2018 BMW 5 Series 3.0 540i M Sport

Overview

• Make: BMW
• Model: 5 Series
• Trim: M Sport
• Version: 3.0 540i M Sport Auto 4WD Euro 6 (s/s) 4dr (335 bhp)
• Year: 2018
• Mileage: 46,000 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Saloon, 4 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 3.0 litres, 335 bhp
• Gearbox: Automatic
• Drive: Four-wheel drive
• Colour: Blue
• CO2: 164 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2018 BMW 5 Series M Sport is advertised with 46,000 miles, approximately 30,800 below the typical mileage for its age. Its asking price of £25,990 is £841 above the AskCar estimate of £25,149. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 2,741 BMW 5 Series adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. We first recorded this car for sale today. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. It is for sale at James Paul in Horsham. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 12 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £841 (3%) over the AskCar estimate of £25,149.

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 2,741 priced BMW 5 Series adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 12 November 2026.

A 2018 BMW 5 Series with the 3.0 petrol engine is typically advertised at £19,000: the median of the 67 for sale on AskCar, as of 12 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2018 BMW 5 Series advertised today. About half of 2018 BMW 5 Series cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 206 of the 425 first advertised between 12 July 2026 and 9 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 12 November 2026 at £25,990. 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 12 November 2026: valid until 11 September 2027.

It has had 3 MOTs. The latest, on 12 September 2025, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 42,912 miles, which matches the advertised 46,000 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 30,800 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2018 BMW 5 Series on AskCar.

Similar cars

17 other 2018 BMW 5 Series M Sport 3.0 petrol automatic saloons are for sale at UK dealers, from £16,495 to £25,786, as of 12 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2018 BMW 5 Series M Sport, 3.0 petrol saloon, black. Mileage: 50,000 miles. Price: £25,786, £204 less than this car. Dealer: A & S Cars in Bishop's Stortford. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/bmw-5-series-2018-2497db0a7ac0
• 2018 BMW 5 Series M Sport, 3.0 petrol saloon, blue. Mileage: 40,557 miles. Price: £22,995, £2,995 less than this car. Dealer: Car Brothers NI in Newtownabbey. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/bmw-5-series-2018-c734f73d92c6
• 2018 BMW 5 Series M Sport, 3.0 petrol saloon, black. Mileage: 52,491 miles. Price: £20,500, £5,490 less than this car. Dealer: Sytner Select Northampton in Northampton. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/bmw-5-series-2018-0dbf7baf41a2

• The nearest: 2018 BMW 5 Series M Sport, 3.0 petrol saloon, blue, 19 miles from this car. Mileage: 66,497 miles. Price: £22,990, £3,000 less than this car. Dealer: Group 1 Farnborough BMW in Farnborough. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/bmw-5-series-2018-06ebeb9d54cf