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BMW M3 (All Sub-Models)

How Many Remain?

Total Cars

39,067

In the UK

Licensed Cars

28,713

In the UK

SORN Cars

10,354

In the UK

Based on the latest DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, there are 39,067 BMW M3 left registered in the UK - 28,713 licensed and 10,354 declared off the road (SORN).

A meaningful share of the remaining BMW M3 fleet is SORN'd, though most surviving examples are still actively licensed and driven. The total has risen by 5% over the past year.

Quarterly number of vehicles licensed or SORN

Chart showing quarterly licensed and SORN BMW M3 statistics in the UK, based on DVLA vehicle licensing data. Currently 28,713 licensed and 10,354 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
28.7K
10.4K
2025
27.4K
29.1K
29.2K
27.9K
9.9K
8.6K
8.9K
10.5K
2024
25.0K
27.2K
27.7K
26.6K
8.9K
8.2K
8.7K
10.1K
2023
23.1K
25.0K
25.0K
24.0K
8.2K
7.7K
8.0K
9.6K
2022
21.1K
22.2K
23.0K
22.3K
7.7K
7.1K
7.5K
8.9K
2021
18.3K
20.2K
21.3K
20.2K
7.3K
6.6K
6.8K
8.3K
2020
16.5K
17.4K
18.1K
17.2K
7.5K
6.6K
6.7K
7.9K
2019
17.3K
18.1K
17.9K
16.7K
5.8K
5.4K
5.8K
7.1K
2018
17.7K
18.9K
18.7K
17.3K
5.1K
4.7K
5.1K
6.4K
2017
18.2K
18.9K
18.6K
17.7K
4.1K
4.0K
4.4K
5.5K
2016
18.5K
19.3K
19.1K
18.2K
3.5K
3.1K
3.4K
4.4K
2015
18.6K
19.2K
19.1K
18.3K
2.9K
2.7K
2.9K
3.8K
2014
18.9K
19.7K
19.9K
18.6K
2.5K
2.1K
2.5K
3.3K
2013
19.2K
19.9K
19.9K
19.0K
2.5K
2.1K
2.0K
2.9K
2012
19.6K
20.0K
20.0K
19.4K
2.3K
2.0K
1.9K
2.5K
2011
19.7K
20.2K
20.1K
19.5K
1.9K
1.8K
1.8K
2.3K
2010
20.0K
20.4K
20.4K
19.7K
1.7K
1.5K
1.5K
2.0K
2009
19.9K
20.3K
20.2K
20.0K
1.4K
1.3K
1.3K
1.5K
2008
20.1K
19.8K
1.1K
1.4K
2007
18.9K
1.1K
2006
19.0K
0​
2005
19.0K
0​
2004
17.8K
0​
2003
15.5K
0​
2002
11.4K
0​
2001
8.3K
0​
2000
7.2K
0​
1999
7.3K
0​
1998
6.7K
0​
1997
5.4K
0​
1996
4.1K
0​
1995
2.7K
0​
1994
1.5K
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

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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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