BMW · BMW FRASER NASH · Cars
As of 2026 Q1, 12 BMW FRASER NASHs remain registered in the UK — one of the rarest cars in Britain on today's roads. That's down from a peak of 13 in 2014 Q3 — only 92% of the high-water mark, a loss of about 1 cars. Numbers have held broadly steady over recent years rather than falling away — often the mark of a model that owners deliberately preserve. In all, the BMW FRASER NASH is rarer than 78% of the 2,429 UK car models we track, putting it firmly in 2026's endangered class.
Genuinely rare — only 12 left on UK roads.
Rarer than 78% of the 2,429 UK car models we track.
Frazer Nash was a brand of British sports car manufactured from 1922 first by Frazer Nash Limited founded by engineer Archibald Frazer-Nash. On its financial collapse in 1927 a new company, AFN Limited, was incorporated. Control of AFN passed to Harold John Aldington in 1929. Until the Second World War AFN continued to produce a small number of sports cars badged Frazer Nash incorporating a unique multi-chain transmission. It continued after the war making another 85 sports cars before ending manufacture in 1957. The post-war cars had conventional transmissions. UK agents for BMW arranged coachwork...
As of 2026 Q1, 12 BMW FRASER NASH were still registered in the UK — 10 licensed and on the road, plus 2 declared SORN (off-road). The figures come from official DVLA vehicle licensing data.
The BMW FRASER NASH is genuinely rare, with only 12 left, making it rarer than 78% of the 2,429 UK car models we track.
Over the last year the number of BMW FRASER NASH on UK roads held steady.
Most BMW FRASER NASH run on petrol — about 100% of those still registered.
The BMW FRASER NASH peaked at 13 registered in 2014 Q3, and was first recorded in the data in 2014 Q3.