Car statistics
BMW 5 Series 525 statistics
How many BMW 5 Series 525s are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the 525 compares with other versions of the BMW 5 Series. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 55 −5.2% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 205 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 9.0% Other BMW 5 Series versions 4.5%
- Peak year 1996 2,633 licensed
- Share of BMW 5 Series 0.1% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 78.8% of those still registered are SORN
How many BMW 5 Series 525s are left in Great Britain?
There were 55 BMW 5 Series 525s licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 205 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 97.9% lower than its peak of 2,633 in 1996. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 78.8% of those still registered are off the road.
BMW 5 Series 525s licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 2,109 | – |
| 1995 | 2,499 | – |
| 1996 | 2,633 | – |
| 1997 | 2,514 | – |
| 1998 | 2,504 | – |
| 1999 | 2,457 | – |
| 2000 | 2,386 | – |
| 2001 | 2,284 | – |
| 2002 | 2,254 | – |
| 2003 | 2,172 | – |
| 2004 | 2,106 | – |
| 2005 | 1,977 | – |
| 2006 | 1,825 | – |
| 2007 | 1,644 | 157 |
| 2008 | 1,389 | 187 |
| 2009 | 1,127 | 178 |
| 2010 | 883 | 173 |
| 2011 | 639 | 170 |
| 2012 | 509 | 135 |
| 2013 | 381 | 146 |
| 2014 | 283 | 154 |
| 2015 | 244 | 158 |
| 2016 | 197 | 177 |
| 2017 | 154 | 186 |
| 2018 | 110 | 202 |
| 2019 | 97 | 209 |
| 2020 | 77 | 212 |
| 2021 | 78 | 205 |
| 2022 | 69 | 207 |
| 2023 | 71 | 206 |
| 2024 | 58 | 205 |
| 2025 | 59 | 201 |
| 2026 | 55 | 205 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
How many BMW 5 Series 525s have survived?
9.0% of BMW 5 Series 525s 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 5 Series from the same era, the figure is 4.5%, so BMW 5 Series 525s are 2.0 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 19 other versions of the BMW 5 Series from the same era.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| BMW 5 Series 525 | 9.0% |
| Other BMW 5 Series versions of the same age | 4.5% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Other versions of the BMW 5 Series
Versions of the BMW 5 Series with their own page. The BMW 5 Series page covers all 187,690 licensed, whatever the version.
| Version | Licensed | SORN | Still registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMW 5 Series 540i | 235 | 581 | 26.1% |
| BMW 5 Series 535i Sport | 86 | 329 | 21.5% |
| BMW 5 Series 535i SE | 157 | 236 | 8.0% |
| BMW 5 Series 528i | 140 | 251 | 6.6% |
| BMW 5 Series 530d M Touring | 196 | 80 | 54.2% |
| BMW 5 Series 525 | 55 | 205 | 9.0% |
| BMW 5 Series 540i Sport | 116 | 120 | 53.9% |
| BMW 5 Series 540i Touring | 45 | 190 | 29.7% |
| BMW 5 Series 535d Sport Touring | 119 | 111 | 54.6% |
| BMW 5 Series 528i Sport | 54 | 160 | 24.5% |
| BMW 5 Series 530i | 76 | 137 | 11.3% |
| BMW 5 Series 535d SE Touring | 139 | 61 | 52.2% |
| BMW 5 Series 525 E Lux | 26 | 89 | 8.2% |
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of March 2026 | 260 BMW 5 Series 525 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 “525 TD”, “525 TD AUTO”, “525 TDS”, “525”, “525 TDS AUTO”, “525 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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