BMW Z Series

Car Convertible

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the BMW Z Series on record.

Netherlands
2000โ€“2022
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 30% worldwide

Measured from real registration and fleet counts, not clicks or hype.

Where it's been spotted

Netherlands Spain

Evidence of real vehicles in each country's official register. Grey imports count, because they're real vehicles on real roads.

Not researched yet. We research the most registered models first and cite every source.

Registration history

2000: 22 vehicles 2001: 4 vehicles 2004: 1 vehicle 2006: 1 vehicle 2007: 5 vehicles 2009: 569 vehicles 569 2010: 216 vehicles 2011: 16 vehicles 2012: 1 vehicle 2014: 2 vehicles 2015: 1 vehicle 2016: 1 vehicle 2019: 2 vehicles 2022: 1 vehicle 2000 2022
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
2000 22
2001 4
2004 1
2006 1
2007 5
2009 569
2010 216
2011 16
2012 1
2014 2
2015 1
2016 1
2019 2
2022 1

From official registers, as of 2026.10.3. Bases differ per country, so never compare across panels.

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The BMW Z Series as JSON, one request away: its canonical id, where it is registered and how popular it is.

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{
  "id": "car/bmw/z-series",
  "name": "Z Series",
  "make": {
    "id": "bmw",
    "name": "BMW"
  },
  "kind": "car",
  "body_type": "convertible",
  "availability": [
    "es",
    "nl"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 5,
    "mass_decile": 3,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [],
  "years": null,
  "era": null,
  "enrichment": null,
  "enrichment_gated": true,
  "dataset_version": "2026.10.3",
  "upgrade_url": "https://vehiclesdb.com/pricing",
  "attribution": {
    "source": "VehiclesDB",
    "url": "https://vehiclesdb.com",
    "license": "Identity layer: CC-BY-4.0; enrichment/resolution: proprietary. Display requires visible credit โ€” see https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/attribution",
    "dataset_version": "2026.10.3"
  }
}

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