How many on the roadMOT results

BMWX7

6,786 BMW X7 cars are licensed in the UK, and another 198 are declared off the road (SORN). That's the most there have ever been on the road. Over the last five years the number on the register has risen by 306%.

MOT85.7% pass first time · cars the same age 86.5%Jump to MOT results

Licensed
6,786taxed for the road
SORN
198declared off the road
On the register
6,984licensed + SORN
1-year change
+26.4%vs June 2025
5-year change
+306.0%on the register
Peak licensed
6,786June 2026
United Kingdom · DfT VEH0120 · 1994 to 2026 Q2

Cars on the register over time

LicensedSORN (stacked on top)

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 of manufacture, or year of first registration where DVLA has no manufacture year.

United Kingdom · DfT VEH0160 + VEH0124 · 2019 onwards

New each year, and how many are still here

First registeredStill registered at end of 2025

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
  • Hybrid electric (petrol)3,135
  • Hybrid electric (diesel)2,532
  • Diesel861
  • Petrol456

As recorded by DVLA, including some likely recording errors.

United Kingdom · VEH0220 · end of 2025

Engine size

LicensedSORN
  • 2901cc to 3000cc5,629
  • 4301cc to 4400cc507

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 X7 versions

DVLA's detailed model names. Choose one to see its own figures.

VersionLicensedSORNOn the register, 2008–2025
X7 XDRIVE40D M Sport Mhev Auto4,01454
X7 XDRIVE40I M Sport Mhev Auto96074
X7 M50D Auto40114
X7 XDRIVE30D M Sport Auto39916
X7 M60I Xdrive Mhev Auto3397
X7 XDRIVE40I M Sport Auto21515
X7 M50I Auto1735
X7 XDRIVE40D Excellence Mhev A1000
X7 XDRIVE40I Excellence Mhev A742
X7 XDRIVE40I Auto323

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

MOT results

In 2025, 85.7% of BMW X7 MOT tests were passed first time, about the same as the 86.5% for cars of the same age. 4.7% had at least one dangerous defect (4.4% for cars the same age).

First-time pass
85.7%of initial tests
Cars the same age
86.5%first-time pass
Dangerous defect
4.7%same age 4.4%
Tests
2,511in 2025

Most common failures

  1. Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords5.1%Tyres · cars the same age 1.8%
  2. Condition: has ply or cords exposed3.3%Tyres · cars the same age 1.0%
  3. Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements1.1%Identification of the vehicle · cars the same age 0.1%

Full BMW X7 MOT results Failures by area, pass rate by year, advisories.

UK figures to the end of June 2026, and to the end of 2025 for year built and engine size. Updated 9 November 2026.

Figures cover the United Kingdom. Quarterly history before 2014 Q3 covers Great Britain only, because the UK figures start then; Northern Ireland adds a few percent from that point. SORN (off-road) counts are only available from the end of 2007. Older vehicles often have no model recorded by DVLA, so counts for classic models are likely to be low.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Transport and DVLA, Vehicle licensing statistics.

MOT figures: initial MOT tests in Great Britain during 2025. Cars under 3 years old don't need an MOT, and most cars over 40 are exempt, so older models are represented by the owners who choose to test. MOT records can't separate car and van versions of the same model.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, anonymised MOT tests and results.