2016 BMW 1 Series 1.5 116d M Sport

Price: £6,995. Good value: £1,285 (15%) under the AskCar estimate of £8,280, 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: M Sport
  • Version: 1.5 116d M Sport Manual RWD Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr (114 bhp)
  • Year: 2016
  • Mileage: 70,000 miles
  • Fuel: Diesel
  • Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
  • Engine: 1.5 litres, 114 bhp
  • Gearbox: Manual
  • Drive: Rear-wheel drive
  • Colour: Grey
  • CO2: 106 g/km
  • Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2016 BMW 1 Series M Sport has covered 70,000 miles. The AskCar estimate for this car is £8,280. It is priced at £6,995, which is £1,285 below that estimate. The AskCar estimate draws on 7,180 BMW 1 Series adverts across the UK, adjusting for age, mileage, trim, engine and other specifications. Since we first spotted the advert 14 days ago, the asking price has dropped by £500. Ask the dealer why the advert shows fewer miles than the 73,687 recorded at the latest MOT. Its MOT is recorded as valid until 25 July 2027. It is for sale at GM Motoring World in Northolt. 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: £1,285 (15%) under the AskCar estimate of £8,280.

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 2016 BMW 1 Series with the 1.5 diesel engine is typically advertised at £7,200: the median of the 235 for sale on AskCar, as of 4 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2016 BMW 1 Series has been on sale for at least 14 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 21 October 2026 at £7,495. Its asking price is now £6,995, £500 less. The latest price cut was seen on 3 November 2026.

Price changes recorded:

  • 21 October 2026: £7,495
  • 3 November 2026: £6,995

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 4 November 2026: valid until 25 July 2027.

It has had 9 MOTs. The latest, on 11 July 2026, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 73,687 miles. The advert says 70,000 miles, fewer than the MOT record, so ask the dealer which is right.

Advertised mileage is about 8,000 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2016 BMW 1 Series on AskCar.

Similar cars

20 other 2016 BMW 1 Series M Sport 1.5 diesel manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £4,995 to £9,900, as of 4 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

  • 2016 BMW 1 Series M Sport, 1.5 diesel hatchback, blue. Mileage: 74,600 miles. Price: £7,995, £1,000 more than this car. Dealer: SRE Motors in Stoke-on-Trent. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/bmw-1-series-2016-f9e2a9c8f48f
  • 2016 BMW 1 Series M Sport, 1.5 diesel hatchback, white. Mileage: 63,000 miles. Price: £8,295, £1,300 more than this car. Dealer: Valentines Specialist Cars in Chipping Sodbury. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/bmw-1-series-2016-829c3ae7bd7a
  • 2016 BMW 1 Series M Sport, 1.5 diesel hatchback, blue. Mileage: 77,618 miles. Price: £7,495, £500 more than this car. Dealer: Cars of Blakeshall in Kidderminster. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/bmw-1-series-2016-9efd1b97db4c
  • The nearest: 2016 BMW 1 Series M Sport, 1.5 diesel hatchback, blue, 24 miles from this car. Mileage: 58,021 miles. Price: £8,665, £1,670 more than this car. Dealer: Wiz Motors in Luton. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/bmw-1-series-2016-e998a8813f4a

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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.