Rarity / BMW / M Series

BMW M Series: how many are still registered?

5,050still registered

BMW M Series cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 7 recorded variants.

One car drawn per 10 on the road - there are too many left to draw one each. Pick variants on the left to colour them in.

By year

All 5,050 surviving BMW M Series cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built2023 → 2025
5,0002,5000
202320242025
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving BMW M 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

1901cc to 2000cc3,792 cars · 75.0%
2001cc to 2100cc1 cars · under 0.1%
2901cc to 3000cc375 cars · 7.4%
4301cc to 4400cc882 cars · 17.4%

Fuel

Petrol3,983 · 78.8%
Plug-in Hybrid Electric (petrol)1,067 · 21.1%

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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.