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UK registrations · DVLA data · 2025 Q4

How many BMW M3 are left in the UK?

12,175 — made up of 5,313 licensed for the road and 6,862 declared off-road (SORN), per DVLA data for 2025 Q4.

Survivors by year of manufacture

198624
1987100
198871
198993
199099
199139
199216
199358
1994264
1995463
1996131
199799
199862
199929
20008
2001607
20021,995
20032,714
20041,843
20051,162
2006378
2007582
2008807
2009195
201086
201176
201231
201343
201423
201541
201620
20175
20185
20192
20221
20232
20241

Licensed SORN

Rarity vs value, by generation

DVLA survivor counts for each generation’s production years, against the current median price from verified UK auction sales.

GenerationUK survivorsMedian (UK)YoY
M3 (E30)1986–1991426£69,533Valuation
M3 (E36)1992–19991,122£29,750Valuation
M3 (E46)2000–20068,707£16,050+7.0%Valuation
M3 (E92)2007–20131,820£35,750Valuation
M3 (F80)2014–201894Valuation
M3 (G80)2021–present4Valuation

Registration data: DVLA, via howmanyleft.co.uk , period 2025 Q4 (fetched 2026-05-12). Price data: verified UK auction sales tracked by Marque.

Indicative only — not investment advice. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future value.