199,288 on UK roads in 2025-8,684 vs 2024
On the road
199k
199,288 licensed
Change vs 2024
-4.2%
-8,684 cars
New in 2025
4,116
first-time registrations
Electrified
17.3%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The BMW 5 SERIES is a common sight on UK roads, with 199,288 licensed in 2025 - down 4.2% on 2024. 4,116 were registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly diesel (71%), with most in the 2.0-3.0L class. Most date from the 2015-2019 era.
Licensed BMW 5 SERIES cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every BMW 5 SERIES on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a BMW 5 Series holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 81,350 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
85.7%
81,350 MOT tests in 2025 · 72,111 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
85.8%
2023
85.9%
2024
85.8%
2025
85.7%
▼ 0.1 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a BMW 5 Series is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 71,115 cars tracked across years
18.2%
low · <5k
66%
avg · 5-15k
15.8%
high · 15k+
Most cover 5,875-12,564 miles a year (median 8,808).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 65,693 → 71,640 → 78,479 → 85,237
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Diesel
43,464 tests
83.8%
Petrol
14,241 tests
88.5%
A 2025 BMW 5 Series passes first time 85.7% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 10,056 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 91.8% of low-mileage cars pass versus 80.3% past 120k.
Of 10,338 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific BMW 5 SERIES, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
