BMW 540I: BUYER'S GUIDE
Median Price: £11,529 • Highest Price: £46,737 • Lowest Price: £2,484 • Sell-Through Rate: 87%
Source: Bring A Trailer
How much is a 540i worth?
In our experience, we've seen plenty of 540i's go under the hammer and based on analysing every sale you can expect to pay £11,529 for one in average condition - that places it amongst the cheapest 20 - 30% of collector cars across our database.
As BMW's go, a 540i is on the lower end relative to other BMW models. In fact this model is £6,279 below the median BMW price of £17,808.
What is the maximum to pay for a 540i?
Across the 104 540i's we've seen sell, the highest price ever recorded for this model is £46,737. It was sold by Bring A Trailer in the US on 15 Aug 2021.
What is the lowest to pay for a 540i?
The lowest sale of all time for this vehicle is £2,484, Anglia Car Auctions sold this car in the UK on 27 Jan 2024.
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How common is a 540i?
According to data from the DVLA, the UK licensing authority, in 2022 there were 3,527 licensed vehicles alive and kicking on UK roads. There were also 979 vehicles that are SORNd - in other words not currently registered for the road. Note: that data is for this model and all of its sub-models.
Building on that, we've also seen plenty of these go under the hammer at auctions around the world, 119 to be precise. It's among the 8% most common collector cars to sell at auction.
Of those 119 times the model has gone to auction 104 have sold. In other words, this model sells on 87% of times it goes to auction - that's above the average sell-through rate we traditionally see.
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Why this article was created
Well, we've got one of the largest databases of sold classic car prices in the world so we thought we ought to help and put that data to good use. To be clear though, this article is not intended to be a full tour of every nook and sill of the 540i, rather it's meant to act as an introductory guide and overview of the market for this model.
It is here to provide you guidance on how much you should and shouldn't be paying for one based on the 119 we've seen previously.
If you're after more detail, we've got you covered. Click the button below to be taken to a the price guide for this model so you can see every single sale, price trend over time and lots more.
How this article was created
This article was created by looking back at sales of 540i since the beginning of our database in 1992. We've scanned over 30 auction houses and results from over £15 billion of sold cars around the world to understand the where the market is at for this car.
The Classic Valuer takes that data and analytics which enables it to generate these articles at scale, for further information regarding the 540i please visit the price guide linked below.
About The Author
Giles Gunning
Giles is CEO of The Classic Valuer - one of the world's largest databases of sold classic cars in the world going back over 30 years covering over 11,000 models. Giles and The Classic Valuer are regularly referenced in key classic car publications including Classic & Sports Car.
Giles grew up around the iconic historic motorsport venue at Goodwood and enjoys his 1972 Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior around the Sussex roads. His primary car goal is to purchase back a selection of his grandfather's car's including his 1931 Riley Brooklands.
