Current market reference from completed auction sales over the last 12 months.
373 auction sales
Completed sales, not listing estimates
Updated every 15 minutes
Yesterday's auction activity available today
Nineteen sources
BaT, Cars & Bids, Mecum, Bonhams, SOMO, and more
Direct answer
The BMW 5-Series market carries a current 12-month median auction price of $11,500 across 373 tracked sales. Recent examples commonly range from $7,530 to $18,888.
Values are estimated from completed auction results. Old Cars Data does not add buyer premiums, taxes, or fees during normalization, but source-reported results may already include them. Private-party sales, dealer asking prices, and undocumented condition details are not included unless they appear in source data.
12-month snapshot
Based on sold auction results from the past 12 months.
Past 12 months
Mid market
25th percentile
75th percentile
Sold examples
Photos from real BMW 5-Series examples that crossed the block, each tied to its completed sale.
Imagery sourced from completed auction listings
Overview
Over the last 12 months, 369 BMW 5-Series examples sold in USD at tracked auctions across 43 model years. The top 10% of sales went for $29,750 or more. The most-traded model year was 2003, with 39 sales at a median of $11,100. Among years with several sales, the 1988 carries the highest median at $30,750. Condition, mileage, originality, and documentation explain most of the spread between individual results.
Model years
Median completed USD sale for each model year over the last 12 months. Each year links to its own valuation page.
Latest results
The most recent completed BMW 5-Series auctions across all tracked sources.
| Price | Year | Mileage | Auction house | Location | Date | Status | Listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $18,000 | 1987 | 115,000 mi | Bring a Trailer | West Chester, PA | Oct 23, 2026 | Sold | View auction |
| $6,250 | 2000 | 197,100 mi | Cars & Bids | Minnetonka, MN | Oct 23, 2026 | Sold | View auction |
| $15,750 | 2008 | 147,000 mi | Bring a Trailer | Northampton, MA | Oct 22, 2026 | Sold | View auction |
| $19,500 | 1997 | 46,000 mi | Bring a Trailer | Oakley, CA | Oct 21, 2026 | Sold | View auction |
| $2,500 | 2003 | 137,400 mi | Cars & Bids | Cincinnati, OH | Oct 21, 2026 | Sold | View auction |
| $10,500 | 2003 | 49,000 mi | Bring a Trailer | Moonachie, NJ | Oct 20, 2026 | Sold | View auction |
| $10,350 | 2016 | 79,000 mi | Bring a Trailer | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 20, 2026 | Sold | View auction |
| $9,100 | 2010 | 111,000 mi | Bring a Trailer | Bentonville, AR | Oct 15, 2026 | Sold | View auction |
| $13,540 | 2003 | 150,000 mi | Bring a Trailer | Sun Valley, CA | Oct 15, 2026 | Sold | View auction |
| $49,500 | 1986 | 13,000 mi | Bring a Trailer | Danbury, CT | Oct 15, 2026 | Sold | View auction |
"What did BMW 5-Seriess sell for last month?" - get answers in seconds. Ask about values, trends, comparisons, or anything you'd look up manually.
MCP prompt log
Reference notes
A BMW 5-Series typically sells for about $11,500 at auction, with recent examples commonly ranging from $7,530 to $18,888 based on 373 sales from the last 12 months.
Among model years with at least 3 completed USD sales in the last 12 months, the 1988 has the highest median at $30,750 across 10 sales.
The top 10% of completed USD BMW 5-Series sales in the last 12 months sold for $29,750 or more.
We tracked 373 BMW 5-Series auction sales in the last 12 months.
Model year, mileage, condition, originality, service history, color, options, and provenance all move prices. Sparse markets can swing materially on a single notable sale.
Bring a Trailer, Cars & Bids, Hemmings, AutoHunter, Hagerty, PCAR Market, All Collector Cars, Gooding & Co, RM Sotheby's, Barrett-Jackson, Sotheby's Motorsport, Car & Classic, The Market, Broad Arrow, MB Market, Mecum Auctions, PistonHeads, Collecting Cars, and Bonhams, refreshed every 15 minutes and mapped into one consistent schema.