2012 BMW 1 Series 1.6 Sport
Price: £6,290. Above the going rate: £522 (9%) over the AskCar estimate of £5,768, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 7,180 priced BMW 1 Series adverts on AskCar as of 4 November 2026.
AskCar lists 7,430 used BMW 1 Series from 2,715 UK dealerships, as of 4 November 2026.
Overview
- Make: BMW
- Model: 1 Series
- Trim: Sport
- Version: 1.6 Sport Manual RWD Euro 5 (s/s) 5dr
- Year: 2012
- Mileage: 53,000 miles
- Fuel: Petrol
- Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
- Engine: 1.6 litres
- Gearbox: Manual
- Drive: Rear-wheel drive
- Emissions standard: Euro 5, ULEZ compliant
About this car
At 53,000 miles, this 2012 BMW 1 Series Sport has covered about 32,000 fewer miles than other 2012 BMW 1 Series cars. Priced at £6,290, it is advertised £522 above the AskCar estimate of £5,768. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 7,180 BMW 1 Series cars across different ages and specifications. The dealer may accept less. This car has been on sale for at least 91 days. It is for sale at UK Wide Motors in Birmingham. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.
Stock data as of 4 November 2026.
Price
Above the going rate: £522 (9%) over the AskCar estimate of £5,768.
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 1.6 petrol engine is typically advertised at £5,200: the median of the 41 for sale on AskCar, as of 4 November 2026.
Time on sale
The dealer may accept less. This 2012 BMW 1 Series has been on sale for at least 91 days. 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 5 August 2026 at £6,290. Its asking price has not changed.
Mileage and MOT
Advertised mileage is about 32,000 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2012 BMW 1 Series on AskCar.
Similar cars
8 other 2012 BMW 1 Series Sport 1.6 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £1,000 to £6,995, as of 4 November 2026.
The 3 closest to this car in mileage:
- 2012 BMW 1 Series Sport, 1.6 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 53,000 miles. Price: £4,390, £1,900 less than this car. Dealer: Fish Motors in Bolton. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/bmw-1-series-2012-89b9c8a0de2c
- 2012 BMW 1 Series Sport, 1.6 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 47,000 miles. Price: £6,911, £621 more than this car. Dealer: ASM (uk) in Redditch. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/bmw-1-series-2012-42ae4a642401
- 2012 BMW 1 Series Sport, 1.6 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 68,000 miles. Price: £4,295, £1,995 less than this car. Dealer: Essential Choice Autos in Poole. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/bmw-1-series-2012-7048386d0601
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Photos
18 photos of this car are on its AskCar page.
As of 4 November 2026, AskCar lists 592,552 cars and vans from 12,964 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.