2008 BMW 5 Series 3.0 525i SE
Price: £2,990. Good value: £264 (8%) under the AskCar estimate of £3,254, 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
- Trim: SE
- Version: 3.0 525i SE Steptronic RWD Euro 4 4dr (215 bhp)
- Year: 2008
- Mileage: 124,000 miles
- Fuel: Petrol
- Body: Saloon, 4 doors, 5 seats
- Engine: 3.0 litres, 215 bhp
- Gearbox: Automatic (Steptronic)
- Drive: Rear-wheel drive
- Colour: Blue
- CO2: 178 g/km
- Emissions standard: Euro 4, ULEZ compliant
About this car
This 2008 BMW 5 Series has covered 124,000 miles, around 9,000 fewer miles than is typical for its age. Its asking price of £2,990 is £264 below the AskCar estimate of £3,254. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 2,746 BMW 5 Series cars across different ages and specifications. We first recorded this car for sale 8 days ago. The latest recorded MOT expiry date is 14 January 2026, which has passed. Confirm its status with the dealer. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. The seller is Penistone Motor Group, based in Sheffield. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.
Stock data as of 6 November 2026.
Price
Good value: £264 (8%) under the AskCar estimate of £3,254.
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 2008 BMW 5 Series has been on sale for at least 8 days.
Price history
AskCar first saw this advert on 29 October 2026 at £2,990. 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: the latest record we hold ran out on 14 January 2026; ask the dealer for the current MOT.
It has had 16 MOTs. The latest, on 15 January 2025, passed.
There were no advisories at the latest test.
Mileage at that test: 124,108 miles, which matches the advertised 124,000 miles.
Advertised mileage is about 9,000 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2008 BMW 5 Series on AskCar.
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Photos
40 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.