Car statistics
BMW 3 Series 330Ci statistics
How many BMW 3 Series 330Cis are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the 330Ci compares with other versions of the BMW 3 Series. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 1,011 −9.1% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 1,181 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 57.6% Other BMW 3 Series versions 31.8%
- Peak year 2004 4,244 licensed
- Share of BMW 3 Series 0.4% of those licensed or SORN
- New registrations in 2025 2 registered for the first time
How many BMW 3 Series 330Cis are left in Great Britain?
There were 1,011 BMW 3 Series 330Cis licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 1,181 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 76.2% lower than its peak of 4,244 in 2004. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 53.9% of those still registered are off the road.
BMW 3 Series 330Cis licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 846 | – |
| 2001 | 2,409 | – |
| 2002 | 3,569 | – |
| 2003 | 4,194 | – |
| 2004 | 4,244 | – |
| 2005 | 4,241 | – |
| 2006 | 4,237 | – |
| 2007 | 4,184 | 65 |
| 2008 | 4,117 | 109 |
| 2009 | 4,074 | 114 |
| 2010 | 3,946 | 172 |
| 2011 | 3,853 | 226 |
| 2012 | 3,671 | 279 |
| 2013 | 3,482 | 331 |
| 2014 | 3,298 | 334 |
| 2015 | 3,092 | 384 |
| 2016 | 2,862 | 506 |
| 2017 | 2,544 | 648 |
| 2018 | 2,205 | 825 |
| 2019 | 1,954 | 949 |
| 2020 | 1,719 | 1,031 |
| 2021 | 1,566 | 1,061 |
| 2022 | 1,416 | 1,102 |
| 2023 | 1,252 | 1,180 |
| 2024 | 1,131 | 1,147 |
| 2025 | 1,046 | 1,164 |
| 2026 | 1,011 | 1,181 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
How many BMW 3 Series 330Cis have survived?
57.6% of the BMW 3 Series 330Cis 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 31.8%, so BMW 3 Series 330Cis are 1.8 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 22 other versions of the BMW 3 Series first registered in the same years.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| BMW 3 Series 330Ci | 57.6% |
| Other BMW 3 Series versions of the same age | 31.8% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
BMW 3 Series 330Ci registrations over time
First registrations of BMW 3 Series 330Cis in Great Britain were highest in 2001, when this data begins, at 1,583. In 2025, 2 were registered.
Registered for the first time, by year
| Year | First registrations |
|---|---|
| ’01 | 1,583 |
| ’02 | 1,270 |
| ’03 | 725 |
| ’04 | 89 |
| ’05 | 34 |
| ’06 | 19 |
| ’07 | 9 |
| ’08 | 6 |
| ’09 | 8 |
| ’10 | 9 |
| ’11 | 2 |
| ’12 | 7 |
| ’13 | 5 |
| ’14 | 3 |
| ’15 | 3 |
| ’16 | 4 |
| ’17 | 7 |
| ’18 | 5 |
| ’19 | 1 |
| ’20 | 1 |
| ’21 | 4 |
| ’22 | 8 |
| ’23 | 3 |
| ’24 | 1 |
| ’25 | 2 |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
BMW 3 Series 330Ci engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 1,055 BMW 3 Series 330Cis licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 91.9% have an engine of 2,901cc to 3,000cc, and 7.5% have an engine of 3,001cc to 3,100cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 2,901cc to 3,000cc 970 licensed | 91.9% |
| 3,001cc to 3,100cc 79 licensed | 7.5% |
| Other sizes 6 licensed | 0.6% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
| Engine size | Fuel | Licensed | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,901–3,000cc | Petrol | 966 | 91.6% |
| 3,001–3,100cc | Petrol | 79 | 7.5% |
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.
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of March 2026 | 2,192 BMW 3 Series 330Ci 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 “330 CI”, “330CI”, “330CI AUTO”, “330 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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