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BMW 3 Series 325Ci statistics

How many BMW 3 Series 325Cis are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the 325Ci 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 “325CI”, “325CI AUTO”, “325 CI”, “325 CI AUTO”.

Last updated
Records analysed
1,307 BMW 3 Series 325Ci records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 647 −10.0% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 660 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 50.5% Other BMW 3 Series versions 31.9%
  • Peak year 2005 2,735 licensed
  • Share of BMW 3 Series 0.2% of those licensed or SORN
  • New registrations in 2025 1 registered for the first time

How many BMW 3 Series 325Cis are left in Great Britain?

There were 647 BMW 3 Series 325Cis licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 660 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 76.3% lower than its peak of 2,735 in 2005. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 50.5% of those still registered are off the road.

BMW 3 Series 325Cis licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

BMW 3 Series 325Cis licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
2000 381
2001 1,627
2002 2,340
2003 2,731
2004 2,727
2005 2,735
2006 2,719
2007 2,69037
2008 2,62660
2009 2,62863
2010 2,548112
2011 2,507116
2012 2,419131
2013 2,342181
2014 2,236183
2015 2,081247
2016 1,921319
2017 1,721373
2018 1,518446
2019 1,348507
2020 1,180551
2021 1,072578
2022 955607
2023 842637
2024 742635
2025 676648
2026 647660

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many BMW 3 Series 325Cis have survived?

50.5% of the BMW 3 Series 325Cis first registered since 2001 are still registered, licensed or SORN. For other versions of the BMW 3 Series first registered in the same years, the figure is 31.9%, so BMW 3 Series 325Cis are 1.6 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 20 other versions of the BMW 3 Series first registered in the same years.

Share of BMW 3 Series 325Cis still registered compared with other BMW 3 Series versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
BMW 3 Series 325Ci 50.5%
Other BMW 3 Series versions of the same age 31.9%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

BMW 3 Series 325Ci registrations over time

First registrations of BMW 3 Series 325Cis in Great Britain were highest in 2001, when this data begins, at 1,267. In 2025, 1 were registered.

Registered for the first time, by year

BMW 3 Series 325Cis registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Year First registrations
’01 1,267
’02 772
’03 440
’04 35
’05 18
’06 10
’07 10
’08 5
’09 4
’10 4
’11 0
’12 3
’13 3
’14 2
’15 2
’16 0
’17 0
’18 0
’19 1
’20 2
’21 1
’22 3
’23 2
’24 1
’25 1

Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated

BMW 3 Series 325Ci engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 683 BMW 3 Series 325Cis licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 94.7% have an engine of 2,401cc to 2,500cc, and 5.0% have an engine of 2,501cc to 2,600cc.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

BMW 3 Series 325Cis licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
2,401cc to 2,500cc 647 licensed 94.7%
2,501cc to 2,600cc 34 licensed 5.0%
Other sizes 2 licensed 0.3%

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

Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size Fuel Licensed Share
2,401–2,500cc Petrol 646 94.6%
2,501–2,600cc Petrol 34 5.0%

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 325Ci 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 1,307 BMW 3 Series 325Ci records (licensed and SORN) 15 September 2026
Registered for the first time Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport 2001 to 2025 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 “325CI”, “325CI AUTO”, “325 CI”, “325 CI 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 number first registered since 2001. Other versions are those of the same model with the same average year of first registration.
  • First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.

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