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BMW 5 Series 530d M Touring statistics

How many BMW 5 Series 530d M Tourings are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the 530d M Touring compares with other versions of the BMW 5 Series. Built from DVLA licensing records, with MOT results for the BMW 5 Series.

A version of the BMW 5 Series. Recorded by DVLA as “530D M TOURING AUTO”, “530D M TOURING”.

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Records analysed
273 BMW 5 Series 530d M Touring records (licensed and SORN)
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 189 −13.3% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 84 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 53.6% Other BMW 5 Series versions 32.0%
  • Peak year 2008 484 licensed
  • Share of BMW 5 Series 0.1% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 30.8% of those still registered are SORN

How many BMW 5 Series 530d M Tourings are left in Great Britain?

There were 189 BMW 5 Series 530d M Tourings licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 84 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 61.0% lower than its peak of 484 in 2008.

BMW 5 Series 530d M Tourings licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

BMW 5 Series 530d M Tourings licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
2005 93–
2006 425–
2007 47611
2008 4841
2009 4814
2010 4822
2011 4764
2012 4743
2013 4606
2014 4556
2015 4487
2016 4349
2017 41114
2018 38723
2019 37027
2020 33639
2021 31148
2022 29253
2023 26658
2024 23370
2025 21778
2026 18984

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

How many BMW 5 Series 530d M Tourings have survived?

53.6% of the BMW 5 Series 530d M Tourings first registered since 2001 are still registered, licensed or SORN. For other versions of the BMW 5 Series first registered in the same years, the figure is 32.0%, so BMW 5 Series 530d M Tourings are 1.7 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 14 other versions of the BMW 5 Series first registered in the same years.

Share of BMW 5 Series 530d M Tourings still registered compared with other BMW 5 Series versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
BMW 5 Series 530d M Touring 53.6%
Other BMW 5 Series versions of the same age 32.0%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

BMW 5 Series 530d M Touring registrations over time

Registrations of BMW 5 Series 530d M Tourings for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 374 in 2006. In 2025, 0 were registered.

Registered for the first time, by year

BMW 5 Series 530d M Tourings registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Year First registrations
’05 104
’06 374
’07 31
’08 0
’09 0
’10 0
’11 0
’12 0
’13 0
’14 0
’15 0
’16 0
’17 0
’18 0
’19 0
’20 0
’21 0
’22 0
’23 0
’24 0
’25 0

Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated

BMW 5 Series 530d M Touring engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 218 BMW 5 Series 530d M Tourings licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 99.5% have an engine of 2,901cc to 3,000cc.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

BMW 5 Series 530d M Tourings licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
2,901cc to 3,000cc 217 licensed 99.5%
Other sizes 1 licensed 0.5%

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.

BMW 5 Series MOT reliability

In 2025, 79.7% of BMW 5 Series MOT tests were passed first time, against 72.8% for all cars. Cars of the same ages pass 71.7% of the time, so the BMW 5 Series does better than average for its age, by 8.0 points.

DVSA's MOT results name the model, not the version, so these figures cover all BMW 5 Series tested, the 530d M Touring among them. For the full breakdown, including defects in detail and results year by year, see the BMW 5 Series page.

MOT first-time pass rate by age: BMW 5 Series vs all cars

Each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older fleet does not count against the model.

MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, BMW 5 Series compared with all cars
Vehicle age BMW 5 SeriesAll cars
3 years 86.7%89.5%
4–5 years 87.9%87.6%
6–7 years 86.8%83.0%
8–10 years 84.3%75.7%
11–14 years 76.4%65.5%
15–19 years 71.1%58.0%
20+ years 67.7%61.0%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT failure categories

Tyres is the most common reason a BMW 5 Series fails. A failed test can have defects in more than one category.

Share of failed BMW 5 Series MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
Defect category Share of failed tests
Tyres 33.1%
Suspension 29.6%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 27.5%
Brakes 16.0%
Visibility 12.9%
Noise, emissions and leaks 8.6%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 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 186,473 licensed, whatever the version.

BMW 5 Series 530d M Touring compared with other versions of the BMW 5 Series
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
BMW 5 Series 540i 242 578 26.2%
BMW 5 Series 535i Sport 86 334 21.8%
BMW 5 Series 528i 147 251 6.7%
BMW 5 Series 535i SE 170 226 8.1%
BMW 5 Series 530d M Touring 189 84 53.6%
BMW 5 Series 525 60 201 9.0%
BMW 5 Series 540i Sport 117 122 54.6%
BMW 5 Series 540i Touring 44 190 29.6%
BMW 5 Series 535d Sport Touring 114 113 53.9%
BMW 5 Series 530i 77 134 11.2%
BMW 5 Series 528i Sport 53 158 24.1%
BMW 5 Series 535d SE Touring 142 59 52.5%
BMW 5 Series 525 E Lux 31 84 8.2%

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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 June 2026 273 BMW 5 Series 530d M Touring records (licensed and SORN) 2 October 2026
MOT results (whole model) Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring
2025 204,690 MOT tests 15 September 2026
Registered for the first time Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport 2001 to 2025 – 2 October 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 “530D M TOURING AUTO”, “530D M TOURING”. 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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