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BMW 5 Series 528i Sport statistics

How many BMW 5 Series 528i Sports are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the 528i Sport compares with other versions of the BMW 5 Series. Built from DVLA licensing records.

A version of the BMW 5 Series. Recorded by DVLA as “528I SPORT AUTO”, “528I SPORT”.

Last updated
Records analysed
214 BMW 5 Series 528i Sport records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 54 −3.6% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 160 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 24.5% Other BMW 5 Series versions 14.6%
  • Peak year 2001 863 licensed
  • Share of BMW 5 Series 0.1% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 74.8% of those still registered are SORN

How many BMW 5 Series 528i Sports are left in Great Britain?

There were 54 BMW 5 Series 528i Sports licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 160 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 93.7% lower than its peak of 863 in 2001. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 74.8% of those still registered are off the road.

BMW 5 Series 528i Sports licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

BMW 5 Series 528i Sports licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1999 148
2000 854
2001 863
2002 861
2003 855
2004 851
2005 845
2006 832
2007 8119
2008 79217
2009 76121
2010 71635
2011 63457
2012 56660
2013 48856
2014 41174
2015 34693
2016 276111
2017 215130
2018 164151
2019 130162
2020 106166
2021 94162
2022 86157
2023 66173
2024 60161
2025 53160
2026 54160

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many BMW 5 Series 528i Sports have survived?

24.5% of BMW 5 Series 528i Sports are still registered (licensed or SORN), measured against the most on the road at any year end since 1999. For other versions of the BMW 5 Series from the same era, the figure is 14.6%, so BMW 5 Series 528i Sports are 1.7 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 16 other versions of the BMW 5 Series from the same era.

Share of BMW 5 Series 528i Sports still registered compared with other BMW 5 Series versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
BMW 5 Series 528i Sport 24.5%
Other BMW 5 Series versions of the same age 14.6%

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.

BMW 5 Series 528i Sport compared with other versions of the BMW 5 Series
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

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Licensed and SORN counts Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of March 2026 214 BMW 5 Series 528i Sport 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 “528I SPORT AUTO”, “528I SPORT”. 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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