BMW · BMW ALPINA D5 · Cars
As of 2026 Q2, 48 BMW ALPINA D5s remain registered in the UK — one of the rarest cars in Britain on today's roads. That's down from a peak of 49 in 2025 Q1 — only 98% of the high-water mark, a loss of about 1 cars. Unusually, the numbers are actually rising — up 2 (4.3%) over the past year, as imports and barn-finds rejoin the register faster than cars leave it. In all, the BMW ALPINA D5 is rarer than 66% of the 2,315 UK car models we track, putting it firmly in 2026's endangered class.
Genuinely rare — only 48 left on UK roads.
Rarer than 66% 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, 48 BMW ALPINA D5 were still registered in the UK — 47 licensed and on the road, plus 1 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The BMW ALPINA D5 is genuinely rare, with only 48 left, making it rarer than 66% of the 2,315 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of BMW ALPINA D5 on UK roads rose by 2 (4.3%).
Most BMW ALPINA D5 run on diesel — about 100% of those still registered.
The BMW ALPINA D5 peaked at 49 registered in 2025 Q1, and was first recorded in the data in 2015 Q2.