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BMW Z3

Car Roadster Discontinued

1 production run · 6 variants · 9 registers with powertrain counts · 1 source

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the BMW Z3 on record.

Netherlands
1996–2003
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1996–2026
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 10% worldwide

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

Where it's been spotted

Argentina Australia Canada Finland Israel Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Norway Spain Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom United States

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

Production history, variants & sources

1 production run · 6 variants · 9 registers with powertrain counts · 1 source

Researched from Wikipedia, with the sources listed.

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Registration history

1996: 878 vehicles 1997: 1,154 vehicles 1,154 1998: 153 vehicles 1999: 75 vehicles 2000: 76 vehicles 2001: 60 vehicles 2002: 33 vehicles 2003: 2 vehicles 1996 2003
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1996: 16 vehicles 1997: 6 vehicles 1998: 9 vehicles 1999: 11 vehicles 2000: 13 vehicles 2001: 22 vehicles 2002: 24 vehicles 2003: 32 vehicles 2004: 36 vehicles 2005: 29 vehicles 2006: 46 vehicles 2007: 51 vehicles 2008: 58 vehicles 2009: 44 vehicles 2010: 59 vehicles 59 2011: 38 vehicles 2012: 31 vehicles 2013: 18 vehicles 2014: 7 vehicles 2015: 12 vehicles 2016: 11 vehicles 2017: 6 vehicles 2018: 7 vehicles 2019: 6 vehicles 2020: 4 vehicles 2021: 1 vehicle 2022: 3 vehicles 2025: 1 vehicle 2026: 1 vehicle 1996 2026
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1996 878
1997 1,154
1998 153
1999 75
2000 76
2001 60
2002 33
2003 2
Finland
1996 16
1997 6
1998 9
1999 11
2000 13
2001 22
2002 24
2003 32
2004 36
2005 29
2006 46
2007 51
2008 58
2009 44
2010 59
2011 38
2012 31
2013 18
2014 7
2015 12
2016 11
2017 6
2018 7
2019 6
2020 4
2021 1
2022 3
2025 1
2026 1

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

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    "nz",
    "ua",
    "us"
  ],
  "regions": [
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    "na",
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  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 4,
    "mass_decile": 1,
    "rarity": "average"
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}

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