Est: £50,000 - £60,000
2003 BMW M3 Coupé SMG (E46)
Iconic Auctioneers • UK • 14 Nov 2026
Market Position:
Highest 10% of Past Sales
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Est: £50,000 - £60,000
2003 BMW M3 Coupé SMG (E46)
UK • 14 Nov 2026 • Lot 164
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
A 2003 E46 M3 presented in desirable Phoenix Yellow with Kiwi Nappa leather. Features the sought-after SMG II sequential transmission and boasts very low mileage with a comprehensive history.
Condition
8
Excellent condition, low mileage, recent MOT
/ 10
24,795 miles
WBSBL92080JR07924
RHD
United Kingdom
Automatic
BK53 ZVW
2003
Auction
Est: £50,000 - £60,000
2003 BMW M3 Coupé SMG (E46)
Iconic Auctioneers • UK • 14 Nov 2026
Market Position:
Highest 10% of Past Sales
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Description
BMW’s third-generation M3, the E46, took the hearts of real sports car fans by storm when it was launched in 2000.
With a lightweight construction and its high-revving, in-line six-cylinder engine, it embodied, for many, a return to the virtues of the legendary first-generation cars, the E30.
Priced on a par with the Porsche Boxster S, the E46 M3 was streets ahead in performance, challenging the much pricier 911 and Audi RS4.
Stiffened, wider-tracked with big wheel arches and a massive front spoiler, it packed a 343bhp 3.2-litre ‘S54’ straight-six engine substantially re-engineered by the 'M' division.
All cars were officially limited to 155mph, although Autocar’s test model happily topped 170mph. Supplied to the first of just two former keepers on 20th August 2003 resplendent in Pheonix Yellow Metallic with Kiwi Nappa leather and fitted with the highly capable sequential automated six-speed manual transmission.
The SMG II uses the same physical Getrag S6S420G manual gearbox as th...
Price Analysis vs Other 3 Series (E46) M3 Coupes
£4,600
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£22,487
Median Price (Since 2020)
£93,366
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Valid
Expires on 12th Oct 2027
Latest MOT mileage:
24,795 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 13th Oct 2026, 24,795 miles
Passed
On 16th Sept 2025, 24,646 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Advisory:
- Nearside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))
Passed
On 4th Sept 2024, 24,627 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Advisory:
- brake warning light on
Passed
On 22nd Sept 2023, 24,582 miles
MOT Mileage Trend
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