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BMW Z8: how many are still registered?

108still registered

BMW Z8 cars still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 1 recorded variant.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 143 (2003 Q4) - 75.5% of that peak survives.

60 of the survivors (55.5%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

75.5% survives 2003 Q4 peak: 143

Declared off-road (SORN)60 · 55.5%

By year

All 108 surviving BMW Z8 cars, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1999 → 2003
50250
19992000200120022003
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On the road over time

Total BMW Z8 cars registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

143
20002026: 106
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving BMW Z8 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

4001cc to 4100cc2 cars · 1.8%
4301cc to 4400cc1 cars · 0.9%
4701cc to 4800cc1 cars · 0.9%
4801cc to 4900cc1 cars · 0.9%
4901cc to 5000cc102 cars · 94.4%
5001cc to 5100cc1 cars · 0.9%

Fuel

Petrol108 · 100%

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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.