BMW · BMW ALPINA B10 · Cars
As of 2026 Q2, 38 BMW ALPINA B10s remain registered in the UK — one of the rarest cars in Britain on today's roads. Numbers are at their highest recorded level since the model first appeared in our data in 2014 Q3. Unusually, the numbers are actually rising — up 2 (5.6%) over the past year, as imports and barn-finds rejoin the register faster than cars leave it. In all, the BMW ALPINA B10 is rarer than 69% of the 2,315 UK car models we track, putting it firmly in 2026's endangered class.
Genuinely rare — only 38 left on UK roads.
Rarer than 69% of the 2,315 UK car models we track.
Alpina is a high-end luxury automobile brand by BMW. Alpina originally started as an automobile manufacturing company named Alpina Burkard Bovensiepen, based in Buchloe, in the Ostallgäu district of Bavaria, Germany that develops and sells high-performance versions of BMW cars. The company was officially renamed BMW Alpina in 2025. Alpina works closely with BMW and their processes are integrated into BMW's production lines, and is recognized by the German Ministry of Transport as an automobile manufacturer, in contrast to other performance specialists, which are aftermarket tuners. The Alpina B7...
As of 2026 Q2, 38 BMW ALPINA B10 were still registered in the UK — 13 licensed and on the road, plus 25 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The BMW ALPINA B10 is genuinely rare, with only 38 left, making it rarer than 69% of the 2,315 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of BMW ALPINA B10 on UK roads rose by 2 (5.6%).
Most BMW ALPINA B10 run on petrol — about 97% of those still registered, with the rest split across diesel.
The BMW ALPINA B10 peaked at 38 registered in 2025 Q4, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.