BMW M3

Live market prices, listings, and how many are still on the road.

BMW M3 — market at a glance Median asking £28,494 Median achieved £23,700 Asking vs achieved +20% Sell-through 74%

Recorded auction results and live UK asking prices for this model are below, along with how many are still on the road. Our own sold-price comparables are still building.

Still on UK roads

Licensed in Great Britain 27,780 as of 2026 Q1

Declared off-road (SORN) 9,413 stored, restored or resting

Vehicle counts contain public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — DfT/DVLA vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0120, Great Britain), grouped by generic model. Counts cover all body types and fuels registered under this model name.

MOT pass rate & common faults

MOT pass rate 92.2% of 38,703 tests

Typical MOT mileage 67,000 median recorded, miles

MOT pass rate by year — improving, up 3.1 points since 2020:

Excludes 2024 — that year covers a different number of tests from the rest of the series, so the rate is not comparable with the years shown.

Most common failure areas — share of failed tests citing each area (a car can fail on more than one), from 3,004 sampled fails:

Tyres	17.6%
Brakes	16.2%
Suspension	15.5%
Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment	14.6%
Noise, Emissions and Leaks	10.4%

MOT figures contain public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results (Great Britain), class 4 (cars & light vehicles), 2024. Pass rate is measured across first (initial) MOT tests only; a pass counts a certificate issued outright or after minor repair at the station. Grouped by generic model.

Auction market — what they sell for

Median sold £23,700 midpoint of recorded sales

Average sold £33,400 mean across sales

Sell-through 74% strong demand — of cars offered find a buyer

Sales on record 333 since 2018

Auction-market figures are derived statistics (medians, counts and trends) from data supplied by oldcarsdata.com — recorded sales across Bring a Trailer, Cars & Bids, Hagerty, PCAR Market, Gooding & Co and RM Sotheby’s, as of 2026-07. Prices converted to GBP. No individual listings reproduced.

Asking on eBay UK right now

Median asking £28,494 midpoint of live UK listings

Listings live 66 range £1,400–£87,000

Typical time listed 10d median, since tracking began

Listing type 93% classified · 7% auction

Live UK asking (median £28,494) sits 20% above recorded auction results (£23,700). Asking is what sellers want today — a UK retail read against largely international auction sales, not an achieved price.

Cheapest way in: the E46 (2000–2006) — median asking around £9,500 across 7 live listings.

Asking by generation — median live UK asking price per era (so a broad model isn’t one blended figure):

Generation	Years	Median asking	Listings
E46	2000–2006	£9,500	7
E9x	2007–2013	£19,000	11
F80	2014–2020	£31,000	13
G80	2021–now	£62,000	19

What’s for sale by price — how the live UK listings split by asking price:

Price band	Listings	Share
Under £5k	4	6%
£5k–£10k	3	5%
£10k–£20k	15	23%
£20k–£35k	22	33%
£35k–£50k	6	9%
£50k–£75k	13	20%
£75k–£100k	3	5%

Asking by mileage — median live UK asking price by odometer band (the live counterpart to recorded sales above):

Mileage	Median asking	Listings
Under 40k mi	£62,847	22
40–80k mi	£21,750	22
80–120k mi	£25,475	5

Asking figures are live, de-duplicated statistics from the eBay UK and dealer listings we currently track for this model — the same cars shown in “for sale now”. Asking prices are not sold prices.

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