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BMW M Roadster: how many are still registered?

518still registered

BMW M Roadster cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 1 recorded variant.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 639 (2002 Q4) - 81.0% of that peak survives.

249 of the survivors (48.0%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

81.0% survives 2002 Q4 peak: 639

Declared off-road (SORN)249 · 48.0%

By year

All 518 surviving BMW M Roadster cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. Across every year, 28 of these cars have gone since 2014, leaving 94.8% 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 built1997 → 2003
3001500
1997199819992000200120022003
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On the road over time

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

639
1997log scale2026: 504
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving BMW M Roadster 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

2801cc to 2900cc3 cars · 0.5%
3201cc to 3300cc512 cars · 98.8%
Other sizes (3)3 cars · 0.5%

Fuel

Petrol517 · 99.8%
Gas1 · 0.1%

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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.