Recorded closing bids for BMW salvage cars

448 damaged BMWs recorded at UK salvage auction across 11 models, median closing bid £675, middle half between £375 and £1,700. Recorded bids, not estimates, and not independently confirmed as completed sales.

Get a max bid for the 2011 BMW X1 closing Sun 11 Oct →1 of 72 at salvage auction now, all listed below. First analysis free, or paste any Copart or SalvageMarket lot link.

Want a roadworthy one instead? BMW passes its MOT first time in 82.5% of cases, from 1,866,062 real DVSA tests, above the 76.7% national average.

448Ended listings

£675Median bid

£1,560Average

£375 to £1,700Middle half

82.5%MOT first-time pass rate

At auction now

72 damaged BMWs are listed at UK salvage auction right now, closing between 10 Oct and 21 Oct. Bids so far run from £10 to £12,600 when we last checked, against the £675 median closing bid above. Each one's closing bid is added to the figures on this page once its auction ends.

Closing soonest:

2008 BMW 1 SERIES, closes 10 Oct, no bid yet. Get a max bid for this lot →
2023 BMW IX3 M SPORT, closes 10 Oct, bid so far £8,700. Get a max bid for this lot →
2011 BMW X1, closes 11 Oct, bid so far £60. Get a max bid for this lot →
2018 BMW 4 Series, closes 11 Oct, bid so far £12,600. Get a max bid for this lot →
2016 BMW 2 SERIES, closes 12 Oct, bid so far £725. Get a max bid for this lot →
2017 BMW 1 SERIES, closes 12 Oct, bid so far £10,200. Get a max bid for this lot →
2010 BMW 1 SERIES, closes 12 Oct, no bid yet. Get a max bid for this lot →
2012 BMW 1 SERIES, closes 12 Oct, no bid yet. Get a max bid for this lot →

Bidding on one of them? Work out your max bid first →

By model

Model	Ended listings	Median
3 Series	148	£500
1 Series	108	£550
5 Series	58	£625
2 Series	24	£4,300
X1	22	£1,600
X5	19	£1,100
X3	18	£550
4 Series	9	£2,500
Z Series	7	£375
i3	4	£1,950
6 Series	3	£800

By write-off category

Category	Lots	Median	Middle half
Category not stated	331	£600	£375 to £1,500
Cat N	67	£850	£400 to £2,350
Cat S	42	£1,450	£600 to £2,750

Which factor moves the price the most?

Ranks the tables below by the size of the gap between their highest and lowest median, biggest first.

Factor	Lowest median	Highest median	Gap
Fuel type	Petrol, £525	Electric, £7,600	+1348%
Body shape	Convertible, £500	MPV, £2,350	+370%
Colour	Green, £300	Bronze, £1,350	+350%
Seller	Combellack Vehicle Recyclers, £300	Charles Trent LTD, £1,350	+350%
Write-off category	Category not stated, £600	Cat S, £1,450	+142%
Transmission	Manual, £500	Automatic, £1,200	+140%
Keys	Listed with no keys, £300	Listed with keys, £675	+125%
Doors	2 doors, £500	5 doors, £1,100	+120%
Service history	No service history, £550	Full service history, £1,150	+109%
Runner status	Starts and drives, £600	Starts, does not drive, £1,200	+100%
Damage type	Accident damage, £575	Mechanical fault, £950	+65%
V5 logbook	Listed with no logbook, £575	Listed with logbook, £725	+26%

A ranking of gaps, not a claim that one causes the other - see the full national breakdown for the same caveat in more depth.

By fuel type

Fuel type	Lots	Median	Middle half
Diesel	237	£700	£375 to £1,500
Petrol	179	£525	£325 to £1,450
Electric	10	£7,600	£6,100 to £8,100
Hybrid	6	£3,850	£1,950 to £4,400
Other	3	£4,050	£4,050 to £10,400

By transmission

Transmission	Lots	Median	Middle half
Automatic	227	£1,200	£500 to £2,750
Manual	208	£500	£300 to £800

By colour

Colour	Lots	Median	Middle half
Black	139	£600	£375 to £1,500
Grey	77	£850	£375 to £3,200
White	73	£1,150	£500 to £1,900
Blue	65	£575	£375 to £1,650
Silver	55	£500	£325 to £1,000
Red	12	£450	£275 to £600
Orange	4	£800	£525 to £800
Bronze	4	£1,350	£600 to £1,350
Green	3	£300	-

By type of damage

Damage type	Lots	Median	Middle half
Accident damage	141	£575	£325 to £1,800
Mechanical fault	36	£950	£525 to £1,750
Fire damage	12	£800	£625 to £975

By key availability

Keys	Lots	Median	Middle half
Listed with keys	427	£675	£375 to £1,650
Listed with no keys	11	£300	£250 to £1,300

By VAT status

VAT status	Lots	Median	Middle half
Plus VAT	5	£3,850	£3,450 to £3,900

By V5 logbook

Logbook	Lots	Median	Middle half
Listed with logbook	163	£725	£400 to £1,850
Listed with no logbook	270	£575	£375 to £1,500

By service history

Service history	Lots	Median	Middle half
Full service history	102	£1,150	£575 to £3,450
No service history	333	£550	£350 to £1,400

By whether it starts and drives

Runner status	Lots	Median	Middle half
Starts and drives	330	£600	£375 to £1,550
Starts, does not drive	27	£1,200	£625 to £2,250
Non-runner	84	£800	£425 to £1,800

By seller

Seller	Lots	Median	Middle half
Asm Auto Recycling	193	£700	£375 to £1,800
Silverlake Autoparts	102	£575	£325 to £1,400
Trader.Co.Uk	46	£725	£475 to £1,500
Charles Trent LTD	40	£1,350	£525 to £1,950
DLH Auto Recyclers LTD	18	£325	£175 to £600
Whip Street Motors	15	£625	£575 to £1,350
Combellack Vehicle Recyclers	8	£300	£275 to £325
Northern Salvage Automobile Auctions	8	£450	£275 to £4,600
Autospares & Salvage LTD	4	£1,250	£750 to £1,250

By body shape

Body shape	Lots	Median	Middle half
Hatchback	109	£625	£325 to £1,350
Saloon	102	£500	£350 to £1,450
Estate	75	£850	£500 to £4,300
Coupe	49	£675	£425 to £2,250
Suv	38	£800	£425 to £1,600
Convertible	28	£500	£375 to £1,000
MPV	3	£2,350	£2,350 to £3,600

By doors

Doors	Lots	Median	Middle half
2 doors	31	£500	£375 to £850
3 doors	9	£550	£350 to £650
4 doors	68	£575	£375 to £1,600
5 doors	93	£1,100	£450 to £2,400

Before you bid on one

Work out a max bid for a specific BMW lot from its damage, repair cost and resale value, first analysis free
See where BMW ranks against the market median on both price and reliability in the cheapest, most reliable makes at salvage auction
Confirm the write-off category, finance and stolen status for a specific car, 5 credits
Work out whether repairing beats selling
Search the individual lots behind these figures (currently paused, see why)
See which factor moves salvage price the most across the whole dataset

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