2012 BMW 1 Series 2.0 M Sport

Overview

• Make: BMW
• Model: 1 Series
• Trim: M Sport
• Version: 2.0 M Sport RWD Euro 5 3dr
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 129,000 miles
• Fuel: Diesel
• Body: Hatchback, 3 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 2.0 litres
• Drive: Rear-wheel drive
• Colour: Black
• CO2: 125 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 5

About this car

This 2012 BMW 1 Series M Sport has covered 129,000 miles. Priced at £2,995, it is advertised £681 below the AskCar estimate of £3,676. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 7,180 BMW 1 Series adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. We first recorded this car for sale 1 day ago. Ask the dealer why the advert shows fewer miles than the 129,647 recorded at the latest MOT. Its MOT is recorded as valid until 21 September 2027. It is advertised by Vertex Motor Company in Alfreton. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 4 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Good value: £681 (18%) under the AskCar estimate of £3,676.

The AskCar estimate is our expected asking price for this car. It uses UK dealer asking prices, accounting for make, model, trim, version, age, mileage, fuel, gearbox, body type, driven wheels, engine size and power. It is an advertised price, not a confirmed sale price.

It draws on 7,180 priced BMW 1 Series adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 4 November 2026.

A 2012 BMW 1 Series with the 2.0 diesel engine is typically advertised at £4,600: the median of the 79 for sale on AskCar, as of 4 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2012 BMW 1 Series advertised 1 day ago. About half of 2012 BMW 1 Series cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 88 of the 168 first advertised between 11 July 2026 and 1 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 3 November 2026 at £2,995. Its asking price has not changed.

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 4 November 2026: valid until 21 September 2027.

It failed its MOT on 22 September 2026 (driver's view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction; offside headlamp not working on dipped beam; nearside front position lamp not working; and 2 more) and passed later the same day.

Advisories at the latest test: nearside front tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge; nearside rear tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge; offside rear tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge.

Mileage at that test: 129,647 miles. The advert says 129,000 miles, fewer than the MOT record, so ask the dealer which is right.

Advertised mileage is about 44,000 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2012 BMW 1 Series on AskCar.