1988 BMW 5 Series 2.0 520i
Price: £14,911. Good value: £3,525 (19%) under the AskCar estimate of £18,436, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 2,746 priced BMW 5 Series adverts on AskCar as of 6 November 2026.
AskCar lists 2,855 used BMW 5 Series from 1,454 UK dealerships, as of 6 November 2026.
Overview
- Make: BMW
- Model: 5 Series
- Version: 2.0 520i Manual RWD 4dr (150 bhp)
- Year: 1988
- Mileage: 44,911 miles
- Fuel: Petrol
- Body: Saloon, 4 doors, 5 seats
- Engine: 2.0 litres, 150 bhp
- Gearbox: Manual
- Drive: Rear-wheel drive
- Colour: Bronze
About this car
This 1988 BMW 5 Series has covered 44,911 miles. Priced at £14,911, it is advertised £3,525 below the AskCar estimate of £18,436. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 2,746 BMW 5 Series cars across different ages and specifications. It first appeared in our advert records 87 days ago. The latest MOT recorded 47,444 miles, above the advertised mileage. Check this with the dealer. Its recorded MOT is valid until 9 April 2027. It is for sale at ASM (uk) in Redditch. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.
Stock data as of 6 November 2026.
Price
Good value: £3,525 (19%) under the AskCar estimate of £18,436.
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 2,746 priced BMW 5 Series adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 6 November 2026.
Time on sale
This 1988 BMW 5 Series has been on sale for at least 87 days.
Price history
AskCar first saw this advert on 11 August 2026 at £14,911. 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 6 November 2026: valid until 9 April 2027.
It failed its MOT on 2 April 2026 (nearside front service brake excessively binding; rear fog lamp not working) and passed 8 days later, on 10 April 2026.
There were no advisories at the latest test.
Mileage at that test: 47,444 miles. The advert says 44,911 miles, fewer than the MOT record, so ask the dealer which is right.
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Photos
12 photos of this car are on its AskCar page.
As of 6 November 2026, AskCar lists 598,752 cars and vans from 12,905 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.