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BMW 2 Series: how many are still registered?

146,430still registered

BMW 2 Series cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 78 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 163,356 (2026 Q2) - 89.6% of that peak survives.

1,883 of the survivors (1.2%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

89.6% survives 2026 Q2 peak: 163,356

Declared off-road (SORN)1,883 · 1.2%

Derivatives

DVLA also registers other body types under the BMW 2 Series nameplate. Each is counted on its own page, so every figure on this one is cars only.

BMW 2 Series vans1still reg.BMW 2 Series buses and coaches0still reg.

By year

All 146,430 surviving BMW 2 Series cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. Across every year, 159 of these cars have gone since 2014, leaving 96.3% of the 2014 figure. That is the earliest real count of the same cars: DVLA publishes no production figures, so nothing here is a count of how many were built.

Year built2014 → 2025
20,00010,0000
201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
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On the road over time

Total BMW 2 Series cars registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

163,356
2014log scale2026: 163,356
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving BMW 2 Series cars split by engine capacity and by fuel, as recorded 2025. Engine sizes are DVLA's own bands and cover only the cars it holds a capacity for.

Engine size

1401cc to 1500cc80,925 cars · 55.2%
1901cc to 2000cc65,502 cars · 44.7%
Other sizes (3)3 cars · under 0.1%

Fuel

Petrol81,861 · 55.9%
Diesel47,243 · 32.2%
Plug-in Hybrid Electric (petrol)8,470 · 5.7%
Hybrid Electric (petrol)8,444 · 5.7%
Hybrid Electric (diesel)412 · 0.2%

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Source: DVLA vehicle licensing statistics (DfT). Counts as of 2025, licensed and SORN vehicles both included. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Survivor counts are national registration figures, not a guarantee any particular car exists or is roadworthy - check a specific reg free.