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BMW ownership costs: 4 real examples

Across the 4 BMW cars 73 Auto has analysed (3 Series, i4, M3 and X3; model years 2012 to 2024), estimated ownership cost ranges from £5,787 a year for the BMW 3 Series 2012 to £9,506 for the BMW M3 Competition Auto 2021, with a median of £6,123 (£511 a month). That median is above the £5,527 median across all 53 vehicles in the dataset. These are 4 specific cars under one scenario, not a figure for every BMW.

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At a glance

BMW ownership cost across the examples 73 Auto has analysed
FigureValueBasis
BMW examples analysed4Real 73 Auto calculations
Models represented4n = 4
Model years2012 to 2024n = 4
Fuel typesDiesel, Electricity, Petroln = 4
Median annual ownership cost£6,123n = 4 BMW examples
Median monthly ownership cost£511n = 4
Lowest to highest annual cost£5,787 – £9,506n = 4
Median cost per mile£0.83n = 4
Median across all 73 Auto examples£5,527n = 53, for context

Every figure uses the same scenario: 7,400 miles a year, 3-year ownership, finance purchase.

Every BMW example

Each row links to that car's full category-by-category breakdown.

Every BMW example
VehicleFuelPer yearPer monthPer mile
BMW 3 Series 2012Petrol£5,787£482£0.78
BMW i4 eDrive35 M Sport 2024Electricity£5,839£487£0.79
BMW M3 Competition Auto 2021Petrol£9,506£792£1.28
BMW X3 2019Diesel£6,407£534£0.87

BMW models in the dataset

  • BMW 3 Series · 1 example
  • BMW i4 · 1 example
  • BMW M3 · 1 example
  • BMW X3 · 1 example

BMW ownership cost comparisons

Each compares two specific worked examples, not every car of those models.

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About these examples. All 4 were calculated under one standard scenario: 7,400 miles a year, 3-year ownership, finance purchase. They describe the specific vehicles 73 Auto has analysed, not every car of that type in the UK. They were calculated on 21 Jul 2026. Since then, 73 Auto has rebuilt its fuel prices and VED rules, tyres, servicing, repairs and maintenance, depreciation and insurance models, so a new report for the same car today can give different figures from its example.

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