2005 BMW 1 Series 2.0 118d ES
Price: £2,790. Above the going rate: £222 (8%) over the AskCar estimate of £2,568, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 7,138 priced BMW 1 Series adverts on AskCar as of 8 November 2026.
AskCar lists 7,501 used BMW 1 Series from 2,733 UK dealerships, as of 8 November 2026.
Overview
- Make: BMW
- Model: 1 Series
- Trim: ES
- Version: 2.0 118d ES Manual RWD Euro 4 5dr (120 bhp)
- Year: 2005
- Mileage: 96,000 miles
- Fuel: Diesel
- Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
- Engine: 2.0 litres, 120 bhp
- Gearbox: Manual
- Drive: Rear-wheel drive
- Colour: Grey
- CO2: 150 g/km
- Emissions standard: Euro 4
About this car
This 2005 BMW 1 Series has covered 96,000 miles. The AskCar estimate for this car is £2,568. It is priced at £2,790, which is £222 above that estimate. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 7,138 BMW 1 Series adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. We first recorded this advert 52 days ago, and its asking price has since fallen by £200. Our records show an MOT expiry date of 25 September 2026, which has passed. Ask the dealer for an update. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. It is advertised by German Motors in Leeds. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.
Stock data as of 8 November 2026.
Price
Above the going rate: £222 (8%) over the AskCar estimate of £2,568.
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 7,138 priced BMW 1 Series adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 8 November 2026.
Time on sale
This 2005 BMW 1 Series has been on sale for at least 52 days.
Price history
AskCar first saw this advert on 17 September 2026 at £2,990. Its asking price is now £2,790, £200 less. The latest price cut was seen on 14 October 2026.
Price changes recorded:
- 17 September 2026: £2,990
- 14 October 2026: £2,790
Mileage and MOT
MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 8 November 2026: the latest record we hold ran out on 25 September 2026; ask the dealer for the current MOT.
It has had 20 MOTs. The latest, on 22 September 2025, passed.
Advisories at the latest test: offside headlamp lens slightly defective; nearside front brake disc worn, but not excessively; offside front brake disc worn, but not excessively; and 3 more.
Mileage at that test: 95,260 miles, which matches the advertised 96,000 miles.
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Photos
26 photos of this car are on its AskCar page.
As of 8 November 2026, AskCar lists 595,762 cars and vans from 12,892 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.