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BMW 1 SERIES (All Sub-Models)

How Many Remain?

Total Cars

425,420

In the UK

Licensed Cars

400,916

In the UK

SORN Cars

24,504

In the UK

Based on the latest DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, there are 425,420 BMW 1 SERIES left registered in the UK - 400,916 licensed and 24,504 declared off the road (SORN).

The vast majority of the remaining BMW 1 SERIES fleet is actively licensed and on the road, with relatively few SORN'd.

Quarterly number of vehicles licensed or SORN

Chart showing quarterly licensed and SORN BMW 1 SERIES statistics in the UK, based on DVLA vehicle licensing data. Currently 400,916 licensed and 24,504 SORN.
Numbers recorded on the last day of each quarter. SORN from 2007 Q4.
Covers United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland up to 2014 Q2. Includes Northern Ireland from 2014 Q3.

Quarter
Licensed
Q1
Licensed
Q2
Licensed
Q3
Licensed
Q4
SORN
Q1
SORN
Q2
SORN
Q3
SORN
Q4
2026
400.9K
24.5K
2025
402.5K
401.4K
401.0K
399.9K
21.6K
21.8K
22.4K
23.7K
2024
403.7K
405.9K
403.7K
401.8K
18.0K
18.3K
18.9K
20.3K
2023
396.9K
397.3K
397.8K
400.1K
14.3K
14.7K
15.5K
16.9K
2022
399.5K
399.4K
398.6K
398.3K
12.5K
12.5K
13.0K
13.8K
2021
397.7K
401.2K
400.4K
400.1K
11.4K
11.3K
11.5K
12.2K
2020
387.1K
388.7K
392.3K
395.0K
10.5K
10.2K
10.2K
11.1K
2019
378.2K
383.5K
386.7K
387.8K
7.0K
8.2K
8.2K
9.2K
2018
362.9K
366.7K
371.6K
372.2K
5.2K
5.6K
6.0K
6.8K
2017
341.5K
347.8K
353.8K
358.3K
3.8K
4.2K
4.6K
5.1K
2016
315.6K
321.6K
327.6K
335.0K
2.5K
2.8K
3.1K
3.7K
2015
288.4K
295.1K
302.8K
309.3K
1.9K
2.0K
1.9K
2.4K
2014
259.6K
267.0K
278.4K
281.2K
1.7K
1.6K
1.4K
2.0K
2013
222.9K
232.3K
245.2K
251.5K
1.7K
1.6K
1.7K
1.5K
2012
189.7K
197.3K
206.2K
213.7K
1.4K
1.2K
1.3K
1.7K
2011
163.0K
171.0K
176.6K
182.0K
1.3K
1.3K
1.6K
1.8K
2010
133.1K
141.3K
149.4K
155.2K
1.2K
1.2K
1.3K
1.5K
2009
101.8K
108.6K
117.9K
125.0K
1.8K
1.6K
1.5K
1.5K
2008
90.1K
96.0K
2.2K
2.3K
2007
68.2K
1.6K
2006
47.8K
0​
2005
27.6K
0​
2004
7.1K
0​
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Vehicles remaining by year of manufacture

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland
Year
Licensed
SORN
Total
121
67
70
56
42
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Annual number of new registrations

Covers United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland to 2014 Q2. Includes Northern Ireland from 2014 Q3.
Year
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Total
121
67
70
56
42
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Vehicle counts by engine capacity and tax status

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

Engine Size
Licensed
Petrol
Licensed
Diesel
Licensed
Other
SORN
Petrol
SORN
Diesel
SORN
Other
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How rare is your [model]?

In the UK, only [123,456] have ever been registered. There are <1% remaining on the road

TCV Rarity Score

123,456,789

Exceptionally Rare

Registered Cars

123,456,789

In the UK

% Of Cars That Remain

123,456,789

12 on the road today

How Many Remain? (All models)

See how the breakdown of how many models remain for each sub-model of this model

Model

Licensed

SORN

Total

BMW 1 SERIES

400,916

24,504

425,420

23,580

1,113

24,693

16,840

1,343

18,183

12,506

1,325

13,831

10,230

1,702

11,932

3,802

1,000

4,802

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The Data

FAQs about the data, its constraints and uses

Data source

All data on this site is derived from the vehicle licensing statistics published by the Department for Transport and the DVLA in the UK.

This data is UK specific.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Which cars are in the database

The data covers every car that is licensed (i.e. taxed and used on the road) or SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification, i.e. the vehicle is registered but cannot be driven on a public road). 

Vehicle make and model are recorded as per their V5. V5's don't always have the exact correct model listed (as DVLA don't have it as an option provided by the manufacturer initially) - in this case the model will be set to "Missing" and is unidentifable from the data.

How should this data be used

Given the previous, take all the data with a pinch of salt.

 

It won't be 100% accurate but will be a very good indicator of how many vehicles are left on the road for each make and model.

It's to be used for fun, not financial decision making.

How often is the data updated

DVLA update the data and publish the new data tables every quarter. We update this data once recevied.

I have a question

If you have any questions about the data, spotted an error or want to know more, please contact us at hello@theclassicvaluer.com

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