The 1988 BMW 5-Series has a median recorded auction sale price of $30,750 USD, with observed prices from $6,900 to $62,500 across 10 year-specific sales in the last 12 months.
Price reference
Completed 1988 BMW 5-Series sales in USD from the trailing 12 months. Unsold bids are excluded from these statistics.
Observed sold results: through .
$6,900
lowest USD sale
$62,500
highest USD sale
10
auction sales
1988
model year
10 auction sales
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Reference notes
The 1988 BMW 5-Series has a median recorded auction sale price of $30,750 USD, with observed prices from $6,900 to $62,500 across 10 year-specific sales in the last 12 months.
We have tracked 10 1988 BMW 5-Series auction sales in USD in the last 12 months.
Old Cars Data aggregates completed results from 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.
| $20,250 | 1988 | 29,000 mi | Bring a Trailer | Asheville, NC | Aug 11, 2026 | Sold | View auction |
| $19,000 | 1988 | 208,000 mi | Bring a Trailer | Raleigh, NC | Jun 9, 2026 | Sold | View auction |
| $11,000 | 1988 | 216,000 mi | Bring a Trailer | Palo Alto, CA | Jan 24, 2026 | Sold | View auction |
| $62,500 | 1988 | 136,000 mi | Bring a Trailer | Frisco, TX | Dec 17, 2025 | Sold | View auction |
| $50,500 | 1988 | 173,100 mi | Cars & Bids | San Diego, CA | Nov 21, 2025 | Sold | View auction |
| $61,000 | 1988 | 59,000 mi | Bring a Trailer | Springfield, MA | Nov 19, 2025 | Sold | View auction |
| $35,000 | 1988 | 167,000 mi | Bring a Trailer | Scottsdale, AZ | Nov 12, 2025 | Sold | View auction |
| $6,900 | 1988 | 282,000 mi | Bring a Trailer | Daly City, CA | Oct 29, 2025 | Sold | View auction |
| $35,000 | 1988 | 46,000 mi | Bring a Trailer | Fairfax, VA | Oct 25, 2025 | Sold | View auction |
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Condition, mileage, originality, documentation, color, options, provenance, and the specific mix of recent comparable sales can all move values.