2008 BMW 3 Series 3.0 325i SE
Price: £5,000. Fair price: £213 (4%) under the AskCar estimate of £5,213, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 6,742 priced BMW 3 Series adverts on AskCar as of 2 November 2026.
AskCar lists 7,040 used BMW 3 Series from 2,692 UK dealerships, as of 2 November 2026.
Overview
- Make: BMW
- Model: 3 Series
- Trim: SE
- Version: 3.0 325i SE Auto RWD Euro 4 4dr (215 bhp)
- Year: 2008
- Mileage: 76,000 miles
- Fuel: Petrol
- Body: Saloon, 4 doors, 5 seats
- Engine: 3.0 litres, 215 bhp
- Gearbox: Automatic
- Drive: Rear-wheel drive
- Colour: Black
- CO2: 170 g/km
- Emissions standard: Euro 4, ULEZ compliant
About this car
This 2008 BMW 3 Series is advertised with 76,000 miles, approximately 13,400 below the typical mileage for its age. The AskCar estimate for this car is £5,213. It is priced at £5,000, which is £213 below that estimate. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 6,742 BMW 3 Series adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. We first recorded this car for sale 103 days ago. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. You can find this car at Berks Motors in Reading. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.
Stock data as of 2 November 2026.
Price
Fair price: £213 (4%) under the AskCar estimate of £5,213.
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 6,742 priced BMW 3 Series adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 2 November 2026.
A 2008 BMW 3 Series with the 3.0 petrol engine is typically advertised at £6,000: the median of the 21 for sale on AskCar, as of 2 November 2026.
Time on sale
This 2008 BMW 3 Series has been on sale for at least 103 days.
Price history
AskCar first saw this advert on 22 July 2026 at £7,000. Its asking price is now £5,000, £2,000 less.
Price changes recorded:
- 23 July 2026: £7,000
- 28 July 2026: £6,800
- 3 August 2026: £6,500
- 10 August 2026: £6,200
- 17 August 2026: £6,000
- 24 August 2026: £5,800
- 27 August 2026: £5,500
- 31 August 2026: £5,200
- 1 September 2026: £5,500
- 13 October 2026: £5,400
- 16 October 2026: £5,200
- 18 October 2026: £5,000
Mileage and MOT
MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 2 November 2026: valid until 12 November 2026.
It has had 18 MOTs. The latest, on 13 November 2025, passed.
There were no advisories at the latest test.
Mileage at that test: 75,493 miles, which matches the advertised 76,000 miles.
Advertised mileage is about 13,400 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2008 BMW 3 Series on AskCar.
Similar cars
1 other 2008 BMW 3 Series SE 3.0 petrol automatic saloon is for sale at UK dealers, as of 2 November 2026.
The closest to this car in mileage:
- 2008 BMW 3 Series SE, 3.0 petrol saloon, white. Mileage: 37,570 miles. Price: £7,995, £2,995 more than this car. Dealer: Japanese Car World in Bradford. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/bmw-3-series-2008-4e3d22a8fa4e
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Photos
25 photos of this car are on its AskCar page.
As of 2 November 2026, AskCar lists 586,270 cars and vans from 12,920 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.