Road tax 2026/27

BMW 5 Series road tax in 2026/27

Road tax (VED) on a BMW 5 Series in 2026/27 depends on when it was first registered. One first registered between 1 March 2001 and 31 March 2017 pays by CO2 band: across the 777 versions in the Vehicle Certification Agency's CO2 database from 2001 to 2016, that is £20 (band B) to £790 (band M) for 12 months, most often £275 (band G). One first registered from 1 April 2017 pays the £200 standard rate each year after its first (plus £440 a year in years 2 to 6 if its list price was over £40,000, or £50,000 for an electric car registered from 1 April 2025). Bought new in 2026/27, the first-year rate across the 22 versions in the VCA database on 28 September 2026 is £115 to £560, set by WLTP CO2. Cars first registered before March 2001 pay by engine size: £230 up to 1,549cc, £375 above.

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Data to 2026-04-01 · Page updated 2026-09-28 · Publisher: 73 Auto

Cheapest 2001–2017 version: £20; band B, 109g/km, listed 2015
Typical 2001–2017 version: £275; median of 777 versions
First year, new: £115 to £560; 22 current versions, then £200

Which BMW 5 Series is cheapest to tax

14% of the BMW 5 Series versions sold between 2001 and 2016 pay less than the £200 a newer car pays, because their CO2 figure puts them in a band below it. The cheapest listed was the 5 Series F10/F11 520d Saloon - 225/55 R17 tyres front & rear (1995cc diesel, A8) at 109g/km (£20); the dearest the 5 Series E60/E61 M5 Touring - up to February 2008 (4999cc petrol, SMG 7) at 361g/km (£790).

Of the 199,288 BMW 5 Seriess licensed in the UK at 31 December 2025 (DfT), 60% were first used between 2002 and 2016 and so pay by CO2 band, 29% from 2018 onwards and pay the flat rate, and 3% before 2001, taxed by engine size; the remaining 8% were first used in 2001 or 2017, when the rules changed part-way through the year.

BMW 5 Series tax by CO2 band (cars registered March 2001 to March 2017)

BMW 5 Series versions by VED band and 2026/27 annual rate
Band	CO2	2026/27, 12 months	Versions	Share
Band B	101–110g/km	£20	4	1%
Band C	111–120g/km	£35	29	4%
Band D	121–130g/km	£170	79	10%
Band E	131–140g/km	£200	98	13%
Band F	141–150g/km	£225	94	12%
Band G	151–165g/km	£275	134	17%
Band H	166–175g/km	£325	30	4%
Band I	176–185g/km	£360	95	12%
Band J	186–200g/km	£410	51	7%
Band K	201–225g/km	£445	107	14%
Band L	226–255g/km	£760	32	4%
Band M	over 255g/km	£790	24	3%

Band K also covers cars over 225g/km first registered before 23 March 2006. Versions counted from VCA snapshots; a version listed across that date is counted once for each band it can fall in.

BMW 5 Series tax by engine and fuel

BMW 5 Series 2026/27 VED by engine size and fuel, cars registered 2001–2017
Engine	Listed	CO2	Bands	2026/27 VED
2.0 litre diesel	2006–2016	109–189g/km	B, C, D, E, F, G, I, J	£20 to £410
3.0 litre diesel	2004–2016	134–216g/km	E, F, G, H, I, J, K	£200 to £445
3.0 litre petrol	2001–2016	173–261g/km	H, I, J, K, L	£325 to £760
2.0 litre petrol	2012–2016	139–172g/km	E, F, G, H	£200 to £325
2.5 litre petrol	2001–2010	174–252g/km	H, I, J, K, L	£325 to £760
4.4 litre petrol	2001–2016	199–307g/km	J, K, L, M	£410 to £790
4.8 litre petrol	2006–2010	246–276g/km	L, M	£760 to £790
3.0 litre petrol electric	2012–2016	149–163g/km	F, G	£225 to £275
2.5 litre diesel	2001–2007	179–219g/km	I, J, K	£360 to £445
5.0 litre petrol	2005–2010	344–361g/km	K, M	£445 to £790
2.2 litre petrol	2001–2005	213–242g/km	K	£445
4.0 litre petrol	2006–2008	232–264g/km	L, M	£760 to £790
2.9 litre diesel	2001–2004	189–226g/km	J, K	£410 to £445
3.5 litre petrol	2001–2003	283–286g/km	K	£445
4.9 litre petrol	2001–2003	346g/km	K	£445

Engine sizes rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre.

BMW 5 Series tax by year it was sold

Versions in the VCA database each year, taxed as if first registered then. Use the year on the V5C to narrow the range, then the CO2 figure to find the exact band.

BMW 5 Series 2026/27 VED range by the year the version was on sale
On sale	Versions	CO2	2026/27 VED	Most common
2016	86	109–231g/km	£20 to £760	£225 (F)
2015	93	109–231g/km	£20 to £760	£225 (F)
2014	100	119–232g/km	£35 to £760	£275 (G)
2013	143	119–250g/km	£35 to £760	£275 (G)
2012	134	119–263g/km	£35 to £790	£275 (G)
2010	48	136–348g/km	£200 to £790	£360 (I)
2009	32	136–348g/km	£200 to £790	£360 (I)
2008	36	136–361g/km	£200 to £790	£360 (I)
2007	63	158–361g/km	£275 to £790	£360 (I)
2006	34	158–357g/km	£275 to £790	£445 (K)
2005	43	179–357g/km	£360 to £790	£445 (K)
2004	41	179–307g/km	£360 to £445	£445 (K)
2003	27	179–346g/km	£360 to £445	£445 (K)
2002	27	179–346g/km	£360 to £445	£445 (K)
2001	27	179–346g/km	£360 to £445	£445 (K)

VCA snapshots from July 2001 to August 2016; the August 2011 snapshot is published only as a spreadsheet and is not used, so 2011 counts only versions listed both before and after it.

BMW 5 Series registered from April 2017

A new BMW 5 Series pays a one-off first-year rate set by its WLTP CO2 figure, then £200 a year. Of the 22 versions in the VCA database on 28 September 2026, the cheapest first year is the 5 Series Touring 530e M Sport (1998cc electricity / petrol, A8) at 16g/km (£115) and the dearest the 5 Series Touring 520i M Sport Touring (1998cc petrol electric, A8) at 150g/km (£560). The first-year rate is normally included in a new car's on-the-road price; a used buyer pays from the standard rate.

Expensive Car Supplement: of the 30 BMW 5 Series versions sold since September 2025 that could still be paying it in 2026/27, 73 Auto's list-price reference confirms 30 cost over the threshold and pay £440 a year on top, and 0 cost less; the list price of the other 0 is not known to us, so we do not say either way.

BMW 5 Series first-year road tax (bought new in 2026/27)

BMW 5 Series versions by first-licence VED band, 2026/27
WLTP CO2	First year	Versions	Then
1-50g/km	£115	4	£200 a year
51-75g/km	£135	6	£200 a year
131-150g/km	£560	12	£200 a year

Versions in the VCA database on 28 September 2026, taxed by 73 Auto's VED engine as a first licence taken out on 1 April 2026. Plug-in hybrids use the weighted combined CO2 figure.

Does a BMW 5 Series pay the Expensive Car Supplement?

Versions listed in each VCA snapshot, treated as first registered then and renewing in 2026/27. The status comes from 73 Auto's VED engine and list-price reference; “not known” means we have no confirmed list price for that version.

BMW 5 Series versions by Expensive Car Supplement status in 2026/27, by when they were on sale
On sale	Versions	Pays £440	Under threshold	Not known
September 2025	8	8	0	0
Now	22	22	0	0

Electric versions first registered before 1 April 2025 are not counted here: under GOV.UK rules they never pay the supplement.

At a glance

BMW 5 Series road tax in 2026/27 by first-registration date
Figure	Value	Basis
Before 1 March 2001	£230 up to 1,549cc, £375 above	engine size (V5C)
1 March 2001 – 31 March 2017	£20 to £790	CO2 band, see tables above
First year, new	£115 to £560	WLTP CO2, 22 current versions
From 1 April 2017	£200	standard rate after the first year
Expensive Car Supplement	+£440	from 1 April 2017, list price over £40,000 (£50,000 electric from April 2025), years 2–6

Limitations

Rates are the 2026/27 rates for a 12-month licence taken out from 2026-04-01; paying monthly or for six months costs slightly more. The CO2 figure is the official type-approval figure the VCA published when each version was on sale, which is normally the figure on the V5C, but a car's own V5C is what DVLA uses. Some versions were sold under a different model name (for example estate or MPV variants), and the VCA's list does not say how many of each were sold, so the version counts are not a guide to how common each band is on the road. The Expensive Car Supplement depends on the original list price including options, which the VCA list does not carry. Figures are calculated with 73 Auto's VED engine from the DVLA rate tables.

See the exact tax on a specific BMW 5 Series

Enter the registration: we read its real CO2 figure and first-registration date from DVLA and DVSA and show the tax it pays, with its other running costs. Your first check is free and shows the vehicle summary and its headline ownership cost. The category-by-category breakdown is part of a paid check.

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Where these figures come from

Car fuel data, CO2 and vehicle tax tools: archived database snapshots (15 snapshots, 2001–2016) — Vehicle Certification Agency. Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Car fuel data, CO2 and vehicle tax tools: WLTP database snapshots (2020 to the live database of 2026-09-28) — Vehicle Certification Agency. Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Vehicle Excise Duty rates 2026/27 (V149), as implemented in 73 Auto's VED engine — DVLA (GOV.UK). Open Government Licence v3.0.
Licensed cars by year of first use (VEH0124) — Department for Transport and DVLA. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Tax per version, ranges and shares (73 Auto calculation with its VED engine) — 73 Auto. Derived figures.
Original list prices behind the Expensive Car Supplement status (73 Auto list-price reference) — 73 Auto. Derived figures.

Figures labelled as 73 Auto estimates are our own analysis of these sources, set out in the methodology and data sources. To report a factual error, see corrections.