6,139 on UK roads in 2025-158 vs 2024
On the road
6,139
6,139 licensed
Change vs 2024
-2.5%
-158 cars
New in 2025
33
first-time registrations
Electrified
0.1%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The BMW M5 has a steady presence on UK roads, with 6,139 licensed in 2025 - down 2.5% on 2024. 33 were registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (100%), with most in the Over 3.0L class. Most date from the 2015-2019 era.
Licensed BMW M5 cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every BMW M5 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 M5 holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 4,077 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
89.4%
4,077 MOT tests in 2025 · 3,770 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
87.8%
2023
88.1%
2024
89.4%
2025
89.4%
▲ 1.6 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a BMW M5 is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 4,291 cars tracked across years
76.3%
low · <5k
22.5%
avg · 5-15k
1.2%
high · 15k+
Most cover 830-4,816 miles a year (median 2,423).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 76,872 → 79,708 → 81,171 → 83,679
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Not enough data.
A 2025 BMW M5 passes first time 89.4% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average. The typical one is driven about 3,373 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 93% of low-mileage cars pass versus 86.9% past 120k.
Of 398 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 M5, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
