2,386 BMW 540I Xdrive M Sport Auto cars are licensed in the UK, and another 47 are declared off the road (SORN). Licensed numbers peaked at 2,480 at the end of September 2020; 96% of that peak is still licensed. Over the last five years the number on the register has fallen by 2%. One of 398 versions DVLA records under the BMW 5 Series.
Yearly figures to 2007, then every quarter. 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
2017
770
23
2018
954
17
2019
474
4
2020
181
3
2021
2
0
Year of manufacture, or year of first registration where DVLA has no manufacture year.
United Kingdom · DfT VEH0160 + VEH0124 · 2017 onwards
New each year, and how many are still here
First registeredStill registered at end of 2025
Year
First registered
Still registered
Share
2026 (Jan–Jun)
5
–
–
2025
2
–
–
2024
1
–
–
2022
4
–
–
2021
2
–
–
2020
194
184
95%
2019
524
477
91%
2018
1,082
970
90%
2017
922
793
86%
2026* covers January to June only. 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
Petrol2,433
As recorded by DVLA, including some likely recording errors.
United Kingdom · VEH0220 · end of 2025
Engine size
LicensedSORN
2901cc to 3000cc2,428
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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