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Used BMW 1-Series Prices & Values

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BMW 1-Series Prices & Depreciation Trend

3 door BMW 1-Series prices fall most over the first year (from new to 1 year old), so that is the best ‘nearly new’ buy in terms of car for money.

2 door BMW 1-Series depreciation is low between years 1 and 3, so this is the best buy if you want to keep the car for a while.

3 door BMW 1-Series prices fall less between years 2 and 4, so that is the best buy on older cars.

Used Car Expert recommends price guide shows that with the current BMW 1-Series you would aim to buy a 3 year old and sell it before it is 4 years old.

Year£ Average Price£ Drop% Depreciation
2012£22,299.00--
2011£18,615.00£3,684.0016.52
2010£17,729.00£886.004.76
2009£14,479.00£3,250.0018.33
2008£12,041.00£2,438.0016.84
Sample Sizes
The depreciation is based on analysis of UK retail prices over 3 years, using new brochure prices, a sample of 1879 cars first registered in 2011, 1969 cars first registered in 2010, 1761 cars first registered in 2009, 3474 cars first registered in 2008.

Diesel BMW 1-Series values drop most over the first year (from new to 1 year old), so that is the best ‘nearly new’ buy in terms of car for money.

Petrol BMW 1-Series prices fall less between years 1 and 3, so this is the best buy if you want to keep the car for a while.

Diesel BMW 1-Series depreciation is low between years 2 and 4, so that is the best buy on older cars.

Used BMW 1-Series Price Examples

You should use the Car Price Guide tool at the top of this page to find an accurate and adjusted price for the BMW 1-Series you are looking to buy or sell.

But below we do provide a quick reference list of typical prices and used BMW 1-Series values for all the popular variants:

YearVariantUsed Price / Used Value
2009 BMW 1-Series BMW 1-Series 116i M Sport [122]£16,499
2008 BMW 1-Series BMW 1-Series 118d Edition ES£15,000
2009 BMW 1-Series BMW 1-Series 118d M Sport£17,599
2009 BMW 1-Series BMW 1-Series 116d M Sport£18,000
2009 BMW 1-Series BMW 1-Series 116i [2.0] Sport£15,000
2009 BMW 1-Series BMW 1-Series 116i Edition ES£13,499
2009 BMW 1-Series BMW 1-Series 118d M Sport£17,599
2007 BMW 1-Series BMW 1-Series 118d M Sport£15,000
2008 BMW 1-Series BMW 1-Series 118d M Sport£16,000
2009 BMW 1-Series BMW 1-Series 118d M Sport [Leather]£18,499
2009 BMW 1-Series BMW 1-Series 120d SE£16,599
2007 BMW 1-Series BMW 1-Series 120d SE Step Auto£14,000
2005 BMW 1-Series BMW 1-Series 1 SERIES 120i Sport 5dr£6,846
2009 BMW 1-Series BMW 1-Series 118D SPORT 2DR STEP AUTOMATIC£16,990
2008 BMW 1-Series BMW 1-Series 123d M Sport£14,500
2008 BMW 1-Series BMW 1-Series 123d M Sport£14,990
2006 BMW 1-Series BMW 1-Series 118d Sport£8,499
2009 BMW 1-Series BMW 1-Series 116i Sport 5-door£11,750
2007 BMW 1-Series BMW 1-Series 118D SE 3DR£8,290
2008 BMW 1-Series BMW 1-Series 116i SE [122]£8,995