Used BMW 3 Series prices
In short
On 3 Nov 2026, country medians of dealer asking prices for a used BMW 3 Series ranged from €18,500 in Germany to €33,100 in France. The pooled sample covers 5,660 cars; medians are published for 8 countries. These medians reflect different mixes of registration years, mileage and fuel; see the like-for-like comparison below.
Median dealer asking price · All eight, pooled
€22,900
Typical range: €12,000 – €32,900
The middle half of the observed asking prices (25th to 75th percentile), not a confidence interval.
5,660 cars · 3,215 dealers Data as of 3 Nov 2026. How we calculate this
Estimate import coststarting from Germany
- Median mileage
- 123,000 km
- Median age
- 6.0 years
- Cut price in last 30 days
- 22%
- VAT-deductible
- Not published
Market summary
Comparing the same years, mileage and fuel, asking prices are lowest in Germany, with an index of 89.3 against the country average. Based on 5,660 cars from 3,215 dealers, on sale in the 10 days to 3 Nov 2026.
Compare countries
Median asking price for this model in each market. These are whole-market medians: a market with newer or lower-mileage cars can look dearer.
| Country | Median asking price | Typical range | Cars · dealers | View market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | €18,500 €8,500 – €30,000 | €8,500 – €30,000 | 1,818 · 936 | View market |
| Netherlands | €20,000 €10,000 – €30,000 | €10,000 – €30,000 | 1,341 · 807 | View market |
| Portugal | €22,900 €15,000 – €29,800 | €15,000 – €29,800 | 633 · 412 | View market |
| Italy | €23,900 €12,900 – €35,800 | €12,900 – €35,800 | 882 · 607 | View market |
| Spain | €28,400 €20,000 – €40,900 | €20,000 – €40,900 | 124 · 75 | View market |
| Austria | €28,600 €20,500 – €42,000 | €20,500 – €42,000 | 741 · 319 | View market |
| Belgium | €30,800 €13,000 – €35,900 | €13,000 – €35,900 | 29 · 16 | View market |
| France | €33,100 €23,800 – €47,000 | €23,800 – €47,000 | 92 · 43 | View market |
| All eight, pooled Selected market | €22,900 €12,000 – €32,900 | €12,000 – €32,900 | 5,660 · 3,215 |
Sorted by median, lowest first. These are gross asking prices. They include the VAT due in each country (19% in Germany, 21% in Spain and the Netherlands, 23% in Portugal; on margin-scheme cars only on the dealer’s margin) and, in Portugal, Spain and the Netherlands, registration tax that has already been paid. Compare the landed cost before you buy abroad.
Like-for-like index
The same model year, mileage band and fuel compared across countries, weighted by the eight-country mix. 100 is the eight-country average; differences are index points, not savings.
Based on 89 comparable groups (model year × mileage band × fuel).
Asking price by registration year
Cars of different ages on sale today, by the year they were first registered. This is not a price history.
Lines and bands stop where a year has too few cars to publish.
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| Year | Portugal | Spain | Netherlands | Germany | Italy | France | Austria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Not published | €46,200 8 cars | €68,200 12 cars | €46,000 53 cars | €46,900 15 cars | €49,000 9 cars | €55,800 44 cars |
| 2025 | €44,900 22 cars | €41,200 26 cars | €45,000 40 cars | €40,000 150 cars | €42,900 110 cars | €55,300 10 cars | €49,000 101 cars |
| 2024 | €39,900 29 cars | €38,500 9 cars | €42,200 44 cars | €37,000 97 cars | €39,900 63 cars | €55,700 13 cars | €43,400 70 cars |
| 2023 | €35,400 38 cars | €39,900 11 cars | €33,900 79 cars | €28,800 217 cars | €31,800 75 cars | €35,500 12 cars | €29,900 69 cars |
| 2022 | €28,800 85 cars | €28,500 8 cars | €30,000 168 cars | €24,400 168 cars | €25,000 128 cars | €28,200 14 cars | €27,900 106 cars |
| 2021 | €26,800 64 cars | €23,000 16 cars | €28,800 137 cars | €23,000 109 cars | €24,200 76 cars | €23,800 5 cars | €25,900 93 cars |
| 2020 | €27,400 46 cars | €24,700 13 cars | €26,000 99 cars | €22,900 87 cars | €23,400 68 cars | €23,400 6 cars | €26,000 58 cars |
| 2019 | €24,000 33 cars | Not published | €24,400 88 cars | €17,900 58 cars | €19,500 40 cars | €28,500 5 cars | €25,000 39 cars |
| 2018 | €19,900 20 cars | €15,500 5 cars | €18,000 55 cars | €14,000 63 cars | €15,100 30 cars | Not published | €18,500 23 cars |
| 2017 | €17,900 16 cars | Not published | €16,000 57 cars | €15,000 61 cars | €11,900 26 cars | €20,000 7 cars | €17,000 9 cars |
| 2016 | €17,700 28 cars | €19,000 5 cars | €14,900 33 cars | €14,100 46 cars | €9,800 33 cars | Not published | €14,900 11 cars |
| 2015 | €16,000 39 cars | Not published | €12,800 43 cars | €11,000 64 cars | €9,550 26 cars | Not published | €15,000 19 cars |
| 2014 | €15,500 52 cars | Not published | €11,500 57 cars | €9,950 57 cars | €8,600 32 cars | Not published | €13,000 19 cars |
| 2013 | €15,200 36 cars | Not published | €9,950 74 cars | €9,900 67 cars | €8,950 34 cars | Not published | €13,200 21 cars |
| 2012 | €14,400 32 cars | Not published | €9,550 58 cars | €7,900 74 cars | €9,000 11 cars | Not published | €13,000 13 cars |
| 2011 | €11,800 18 cars | Not published | €9,200 36 cars | €7,000 52 cars | €6,200 12 cars | Not published | €11,000 5 cars |
| 2010 | €11,500 21 cars | Not published | €5,950 35 cars | €6,500 45 cars | €7,900 11 cars | Not published | Not published |
| 2009 | €9,450 12 cars | Not published | €6,200 36 cars | €6,450 47 cars | €9,450 14 cars | Not published | €7,350 6 cars |
| 2008 | €11,200 16 cars | Not published | €5,950 38 cars | €6,000 39 cars | €6,450 16 cars | Not published | €4,200 8 cars |
| 2007 | €10,900 13 cars | Not published | €6,950 39 cars | €6,000 55 cars | €14,400 20 cars | Not published | €5,000 5 cars |
| 2006 | Not published | Not published | €5,700 22 cars | €4,500 45 cars | €8,700 6 cars | Not published | €4,650 6 cars |
| 2005 | Not published | Not published | €5,100 16 cars | €5,400 30 cars | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| 2004 | Not published | Not published | €7,950 21 cars | €4,900 36 cars | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| 2003 | Not published | Not published | €4,450 11 cars | €5,000 21 cars | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| 2002 | Not published | Not published | €5,250 7 cars | €5,000 26 cars | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| 2001 | Not published | Not published | €5,950 8 cars | €3,850 12 cars | €15,800 5 cars | Not published | Not published |
| 2000 | Not published | Not published | €5,950 10 cars | €2,900 7 cars | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| 1999 | Not published | Not published | €11,000 9 cars | €3,900 13 cars | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| 1998 | Not published | Not published | €7,250 6 cars | €6,500 9 cars | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| 1996 | Not published | Not published | Not published | €3,500 7 cars | Not published | Not published | Not published |
Asking price by mileage, 2022 cars
Cars first registered in 2022 across all markets, grouped by mileage. Same registration year, but fuel, equipment and market mix may also differ between the groups.
| Group | Median asking price | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| under 25k km 8 cars | €34,900 | Range not published |
| 25k–50k km 60 cars | €32,500 | €29k–€36.5k |
| 50k–100k km 311 cars | €29,700 | €26.5k–€34k |
| 100k–150k km 204 cars | €25,300 | €23k–€28.1k |
| over 150k km 77 cars | €20,500 | €17.5k–€23.9k |
Asking price by fuel, 2022 cars
Cars first registered in 2022 across all markets, grouped by fuel. Same registration year, but mileage, equipment and market mix may also differ between the groups.
| Group | Median asking price | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| Diesel 192 cars | €25,000 | €22.5k–€29.6k |
| Plug-in hybrid 176 cars | €28,800 | €25.9k–€34k |
| Petrol 114 cars | €30,000 | €26.9k–€34.6k |
| Hybrid (diesel) 98 cars | €24,900 | €22k–€27.9k |
| Hybrid 12 cars | €25,200 | €23.1k–€28.5k |
Price history
We have recorded weekly asking prices for BMW 3 Series across the eight countries since 3 Oct 2026. The chart appears after 8 weeks (4 so far).
Price outlook: what older cars suggest
Two readings of today's dealer asking prices for BMW 3 Series across the eight countries: how the price differs between registration years, and how the prices of cars still for sale moved in recent weeks. A guide, not a forecast for any one car.
Model-based; forward coverage unvalidated.
Age effect: older registration years of the same model
If today's pattern between registration years held, a 2022 BMW 3 Series listed at today's median of €27,700 would be listed at about €25,800 in 12 months (range €23,000–€28,800).
| Registration year (median today) | In 6 months | In 12 months | In 24 months | In 36 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026€49,400 | −6%−16% to +6% | –Not enough older cars to show | –Not enough older cars to show | –Not enough older cars to show |
| 2025€43,900 | −6%−16% to +6% | −13%−23% to −3% | −28%−36% to −19% | –Not enough older cars to show |
| 2024€39,900 | −9%−19% to +2% | −18%−27% to −7% | –Not enough older cars to show | −34%−41% to −26% |
| 2023€31,900 | −9%−19% to +2% | −14%−23% to −4% | −20%−29% to −10% | −26%−34% to −17% |
| 2022€27,700 | −4%−14% to +8% | −7%−17% to +4% | −14%−23% to −3% | –Not enough older cars to show |
| 2021€26,000 | −4%−14% to +8% | −7%−17% to +4% | −16%−25% to −6% | −28%−36% to −19% |
Typical change over a year at about 6.3 years old: −9% (80% range −19% to +2%). From 5,638 cars of 3,213 dealers aged 0 to 31 years; never extended past the oldest cars. The range (80%) is the uncertainty of this comparison between registration years, not a resale-price range for one car.
The market as a whole
The whole used-car market can move separately from the age effect. Centred on no change: since December 2016, at least 80% of the overlapping periods of Eurostat's HICP “second-hand motor cars” index for the EU (27 countries) stayed within:
- In 3 months: −1.3% to +1.3%
- In 6 months: −2.2% to +2.3%
- In 12 months: −4.7% to +4.9%
Read the age-effect and market ranges separately; do not add them. The country or EU index covers all used cars, not this model. Past moves are no guarantee.
Source: Eurostat, HICP – second-hand motor cars, EU (27 countries) (prc_hicp_minr), monthly to September 2026. The range is our calculation. Eurostat dataset
While a car is for sale
All models across the eight countries
- After one week, dealer asking prices for cars still for sale across the eight countries, across all models, had changed by −0.3% on average (indicative range −1.0% to +0.5%, set from how much models' changes varied across all eight countries in the latest week we could check); 10% of the cars were listed lower at the end of at least one observed week (69,260 cars from 4,989 dealers).
- After 2 weeks, dealer asking prices for cars still for sale across the eight countries, across all models, had changed by −0.5% on average (indicative range −1.6% to +0.6%, set from how much models' changes varied across all eight countries in the latest week we could check); 14% of the cars were listed lower at the end of at least one observed week (30,643 cars from 2,801 dealers).
This figure combines all models across the countries shown. In testing, separate model figures predicted the next week no better. The indicative range uses a shared width set from all eight countries. Coverage within each country and in later weeks is unverified. Cars sold or withdrawn leave the sample, and we never see sale prices.
Asking prices, not sale prices. Today's older cars are different cars (trim, mileage, sometimes another generation) and markets move: treat this as a guide. How the outlook works and how it tested
How prices spread
Dot: median. Bar: middle half of the cars (P25–P75). Thin line: P10–P90, shown from 30 cars.
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| Market | Median asking price | Typical range | 10th–90th percentile | Cars | Dealers | Median mileage | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | €18,500 | €8,500 – €30,000 | €4,700 – €40,000 | 1,818 | 936 | 125,000 km | 7.0 years |
| Netherlands | €20,000 | €10,000 – €30,000 | €5,900 – €39,900 | 1,341 | 807 | 138,000 km | 8.0 years |
| Portugal | €22,900 | €15,000 – €29,800 | €10,900 – €38,000 | 633 | 412 | 157,000 km | 7.0 years |
| Italy | €23,900 | €12,900 – €35,800 | €8,000 – €44,700 | 882 | 607 | 113,000 km | 5.0 years |
| Spain | €28,400 | €20,000 – €40,900 | €14,000 – €48,000 | 124 | 75 | 76,000 km | 4.5 years |
| Austria | €28,600 | €20,500 – €42,000 | €13,000 – €51,300 | 741 | 319 | 97,000 km | 4.0 years |
| Belgium | €30,800 | €13,000 – €35,900 | – | 29 | 16 | 95,000 km | 4.0 years |
| France | €33,100 | €23,800 – €47,000 | €16,600 – €56,900 | 92 | 43 | 58,000 km | 4.0 years |
| All eight, pooled | €22,900 | €12,000 – €32,900 | €6,500 – €43,600 | 5,660 | 3,215 | 123,000 km | 6.0 years |
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EuroCarIndex, “Used BMW 3 Series prices”, dealer asking prices, data as of 3 Nov 2026. https://eurocarindex.com/en/prices/bmw/3-series/
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