 2001 onwards
New each year, and how many are still here
First registeredStill registered at end of 2025
Year
First registered
Still registered
Share
2025
1
–
–
2021
3
–
–
2020
1
–
–
2019
1
–
–
2018
4
–
–
2017
6
–
–
2016
3
–
–
2015
7
–
–
2014
2
–
–
2013
13
–
–
2012
32
23
72%
2011
18
–
–
2010
50
27
54%
2009
7
–
–
2008
44
25
57%
2007
105
45
43%
2006
155
58
37%
2005
225
74
33%
2004
796
211
27%
2003
554
159
29%
2002
462
133
29%
2001
437
98
22%
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
Diesel1,149
Petrol3
As recorded by DVLA, including some likely recording errors.
United Kingdom · VEH0220 · end of 2025
Engine size
LicensedSORN
2901cc to 3000cc1,153
3001cc to 3100cc37
2 other bands, each under 1%9
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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