BMW · BMW ALPINA B8 · Cars
As of 2026 Q2, 9 BMW ALPINA B8s 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 2021 Q3. Unusually, the numbers are actually rising — up 2 (28.6%) over the past year, as imports and barn-finds rejoin the register faster than cars leave it. In all, the BMW ALPINA B8 is rarer than 80% of the 2,315 UK car models we track, putting it firmly in 2026's endangered class.
Genuinely rare — only 9 left on UK roads.
Rarer than 80% 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, 9 BMW ALPINA B8 were still registered in the UK — 8 licensed and on the road, plus 1 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The BMW ALPINA B8 is genuinely rare, with only 9 left, making it rarer than 80% of the 2,315 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of BMW ALPINA B8 on UK roads rose by 2 (28.6%).
Most BMW ALPINA B8 run on petrol — about 100% of those still registered.
The BMW ALPINA B8 peaked at 9 registered in 2025 Q4, and was first recorded in the data in 2021 Q3.