Car statistics
BMW 3 Series 316i Lux statistics
How many BMW 3 Series 316i Luxes are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the 316i Lux compares with other versions of the BMW 3 Series. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 78 −10.3% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 227 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 12.5% Other BMW 3 Series versions 7.9%
- Licensed in 1994 2,434 when this data begins
- Share of BMW 3 Series 0.1% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 74.4% of those still registered are SORN
How many BMW 3 Series 316i Luxes are left in Great Britain?
There were 78 BMW 3 Series 316i Luxes licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 227 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 96.8% lower than the 2,434 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 74.4% of those still registered are off the road.
BMW 3 Series 316i Luxes licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 2,434 | – |
| 1995 | 2,407 | – |
| 1996 | 2,396 | – |
| 1997 | 2,348 | – |
| 1998 | 2,319 | – |
| 1999 | 2,310 | – |
| 2000 | 2,248 | – |
| 2001 | 2,183 | – |
| 2002 | 2,047 | – |
| 2003 | 1,874 | – |
| 2004 | 1,692 | – |
| 2005 | 1,433 | – |
| 2006 | 1,084 | – |
| 2007 | 818 | 172 |
| 2008 | 632 | 149 |
| 2009 | 487 | 134 |
| 2010 | 383 | 124 |
| 2011 | 290 | 134 |
| 2012 | 247 | 112 |
| 2013 | 205 | 145 |
| 2014 | 181 | 146 |
| 2015 | 171 | 149 |
| 2016 | 159 | 158 |
| 2017 | 136 | 179 |
| 2018 | 122 | 196 |
| 2019 | 117 | 200 |
| 2020 | 120 | 200 |
| 2021 | 117 | 202 |
| 2022 | 101 | 213 |
| 2023 | 85 | 223 |
| 2024 | 87 | 219 |
| 2025 | 84 | 221 |
| 2026 | 78 | 227 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
How many BMW 3 Series 316i Luxes have survived?
12.5% of BMW 3 Series 316i Luxes are still registered (licensed or SORN), measured against the most on the road at any year end since 1994. For other versions of the BMW 3 Series from the same era, the figure is 7.9%, so BMW 3 Series 316i Luxes are 1.6 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 16 other versions of the BMW 3 Series from the same era.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| BMW 3 Series 316i Lux | 12.5% |
| Other BMW 3 Series versions of the same age | 7.9% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Other versions of the BMW 3 Series
Versions of the BMW 3 Series with their own page. The BMW 3 Series page covers all 448,681 licensed, whatever the version.
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of March 2026 | 305 BMW 3 Series 316i Lux records (licensed and SORN) | 15 September 2026 |
- Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
- Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately, from 2007.
- This version groups DVLA’s detailed model names “316I LUX”, “316I LUX A”. Engine size, gearbox, number of doors and fuel are ignored, so every engine and gearbox counts together.
- Survival compares the number still registered (licensed or SORN) with the most licensed at any year end since 1994, plus any first registered after that year. Other versions are those of the same model whose licensed count peaked in the same years, up to 2001.
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