Car statistics
BMW 3 Series 328i Cabriolet statistics
How many BMW 3 Series 328i Cabriolets are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the 328i Cabriolet compares with other versions of the BMW 3 Series. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 479 −8.6% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 1,312 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 41.4% Other BMW 3 Series versions 13.5%
- Peak year 2000 4,304 licensed
- Share of BMW 3 Series 0.3% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 73.3% of those still registered are SORN
How many BMW 3 Series 328i Cabriolets are left in Great Britain?
There were 479 BMW 3 Series 328i Cabriolets licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 1,312 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 88.9% lower than its peak of 4,304 in 2000. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 73.3% of those still registered are off the road.
BMW 3 Series 328i Cabriolets licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 801 | – |
| 1996 | 1,983 | – |
| 1997 | 3,020 | – |
| 1998 | 3,601 | – |
| 1999 | 4,159 | – |
| 2000 | 4,304 | – |
| 2001 | 4,257 | – |
| 2002 | 4,201 | – |
| 2003 | 4,159 | – |
| 2004 | 4,063 | – |
| 2005 | 3,989 | – |
| 2006 | 3,873 | – |
| 2007 | 3,723 | 251 |
| 2008 | 3,535 | 352 |
| 2009 | 3,430 | 364 |
| 2010 | 3,129 | 498 |
| 2011 | 2,875 | 620 |
| 2012 | 2,523 | 706 |
| 2013 | 2,196 | 810 |
| 2014 | 1,869 | 829 |
| 2015 | 1,605 | 949 |
| 2016 | 1,358 | 1,038 |
| 2017 | 1,185 | 1,114 |
| 2018 | 1,028 | 1,196 |
| 2019 | 885 | 1,272 |
| 2020 | 775 | 1,309 |
| 2021 | 730 | 1,289 |
| 2022 | 658 | 1,321 |
| 2023 | 554 | 1,370 |
| 2024 | 517 | 1,330 |
| 2025 | 486 | 1,318 |
| 2026 | 479 | 1,312 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
How many BMW 3 Series 328i Cabriolets have survived?
41.4% of BMW 3 Series 328i Cabriolets are still registered (licensed or SORN), measured against the most on the road at any year end since 1995. For other versions of the BMW 3 Series from the same era, the figure is 13.5%, so BMW 3 Series 328i Cabriolets are 3.1 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 35 other versions of the BMW 3 Series from the same era.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| BMW 3 Series 328i Cabriolet | 41.4% |
| Other BMW 3 Series versions of the same age | 13.5% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
BMW 3 Series 328i Cabriolet engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 492 BMW 3 Series 328i Cabriolets licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 98.8% have an engine of 2,701cc to 2,800cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 2,701cc to 2,800cc 486 licensed | 98.8% |
| Other sizes 6 licensed | 1.2% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
| Engine size | Fuel | Licensed | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,701–2,800cc | Petrol | 485 | 98.6% |
| 2,801–2,900cc | Petrol | 6 | 1.2% |
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.
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of March 2026 | 1,791 BMW 3 Series 328i 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 “328I CABRIO”, “328I 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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