1990 BMW 3 Series 1.8 318i

Price: £30,000. Above the going rate: £11,479 (61%) over the AskCar estimate of £18,521, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 6,822 priced BMW 3 Series adverts on AskCar as of 8 November 2026.

AskCar lists 7,130 used BMW 3 Series from 2,708 UK dealerships, as of 8 November 2026.

Overview

  • Make: BMW
  • Model: 3 Series
  • Version: 1.8 318i Manual RWD 2dr
  • Year: 1990
  • Mileage: 77,822 miles
  • Fuel: Petrol
  • Body: Saloon, 2 doors, 1 seats
  • Engine: 1.8 litres
  • Gearbox: Manual
  • Drive: Rear-wheel drive
  • Colour: Red

About this car

This 1990 BMW 3 Series is advertised with 77,822 miles, approximately 8,700 below the typical mileage for its age. The dealer is asking £30,000, which is £11,479 above the AskCar estimate of £18,521. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 6,822 BMW 3 Series cars across different ages and specifications. It first appeared in our advert records 87 days ago. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. It is for sale at Mission Motor Company in Chesterfield. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 8 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Above the going rate: £11,479 (61%) over the AskCar estimate of £18,521.

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 6,822 priced BMW 3 Series adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 8 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 1990 BMW 3 Series has been on sale for at least 87 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 13 August 2026 at £30,000. 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 8 November 2026: valid until 29 April 2027.

It has had 8 MOTs. The latest, on 30 April 2026, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 77,807 miles, which matches the advertised 77,822 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 8,700 miles lower than the median mileage of a 1990 BMW 3 Series on AskCar.

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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.