Used BMW 3 Series Cars For Sale | AutoTrader UK (2024)

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Which year of 3 Series BMW is most reliable? ›

Fifth-Generation: Most Reliable BMW 3 Series Years (on sale: 2006-2011)

Highs Two potent engine choices, agile handling, premium interior. Lows We'd love more steering feel, desirable driver-assists cost extra, would be sweet with a stick shift. Verdict It's not perfect, but the 2025 3-series is still king of the sports sedan hill.

The best BMW 3 Series for performance

It's no competition – the BMW M340i xDrive is the one to pick if you want performance. Does a claimed 0-62pmh of 4.4 seconds sound good?

The base model of the 2024 BMW 3 Series has an MSRP of $45,495, but the average price paid is $43,489 based on 130 transactions from the past 4 weeks. Shoppers are paying 4.4% less than MSRP.

You can expect your 3 Series to last anywhere from 200,000 to 250,000 miles when properly maintained. Is the BMW 3 Series reliable? Due to its meticulous craftsmanship and precision engineering, the 3 Series is a durable, long-lasting, and dependable car. Learn more from the experts at BMW of Greenwich.

The BMW 3 Series has several petrol engine problems, particularly with the fuel pumps. The engine will stall, have a rough idle, run rough, and take a long time to crank as a result of this. The variable valve timing arrangement can also be a source of frustration.

Is it expensive to maintain a BMW 3 Series? Yes, it's expensive to maintain a 3-Series BMW once it's outside of the factory or CPO warranty. It's not uncommon to pay around $700 or $800 per year for maintenance and repairs on a used BMW 3-Series.

BMW 3 Series mileage starts at 16.11 and goes up to 20.35 kmpl. The petrol mileage for BMW 3 Series ranges between 16.11 kmpl - 16.13 kmpl and the diesel mileage for BMW 3 Series ranges between 20 kmpl - 20.35 kmpl.

If we go purely by sales numbers, then the E46 BMW 3 Series is the most successful BMW model of all time, with the company selling over 3.2 million copies (3,266,885 examples, to be precise) in its decade-long run.

How much does it cost to service a BMW 3 Series? ›

A BMW 3 Series will cost about $13,219 for maintenance and repairs during its first 10 years of service. This is more than the industry average for luxury sedan models by $1,258. There is also a 40.39% chance that a 3 Series will require a major repair during that time.

POWER REDEFINED. The 3 Series brings power and innovation together in a sedan made to move – from the inline 4-cylinder engine in the 330i models to an integrated electric motor in the 330e plug-in hybrid. For more aggressive performance, the M340i features an inline 6-cylinder engine with 48V mild-hybrid technology.

They range from insurance groups 18 to 50 (out of a possible 50), so they're not the cheapest cars to insure. Some are eye-wateringly expensive, like a 2018 BMW M3 3 litre BiTurbo Competition 4-door, in group 45, which costs upwards of £1,839 to insure per year (and that's for a low-risk driver!).

The average household income of a new BMW 7-Series buyer is $184,170. On the other hand, the popular BMW 2022 3-Series has a starting MSRP of $41,450 for the 330i. The average household income of a new BMW 3-Series owner is $116,550.

The mean age of its mostly male buyers is 46 across the line, ranging from about 43 for the 3-series to just 51 for the top-of-the-line 7-series.

The current BMW 3 Series had mixed results in our latest 2023 What Car? Reliability Survey. The petrol-engined 3 series finished in sixth place out of 26 cars in the executive car class while the hybrid 330e finished ninth. The diesel-engined versions finished in 26th place.