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BMW 3 Series 320i Cabriolet statistics

How many BMW 3 Series 320i Cabriolets are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the 320i Cabriolet compares with other versions of the BMW 3 Series. Built from DVLA licensing records.

A version of the BMW 3 Series. Recorded by DVLA as “320I CONVERTIBLE”, “320I CONVERTIBLE AUTO”, “320I CABRIO”, “320I CABRIO AUTO”.

Last updated
Records analysed
1,223 BMW 3 Series 320i Cabriolet records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 334 −2.1% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 889 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 48.0% Other BMW 3 Series versions 7.4%
  • Licensed in 1994 2,502 when this data begins
  • Share of BMW 3 Series 0.2% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 72.7% of those still registered are SORN

How many BMW 3 Series 320i Cabriolets are left in Great Britain?

There were 334 BMW 3 Series 320i Cabriolets licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 889 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 86.7% lower than the 2,502 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 72.7% of those still registered are off the road.

BMW 3 Series 320i Cabriolets licensed and SORN in Great Britain

This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.

BMW 3 Series 320i Cabriolets licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1994 2,502
1995 2,404
1996 2,380
1997 2,338
1998 2,236
1999 2,179
2000 2,029
2001 1,978
2002 1,867
2003 1,791
2004 1,639
2005 1,495
2006 1,327
2007 1,182526
2008 1,006566
2009 939583
2010 818613
2011 705642
2012 622652
2013 588723
2014 561693
2015 555712
2016 527729
2017 498768
2018 458804
2019 440827
2020 430838
2021 398847
2022 378874
2023 318919
2024 333884
2025 330890
2026 334889

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many BMW 3 Series 320i Cabriolets have survived?

48.0% of BMW 3 Series 320i Cabriolets 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 7.4%, so BMW 3 Series 320i Cabriolets are 6.5 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.

Share of BMW 3 Series 320i Cabriolets still registered compared with other BMW 3 Series versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
BMW 3 Series 320i Cabriolet 48.0%
Other BMW 3 Series versions of the same age 7.4%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

BMW 3 Series 320i Cabriolet engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 332 BMW 3 Series 320i Cabriolets licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 95.8% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

BMW 3 Series 320i Cabriolets licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
1,901cc to 2,000cc 318 licensed 95.8%
Other sizes 14 licensed 4.2%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated

Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size Fuel Licensed Share
1,901–2,000cc Petrol 318 95.8%
2,401–2,500cc Petrol 5 1.5%

United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page. This covers cars DVLA records under this version’s name only; the BMW 3 Series page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.

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.

BMW 3 Series 320i Cabriolet compared with other versions of the BMW 3 Series
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
BMW 3 Series 330Ci Sport 4,355 3,823 54.7%
BMW 3 Series 325i SE 5,399 2,681 52.9%
BMW 3 Series 325Ci Sport 2,490 2,199 49.1%
BMW 3 Series 325i M Sport 3,585 839 66.0%
BMW 3 Series 323i 956 2,418 21.4%
BMW 3 Series 325i 460 1,774 12.8%
BMW 3 Series 330Ci 1,011 1,181 57.6%
BMW 3 Series 325i Cabriolet 509 1,601 54.6%
BMW 3 Series 328i Cabriolet 479 1,312 41.4%
BMW 3 Series 318i Cabriolet 334 1,005 47.7%
BMW 3 Series 330d SE Touring 979 329 60.3%
BMW 3 Series 325Ci 647 660 50.5%
BMW 3 Series 320i Cabriolet 334 889 48.0%
BMW 3 Series 328i Coupe 252 877 22.4%
BMW 3 Series 328i Sport 347 775 32.0%
BMW 3 Series 325i SE Touring 821 279 45.6%
BMW 3 Series 330Cd Sport 502 533 53.8%
BMW 3 Series 335d SE 584 294 60.3%
BMW 3 Series 328Ci SE 168 564 23.3%
BMW 3 Series 330Ci Clubsport 356 288 68.0%
BMW 3 Series 325ti Compact 259 372 36.8%
BMW 3 Series 325d M Sport Touring 527 77 70.7%
BMW 3 Series 318ti Sport 92 435 26.1%
BMW 3 Series 325i Touring 87 410 14.2%
BMW 3 Series 323Ci 153 299 32.7%
BMW 3 Series 335d M Sport Touring 359 86 71.0%
BMW 3 Series 325i M Sport Touring 361 66 72.5%
BMW 3 Series 325ti Sport Compact 209 217 45.8%
BMW 3 Series 330Ci M Sport 289 134 74.0%
BMW 3 Series 330Cd M Sport 183 151 64.5%
BMW 3 Series 330i M Sport Touring 275 42 76.0%
BMW 3 Series 325Ci M Sport 209 97 71.8%
BMW 3 Series 316i Lux 78 227 12.5%
BMW 3 Series 320Ci M Sport 194 80 65.6%
BMW 3 Series 316i Touring Lux 61 200 14.8%
BMW 3 Series 318i Lux Cabriolet 69 165 60.0%
BMW 3 Series 323i SE Touring 61 153 23.3%
BMW 3 Series 320Ci M Sport Edition 94 52 74.1%
BMW 3 Series 328i SE Touring 52 89 35.9%
BMW 3 Series 320Cd M Sport Edition 84 42 57.3%
BMW 3 Series 323i Sport Touring 20 97 32.0%
BMW 3 Series 335d SE Touring 84 23 71.3%
BMW 3 Series 328 SE Touring 33 68 23.0%

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Licensed and SORN counts Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of March 2026 1,223 BMW 3 Series 320i Cabriolet 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 “320I CONVERTIBLE”, “320I CONVERTIBLE AUTO”, “320I CABRIO”, “320I CABRIO AUTO”. 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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