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BMW 5 Series 535d SE Touring statistics

How many BMW 5 Series 535d SE Tourings are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the 535d SE Touring 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 “535D SE TOURING AUTO”, “535D SE TOURING A”.

Last updated
Records analysed
200 BMW 5 Series 535d SE Touring records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 139 −14.7% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 61 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 52.2% Other BMW 5 Series versions 35.2%
  • Peak year 2009 376 licensed
  • Share of BMW 5 Series 0.1% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 30.5% of those still registered are SORN

How many BMW 5 Series 535d SE Tourings are left in Great Britain?

There were 139 BMW 5 Series 535d SE Tourings licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 61 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 63.0% lower than its peak of 376 in 2009.

BMW 5 Series 535d SE Tourings licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

BMW 5 Series 535d SE Tourings licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
2004 27
2005 183
2006 236
2007 3092
2008 3554
2009 3760
2010 3753
2011 3682
2012 3683
2013 3655
2014 3463
2015 3467
2016 33414
2017 32015
2018 29925
2019 27434
2020 25739
2021 24737
2022 22048
2023 20648
2024 17156
2025 14659
2026 13961

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many BMW 5 Series 535d SE Tourings have survived?

52.2% of the BMW 5 Series 535d SE 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 35.2%, so BMW 5 Series 535d SE Tourings are 1.5 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 11 other versions of the BMW 5 Series first registered in the same years.

Share of BMW 5 Series 535d SE Tourings still registered compared with other BMW 5 Series versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
BMW 5 Series 535d SE Touring 52.2%
Other BMW 5 Series versions of the same age 35.2%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

BMW 5 Series 535d SE Touring registrations over time

Registrations of BMW 5 Series 535d SE Tourings for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 157 in 2005. In 2025, 0 were registered.

Registered for the first time, by year

BMW 5 Series 535d SE Tourings registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Year First registrations
’04 27
’05 157
’06 61
’07 71
’08 48
’09 16
’10 2
’11 0
’12 0
’13 0
’14 0
’15 0
’16 0
’17 0
’18 0
’19 0
’20 1
’21 0
’22 0
’23 0
’24 0
’25 0

Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated

BMW 5 Series 535d SE Touring engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 149 BMW 5 Series 535d SE Tourings licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 98.0% have an engine of 2,901cc to 3,000cc, and 2.0% have an engine of 3,001cc to 3,100cc.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

BMW 5 Series 535d SE Tourings licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
2,901cc to 3,000cc 146 licensed 98.0%
3,001cc to 3,100cc 3 licensed 2.0%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated

Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size Fuel Licensed Share
2,901–3,000cc Diesel 146 98.0%
3,001–3,100cc Diesel 3 2.0%

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.

BMW 5 Series 535d SE Touring 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 200 BMW 5 Series 535d SE Touring records (licensed and SORN) 15 September 2026
Registered for the first time Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport 2001 to 2025 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 “535D SE TOURING AUTO”, “535D SE TOURING A”. 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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