BMW Z8

Car Roadster Discontinued

1 production run ยท 1 variant ยท 6 registers with powertrain counts ยท 1 source

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the BMW Z8 on record.

Germany
2026
New registrations per year. Our data starts in October 2025.
Netherlands
2000โ€“2005
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
2003โ€“2022
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 40% worldwide

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

Where it's been spotted

Canada Finland Germany Netherlands Norway 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 ยท 1 variant ยท 6 registers with powertrain counts ยท 1 source

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Registration history

2026: 1 vehicle 1 2026 2026
Germany: New registrations per year
2000: 7 vehicles 2001: 12 vehicles 2002: 6 vehicles 2003: 17 vehicles 17 2004: 2 vehicles 2005: 2 vehicles 2000 2005
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
2003: 1 vehicle 2011: 2 vehicles 2 2022: 1 vehicle 2003 2022
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Germany
2026 1
Netherlands
2000 7
2001 12
2002 6
2003 17
2004 2
2005 2
Finland
2003 1
2011 2
2022 1

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

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    "ch",
    "de",
    "fi",
    "gb",
    "nl",
    "no",
    "ua",
    "us"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu",
    "na"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 7,
    "mass_decile": 4,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
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  "former_ids": [],
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  }
}

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