BMW 5 Series: the tax to register it in 31 countries

Computed for the 530i 252 hp, as it left the showroom: list price €58,000, first registered in 2023. Inside the EU there is no duty and no VAT on a used car, so what is left is the registration tax each country charges — and in most of them that figure does not depend on the price at all.

Spain, Austria and Switzerland charge a percentage of the value, and six more countries charge on a valuation of their own — for those the figure moves with the price. Everywhere else it is fixed by CO₂, power or weight.

Engines in this model

• 530i 252 hp — CO₂ 160 g/km, €58,000
• 520d 190 hp — CO₂ 132 g/km, €55,000

How much is the registration tax on a BMW 5 Series?

It depends entirely on where you register it. For the 530i 252 hp the table above runs from Sweden — nothing to Denmark — €66,807. The calculator below takes your own year, price and country.