Ranked #194 car in the UK · Saloon (EV) · 4,271 units sold last year
BMW i5
The BMW i5 is one of the UK's more popular saloon (ev) choices, ranked #194 by registrations. The figures below are estimated from segment benchmarks and, where available, real DVSA MOT data — a fully researched profile is still to come.
Estimated profile — the figures on this page are modelled from segment averages and real DVSA MOT data rather than a fully researched, hand-checked profile. Treat them as a guide, not gospel.
Versions on the road
The trim and engine designations actually registered in the UK, from DVSA MOT records — 9,901 vehicles analysed. Ranked by how common each is. Observed data, not a full trim catalogue.
Fuel mix
- Electric100%
Most common versions
- 1EDRIVE40 M SPORT39%
- 2EDRIVE40 M SPORT PRO37%
- 3M60 XDRIVE16%
- 4EDRIVE40 SPORT EDITION8%
Tell us about the one you're looking at
Tidy and well looked-after for its age — the typical car.
Remembered as you browse other cars.
Optional — fills in the exact year and ULEZ status for your specific car. The registration isn’t stored.
Estimated market value
£20,950
Range £16,300 – £25,600
low confidence
The depreciation curve
How a 2023-registration BMW i5 loses value over time.
What it costs to own
Based on the 2023 car with 27,960 miles you entered above — worth about £20,950 today — here is the cost of owning it for the next 3 years, at roughly 9,320 miles a year.
3-year total
£18,260
Per year
£6,087
Per mile
£0.65
Best age to buy — around 2 years
A 2-year-old example loses roughly £6,750 a year — under half the £24,050 a one-year-old sheds. The steepest drop is behind it.
Assumes roughly £1.45/L fuel (£0.28/kWh for EVs), typical-driver insurance and manufacturer service intervals. A guide for comparison — your own costs will vary.
How it compares
Where this car ranks against the 330 vehicles in our index — higher is better.
Percentile rank across our full index. A measure is shown only where the data spreads meaningfully across the index.
Estimated insurance
Group 35 · Comprehensive · 3 years NCB
Indicative annual comprehensive premiums for this car, by driver age band and risk profile. Pick the combination closest to your circumstances.
Estimated annual premium · typical, age 33-39
£1,540/ year
Roughly £128 per month
Typical
Average UK driver — 3 years NCB, average postcode, no recent claims.| Age band | Lower risk | Typical | Higher risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age 17-25 | £3,511 | £4,389 | £5,706 |
| Age 26-32 | £1,833 | £2,156 | £2,630 |
| Age 33-39Selected | £1,355 | £1,540 | £1,817 |
| Age 40-49 | £1,150 | £1,278 | £1,483 |
| Age 50+ | £1,026 | £1,140 | £1,345 |
How we estimate this
Indicative annual comprehensive premium estimates. The 'Typical' figure represents an average UK driver in each age band; Lower and Higher risk show the realistic spread driven by factors UK insurers legitimately price on (postcode, occupation, claims history, NCB, voluntary excess, modifications). Based on 10,000 miles/yr, £250 voluntary excess, and the no-claims bonus selected above. Always get individual quotes before buying.
Expected annual costs
Adjust the annual mileage to match how you'll actually use the car. Insurance is what you selected above (age 33-39, typical risk, 3 yrs NCB).
Routine service
£290
Annual main-dealer service
Major service
£280
Every 2 years, annualised
Road tax
£195
Standard rate, post year-one
Electricity
£699
3.6 mi/kWh, 27p blended
Insurance
£1,540
Age 33-39, group 35
Excludes depreciation and unscheduled repairs (see next section).
Unexpected costs
What out-of-warranty repairs typically run, by mileage band. Your selected mileage is highlighted.
0-30k miles
£120
per year · low risk
30-60k miles
£360
per year · low risk
60-100k miles
£780
per year · medium risk
100k+ miles
£1,350
per year · high risk
Parts most likely to fail
Drawn from owner reports and warranty data. Filtered for relevance to 27,960 miles.
Watch now
Failure typically happens around your current mileage.
Upcoming
A known weak point — but you haven't reached its usual mileage yet.
Already due
Past its usual failure mileage. Either already fixed, or about to.
Tyres & wheelsWatch now
Recorded in 3.3% of MOT tests 30k-60k miles — from 10,066 DVSA MOT tests analysed.
SuspensionWatch now
Recorded in 1.1% of MOT tests 30k-60k miles — from 10,066 DVSA MOT tests analysed.
"Parts low/medium/high" indicates how easy the replacement part is to source — discontinued or specialist parts mean longer workshop time and bigger bills.
Tyres
205/60 R16 · 225/50 R17 · 245/40 R18
What a full set of four will cost you (including fit and balance), and which brand each tier of buyer should pick. A typical set lasts about 24,000 miles.
Budget
£300
set of 4, fitted · £60 per tyre
Mid-range
£440
set of 4, fitted · £95 per tyre
Premium
£620
set of 4, fitted · £140 per tyre
What to fit
Optional extras worth paying for
Factory options ranked by how much of their original cost they recover at resale. Anything above 70% return tends to make money back; below 40% is paying for your own enjoyment.
| Option | New cost | Added used value | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
Tow bar (factory-fit) Niche, but the buyers who want one will pay for it. | £650 | £450 | 69% |
Parking sensors & reversing camera Near-expected now — its absence costs more than its presence returns. | £500 | £300 | 60% |
Heat pump Genuinely useful in winter; buyers increasingly look for it. | £1,000 | £450 | 45% |
Heated seats / cold-weather pack | £450 | £200 | 44% |
Adaptive / matrix LED headlights | £900 | £400 | 44% |
Faster on-board AC charger | £800 | £300 | 38% |
Metallic or premium paint Almost universal — an unusual colour is the bigger resale risk. | £600 | £200 | 33% |
Panoramic / opening roof | £1,100 | £350 | 32% |
Advanced driver-assistance pack | £1,500 | £450 | 30% |
Larger alloy wheels | £700 | £200 | 29% |
Premium sound system | £800 | £200 | 25% |
MOT outlook
How this model fares at its MOT as it ages — from 10,066 real DVSA test records.
MOT pass rate
97.4%
of 3-year-old examples pass — not yet a wide enough age span to chart a trend.
Longevity
Not enough older examples yet to gauge longevity.
Common MOT failures by mileage
The defect categories this i5 fails on most often, and how the failure rate climbs as the miles add up — from the same DVSA test records.
| Category | 0-30k | 30-60k | 60-100k | 100k+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres & wheels | 1% | 3% | — | — |
| Suspension | — | 1% | — | — |
Share of MOT tests in each mileage band with at least one defect in that category. The peak band for each is highlighted.
Theft risk
A general indicator from UK 2025 theft data and this car’s characteristics — not a prediction for any one vehicle.
Whole-car theft
Higher
Higher-value cars like this are relay-theft targets — keyless entry can be exploited from the driveway in under a minute.
Parts theft
Lower
As an electric car it has no catalytic converter, so the most common parts-theft vector doesn't apply.
Worth doing
- Keep keys in a Faraday pouch and away from the front door to block relay attacks.
- A visible steering lock is a cheap, strong deterrent on a frequently-targeted car.
Clean-air zones
Whether driving a BMW i5 into a UK clean-air zone will cost you anything. Rules use the same Euro standard across most zones — petrol from 2006 and diesel from 2015 onwards are exempt; pure electric is always exempt.
Charging zones for cars
| City | Area | Daily charge | Likely outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | All of Greater London (within the M25) | £12.50 | Likely exempt Battery-electric — exempt everywhere. |
| Birmingham | Inside the A4540 Middleway | £8.00 | Likely exempt Battery-electric — exempt everywhere. |
| Bristol | City centre and part of the Portway | £9.00 | Likely exempt Battery-electric — exempt everywhere. |
| Glasgow | City centre | — | Likely exempt Battery-electric — exempt everywhere. |
| Edinburgh | City centre | — | Likely exempt Battery-electric — exempt everywhere. |
| Aberdeen | City centre | — | Likely exempt Battery-electric — exempt everywhere. |
| Dundee | City centre | — | Likely exempt Battery-electric — exempt everywhere. |
Zones that don't charge private cars
- Bath — City centre (Private cars and motorbikes are not charged).
- Bradford — Outer ring road and the Aire Valley (Private cars are not charged).
- Sheffield — Inside the A61 inner ring road (Private cars are not charged).
- Newcastle & Gateshead — City centres and the Tyne, Swing, High Level and Redheugh bridges (Private cars are not charged).
- Portsmouth — Part of the city centre (Applies to taxis, PHVs, buses, coaches and HGVs only).
Model-level guidance only. To check a specific registration, use the official gov.uk clean-air zone checker. Zone charges and boundaries are set by local councils and change over time.
Company car tax
What HMRC's Benefit-in-Kind charge looks like if you ran this BMW i5 as a company car, by tax year and income-tax band. Calculated from a CO₂ of 0 g/km, using £56,600 as the P11D value.
EVs sit at the bottom BIK band — currently 3% — so this is one of the cheapest ways to take a company car.
| Tax year | BIK % | Tax @ 20% | Tax @ 40% | Monthly @ 20% | Monthly @ 40% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 3% | £340 | £679 | £28 | £57 |
| 2026-27 | 4% | £453 | £906 | £38 | £76 |
| 2027-28 | 5% | £566 | £1,132 | £47 | £94 |
| 2028-29 | 7% | £792 | £1,585 | £66 | £132 |
| 2029-30 | 9% | £1,019 | £2,038 | £85 | £170 |
P11D value is approximated from the latest new price; the exact figure on your tax code will depend on options fitted. The 4% diesel surcharge applies only to non-RDE2 (pre-2021) diesels — we assume RDE2 compliance for current models. Bands and rates from HMRC's Autumn Budget 2024 confirmation through 2029/30.
Reliability
Excellent
Composite of MOT pass rate, defect prevalence and cohort survival from 10,066 tests — medium confidence.
Things owners say
- 01This is an estimated profile — treat the figures as segment-level guidance, not model-specific data.
- 02Before buying, cross-check against an owners' club, a recent road test, and the car's own MOT history.
Servicing & the dealer network
How well-supported BMW is across the UK — a practical read on how easy servicing, parts and warranty work will be to find.
Franchised UK dealers
~145
Large network
Premium mainstream
Network size relative to the UK's largest (BMW is 3.2% of all franchised outlets)
Servicing, parts and warranty work are easy to find UK-wide, and most independent garages know the brand well — which keeps maintenance competitive.
For context, the UK has roughly 4,500 franchised car-dealer outlets in total, plus about 15,500 independent garages.
Approximate figures, curated from public UK industry sources (NFDA, Car Dealer Magazine). Franchised networks shrink year on year — these indicate network size, not an exact count.
Dimensions & weight
Length
4,700 mm
Width
1,840 mm
Height
1,450 mm
Kerb weight
1,900 kg
Boot
460–480 L
Battery
64 kWh
How many are still out there
Of every BMW i5 ever registered in the UK, this is what's actively on the road, parked off the road on a SORN, or gone for good.
Total ever registered
8,435
Currently taxed & on road
8,372
99% of all registered
SORN (off road)
63
1% of all registered
Scrapped or exported
0
Source: DfT VEH0124 vehicle licensing statistics (year-end 2025) · Updated 20 May 2026
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