BMW 5 Series prices in the UK
The average used BMW 5 Series listed for £16,860 in the UK as of July 2026 (median £14,499), based on 7,427 ScanAuctions price observations. The value sweet spot is a 2016 car at around £10,038 — 32.9% less than a 2017.
The 5 Series in the used market
The 5 Series does executive-car depreciation at its steepest: vast fleet supply of 520d saloons means five-year-old cars sell for a third of list. F10 cars (2010–2017) are now firmly in banger-money territory at the bottom; the G30 (2017–2023) is the used sweet spot, with plug-in 530e versions increasingly the value play as company-car stock returns. Specification spread is huge — two same-year 520ds can be thousands apart on options alone.
£16,860
Average price
£14,499
Median price
£3,955
Cheapest year (2008)
7,427
Cars tracked
BMW 5 Series price by year
Average and cheapest listed price per registration year, with typical mileage. Real UK observations, not book values.
Value sweet spot: 2016. A 2016 BMW 5 Series averages £10,038 — 32.9% less than a 2017 — the biggest one-year price drop on this model. Drops this size usually sit where a model changes generation, so the saving buys the outgoing shape — check which body style the year gets you before assuming it’s the same car.
| Year | Average | Cheapest seen | Avg mileage | Cars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | £53,509 | — | 4,864 | 90 |
| 2025 | £43,590 | — | 9,815 | 282 |
| 2024 | £38,213 | — | 20,877 | 134 |
| 2023 | £29,862 | — | 36,064 | 428 |
| 2022 | £27,083 | — | 45,867 | 511 |
| 2021 | £24,381 | — | 56,458 | 356 |
| 2020 | £20,445 | £8,500 | 63,821 | 401 |
| 2019 | £17,071 | £6,950 | 72,530 | 778 |
| 2018 | £15,330 | £6,450 | 79,728 | 996 |
| 2017 | £14,966 | £5,995 | 84,478 | 722 |
| 2016 ★ | £10,038 | — | 94,865 | 472 |
| 2015 | £8,722 | — | 101,838 | 486 |
| 2014 | £7,846 | — | 104,221 | 484 |
| 2013 | £6,654 | — | 110,228 | 411 |
| 2012 | £5,649 | — | 110,502 | 330 |
| 2011 | £5,559 | — | 112,506 | 241 |
| 2010 | £5,300 | — | 111,008 | 157 |
| 2009 | £4,110 | — | 127,868 | 78 |
| 2008 | £3,955 | — | 126,489 | 67 |
“Cheapest seen” excludes implausibly low listings (often accident-damaged or Cat-marked cars); “—” means the lowest prices we saw weren’t representative.
Price by mileage
2015–2019 cars. On average, every extra 20,000 miles takes about £1,900 off the price.
| Mileage | Average price | Cars |
|---|---|---|
| 20,000–40,000 miles | £20,301 | 197 |
| 40,000–60,000 miles | £17,848 | 603 |
| 60,000–80,000 miles | £15,540 | 825 |
| 80,000–100,000 miles | £13,173 | 838 |
| 100,000–120,000 miles | £10,919 | 506 |
| 120,000–140,000 miles | £9,234 | 247 |
| 140,000–160,000 miles | £7,731 | 127 |
| 160,000–180,000 miles | £6,909 | 68 |
By fuel type
By gearbox
What dealers actually pay for a 5 Series
Across 1,367 BMW 5 Series listings we scanned on dealer sale platforms, the average asking price was £13,168 against an average AutoTrader retail value of £15,908 — a gap of £2,740 before fees and prep. The gap is not profit: after fees, transport and preparation, our modelled margin on the average 5 Series listing is close to zero — dealers earn by picking the right cars, not the average one.
£13,168
At auction
£15,908
Retails at
£2,740
The gap
Common questions
How much is a used BMW 5 Series in the UK?
As of July 2026, the average used BMW 5 Series listed for £16,860 (median £14,499), across 7,427 UK price observations tracked by ScanAuctions. Prices range from about £3,955 for a 2008 car to £53,509 for a 2026.
What is the cheapest BMW 5 Series year worth buying?
2016 is the value sweet spot: it averages £10,038, 32.9% less than a 2017, with average mileage around 94,865 miles. Older cars are cheaper still but carry higher mileage.
How much does mileage affect BMW 5 Series prices?
Across 2015–2019 cars, each additional 20,000 miles reduces the average price by roughly £1,900.
What do dealers pay for a BMW 5 Series?
Across 1,367 BMW 5 Series listings scanned on dealer-only sale platforms, the average asking price was £13,168 against an average AutoTrader retail value of £15,908 — a gap of £2,740 before fees and preparation costs.
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Methodology. Figures are computed from 7,427 BMW 5 Series price observations collected by ScanAuctions from UK marketplace and auction listings, filtered to plausible retail values and registration years. Averages are asking/listing prices, not final sold prices. Auction figures compare dealer-platform asking prices with AutoTrader retail valuations on the same cars. Last updated July 2026; refreshed monthly. Full detail: data & methodology.
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