Car statistics
BMW 5 Series 528i statistics
How many BMW 5 Series 528is are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the 528i compares with other versions of the BMW 5 Series. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 140 +10.2% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 251 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 6.6% Other BMW 5 Series versions 4.2%
- Licensed in 1994 5,759 when this data begins
- Share of BMW 5 Series 0.2% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 64.2% of those still registered are SORN
How many BMW 5 Series 528is are left in Great Britain?
There were 140 BMW 5 Series 528is licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 251 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 97.6% lower than the 5,759 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 64.2% of those still registered are off the road.
BMW 5 Series 528is licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 5,759 | – |
| 1995 | 5,164 | – |
| 1996 | 4,800 | – |
| 1997 | 4,275 | – |
| 1998 | 3,733 | – |
| 1999 | 3,306 | – |
| 2000 | 2,789 | – |
| 2001 | 2,227 | – |
| 2002 | 1,764 | – |
| 2003 | 1,443 | – |
| 2004 | 1,218 | – |
| 2005 | 1,065 | – |
| 2006 | 919 | – |
| 2007 | 873 | 185 |
| 2008 | 806 | 175 |
| 2009 | 756 | 166 |
| 2010 | 685 | 160 |
| 2011 | 585 | 180 |
| 2012 | 515 | 174 |
| 2013 | 428 | 200 |
| 2014 | 351 | 209 |
| 2015 | 303 | 219 |
| 2016 | 271 | 224 |
| 2017 | 230 | 236 |
| 2018 | 205 | 252 |
| 2019 | 177 | 254 |
| 2020 | 155 | 257 |
| 2021 | 127 | 263 |
| 2022 | 118 | 267 |
| 2023 | 118 | 270 |
| 2024 | 129 | 253 |
| 2025 | 132 | 251 |
| 2026 | 140 | 251 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
How many BMW 5 Series 528is have survived?
6.6% of BMW 5 Series 528is 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 4.2%, so BMW 5 Series 528is are 1.6 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 17 other versions of the BMW 5 Series from the same era.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| BMW 5 Series 528i | 6.6% |
| Other BMW 5 Series versions of the same age | 4.2% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
BMW 5 Series 528i engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 135 BMW 5 Series 528is licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 66.7% have an engine of 2,701cc to 2,800cc, and 10.4% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc. The share with an engine of 2,801cc to 2,900cc has fallen from 23.7% in 2014 to 9.6%.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 2,701cc to 2,800cc 90 licensed | 66.7% |
| 1,901cc to 2,000cc 14 licensed | 10.4% |
| 2,801cc to 2,900cc 13 licensed | 9.6% |
| 2,901cc to 3,000cc 11 licensed | 8.1% |
| 3,401cc to 3,500cc 3 licensed | 2.2% |
| Other sizes 4 licensed | 3.0% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
| Engine size | Fuel | Licensed | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,701–2,800cc | Petrol | 90 | 66.7% |
| 1,901–2,000cc | Petrol | 14 | 10.4% |
| 2,801–2,900cc | Petrol | 13 | 9.6% |
| 2,901–3,000cc | Petrol | 11 | 8.1% |
| 3,401–3,500cc | Petrol | 3 | 2.2% |
| 2,001–2,100cc | Petrol | 2 | 1.5% |
Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.
| Year | 2,701–2,800cc | 1,901–2,000cc | 2,801–2,900cc | 2,901–3,000cc |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 73.4% | 0.3% | 23.7% | 0.8% |
| 2015 | 73.7% | 0.3% | 23.2% | 0.3% |
| 2016 | 76.1% | 0.4% | 21.8% | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 76.3% | 0.4% | 21.3% | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 74.8% | 0.5% | 20.6% | 1.4% |
| 2019 | 76.7% | 0.6% | 20.6% | 0.6% |
| 2020 | 79.1% | 0.0% | 18.4% | 0.6% |
| 2021 | 81.5% | 0.0% | 16.9% | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 78.5% | 0.8% | 18.2% | 1.7% |
| 2023 | 78.7% | 5.7% | 12.3% | 1.6% |
| 2024 | 75.6% | 7.6% | 9.9% | 3.8% |
| 2025 | 66.7% | 10.4% | 9.6% | 8.1% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
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 5 Series page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.
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 | 391 BMW 5 Series 528i 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 “528 I”, “528I AUTO”, “528I”. 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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