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BMW M5: how many are still registered?

9,007still registered

BMW M5 cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 14 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 9,231 (2026 Q2) - 97.5% of that peak survives.

2,221 of the survivors (24.6%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

97.5% survives 2026 Q2 peak: 9,231

Declared off-road (SORN)2,221 · 24.6%

By year

All 9,007 surviving BMW M5 cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. Across every year, 876 of these cars have gone since 2014, leaving 84.6% 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 built1985 → 2023
1,5007500
19852023
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On the road over time

Total BMW M5 cars registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

9,231
1994log scale2026: 9,231
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving BMW M5 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

3401cc to 3500cc512 cars · 5.6%
3501cc to 3600cc138 cars · 1.5%
3701cc to 3800cc191 cars · 2.1%
4301cc to 4400cc5,609 cars · 62.2%
4901cc to 5000cc2,512 cars · 27.8%
Other sizes (12)45 cars · 0.4%

Fuel

Petrol8,991 · 99.8%
Other fuels (3)16 · 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.