2012 BMW 3 Series 2.0

Overview

• Make: BMW
• Model: 3 Series
• Version: 2.0 Manual 4dr
• Year: 2012
• Mileage: 95,000 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Saloon, 4 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 2.0 litres
• Gearbox: Manual
• Colour: Blue
• CO2: 159 g/km

About this car

This 2012 BMW 3 Series is advertised with 95,000 miles on the clock. Priced at £2,495, this car is advertised £3,146 below the AskCar estimate of £5,641. This is a large price difference, so check the price and vehicle details with the dealer. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 6,864 BMW 3 Series cars across different ages and specifications. It first appeared in our advert records today. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. The seller is Sterling Cars, based in Reading. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 10 November 2026.

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Price

Far below the going rate: £3,146 (55%) under the AskCar estimate of £5,641. Worth asking the dealer why.

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 6,864 priced BMW 3 Series adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 10 November 2026.

A 2012 BMW 3 Series with the 2.0 petrol engine is typically advertised at £5,200: the median of the 181 for sale on AskCar, as of 10 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2012 BMW 3 Series advertised today. About 4 in 10 of 2012 BMW 3 Series cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 66 of the 172 first advertised between 10 July 2026 and 7 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 10 November 2026 at £2,495. 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 10 November 2026: valid until 8 December 2026.

It failed its MOT on 3 December 2025 (nearside rear inner tyre has ply or cords exposed; offside rear inner tyre has ply or cords exposed; nearside front outer tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure; and 2 more) and passed 6 days later, on 9 December 2025.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 94,778 miles, which matches the advertised 95,000 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 1,100 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2012 BMW 3 Series on AskCar.