How many BMW 4 Series are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, how new registrations have changed and which fuels they use. Built from DVLA licensing records and 108,454 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain108,456+0.1% on a year earlier
Declared SORN2,529Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202583.3%Cars of the same ages 78.0%
Rank by number licensedNo. 89of 1,159 models we cover
Peak year2025108,635 licensed
Average annual mileage8,160miles a year
How many BMW 4 Series are left in Great Britain?
There were 108,456 BMW 4 Series licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 2,529 declared off the road (SORN).
That is 0.2% fewer than the peak of 108,635 in 2025.
In 2025, 83.3% of BMW 4 Series MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the BMW 4 Series tested pass 78.0% of the time, so the BMW 4 Series does better than average for its age, by 5.3 points. In 2024 its pass rate was 83.7%.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: BMW 4 Series vs all cars
Comparing like with like: each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older average age does not count against a model.
0%
50%
100%
3 years
4–5 years
6–7 years
8–10 years
11–14 years
BMW 4 Series
All cars
MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, BMW 4 Series compared with all cars
Tyres is the most common reason a BMW 4 Series fails its MOT,
appearing on 48.7% of failed tests. A failed test can have defects in
more than one category, so shares add up to more than 100%.
7.6% of BMW 4 Series tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Most common MOT failure categories
Share of failed BMW 4 Series MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
Most common BMW 4 Series MOT defects and advisories
The single most common reason a BMW 4 Series failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Tyres: ply or cords exposed”, on 13.8% of 18,065 failed tests.
39.3% of tests ended with at least one advisory, a problem to watch that did not fail the test; the most common was “Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge”.
The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.
Most common reasons for failure
Share of failed tests with each defect. A test can fail for more than one.
Most common specific MOT defects on failed BMW 4 Series tests, 2025
Defect
Share of failed tests
Tyres: ply or cords exposed Tyres
13.8%
Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres
12.0%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres
11.4%
Tyres: bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres
10 years of the BMW 4 Series, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2013 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (77.0% passed first time) and the 2022 cars worst (88.2%).
Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left:
licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025.
Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great
Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.
BMW 4 Series annual mileage
The average BMW 4 Series covers 8,160 miles a year,
worked out from odometer readings at consecutive MOT tests.
Average annual mileage by age
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5k
10k
8,261
4–5 years
8,315
6–7 years
8,228
8–10 years
7,533
11–14 years
Average annual mileage of a BMW 4 Series by vehicle age
Of the 113,913 BMW 4 Series licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 76.6% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc, and 23.4% have an engine of 2,901cc to 3,000cc. Diesels made up 71.0% of those licensed in 2014 and 54.8% in 2025.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
BMW 4 Series licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
1,901cc to 2,000cc 87,249 licensed
76.6%
2,901cc to 3,000cc 26,661 licensed
23.4%
Other sizes 3 licensed
0.0%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
BMW 4 Series licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year
Diesel
Petrol
Hybrid
2014
71.0%
29.0%
0.0%
2015
75.3%
24.7%
0.0%
2016
75.8%
24.2%
0.0%
2017
75.3%
24.7%
0.0%
2018
71.1%
28.9%
0.0%
2019
68.1%
31.9%
0.0%
2020
65.9%
34.0%
0.2%
2021
62.6%
35.8%
1.7%
2022
59.3%
37.7%
3.0%
2023
57.5%
39.2%
3.3%
2024
56.0%
40.7%
3.2%
2025
54.8%
42.1%
3.1%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
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.
How we use engine sizes.
BMW 4 Series fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the BMW 4 Series from 2014, and still lists it. On the WLTP test (listings 2025 to 2026), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and petrol hybrid versions ranges from 32.8 to 44.8 mpg, with CO2 of 144 to 193 g/km. On the older NEDC test (listings 2014 to 2018), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and diesel versions ranges from 33.6 to 70.6 mpg, with CO2 of 106 to 195 g/km.
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2025 to 2026
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2025 to 2026
Engine and fuel
Combined mpg
CO2 g/km
Listed
Euro standard
Versions
2.0 petrol
40.3–44.8
144–160
2025–2026
Euro 6
8
3.0 petrol hybrid
32.8–39.8
162–193
2025–2026
Euro 6
6
Older NEDC figures, listed 2014 to 2018 (4 engine and fuel groups)
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2014 to 2018
Official figures from laboratory type-approval tests. VCA says they may not be achieved in
real-world driving, and should not be used to rank cars with similar figures.
NEDC figures (in VCA’s data until September 2018) and WLTP figures (from the 2019 guide)
come from different tests, so they are shown separately and should not be compared.
VCA’s data has no BMW versions for 2019 to 2024, so the years listed may leave out years the BMW 4 Series was on sale.
Engine sizes are rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre. A version is one line in
VCA’s data (description, gearbox, engine and fuel), counted once however many years it was
listed.
Matched from VCA’s model names “4 Series Coupé F32, From October 2013”, “4 Series Gran Coupé F36, From June 2014”, “4 Series Convertible F33, From March 2014”, “4 Series Coupé F32, From March 2016”. How we use VCA’s figures.
BMW 4 Series safety recalls
DVSA lists 23 safety recalls for the BMW 4 Series since 1992, the first in 2015. The most recent was launched on 2 March 2026.
Replace the Engine Starter Motor
Launched 2 March 2026DVSA recall R/2026/054Manufacturer ref. 0012650600/0012660600/0012670600/0012680600/0012770600/0012790600
Defect
The Safety Recall relates to the engine starter motor. The fault relates to the RSW22 starter RWT (reinforced water tightness). It was found that with RWT starters an increased abrasion of the magnetic contact can cause the growth of deposits at the lowest point of the relay interior. This in turn may increase the relay contact resistance resulting in false starts or even causing short circuits and possibly a thermal reaction. In case of a short circuit the possibility of a thermal event cannot be excluded. This may happen while attempting to start the vehicle or while driving due to vibrations causing a short circuit due to moving deposits.
Remedy
On the affected vehicles the starter motor will be replaced with a variant by another supplier with a different design. Until the repair has been completed it is recommended to not leave the vehicle running unattended after starting the engine.
A recall applies to cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every BMW 4 Series. The details come from manufacturers through DVSA, which says they may be delayed or
incomplete. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check or ask the manufacturer or a
dealer. How we match recalls to models.
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.
First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
Models are grouped by DVLA’s generic model name, so every generation and trim counts together.
MOT figures cover normal tests of cars aged three and over in 2025; retests are excluded. Age is rounded to the nearest year.
DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.
