How much is a BMW M3 BMW M3 Coupe (E30) worth?

Turbopedia currently tracks 258 sold results for this generation, with an all-time median sold price of $58,000.

How many auction results are tracked for the BMW M3 Coupe (E30)?

389 total auction results are linked to this generation across 16 auction houses.

Did any BMW M3 BMW M3 Coupe (E30) examples fail to sell?

93 reserve-not-met results are currently tracked, with the highest recorded unsold bid at $170,000.

Which variants are currently tracked for the BMW M3 Coupe (E30)?

The current runtime variant set includes 2.3 (195 Hp) CAT, 2.3 (200 Hp), 2.3 (215 Hp) CAT, 2.3 (220 Hp) Evolution, and more.

1986-1990

7 variants

16 sources

1986-1990 BMW M3 BMW M3 Coupe (E30)

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Generation Snapshot

258 sold at auction, median $58,000. 389 total results tracked from 16 auction houses.

Reference Image

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Total Results

389

All linked auction results for this generation.

Sold Count

258

Sold lots with recorded hammer prices.

Unsold Count

93

Reserve-not-met results tracked at auction.

Median Price

$58,000

All-time sold median for this generation.

P25

$46,250

25th percentile sold price.

P75

$85,800

75th percentile sold price.

Low Sale

$5,000

Lowest sold price captured so far.

High Sale

$256,556

Highest sold price captured so far.

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Metric	Value
Median	$58,000
25th percentile	$46,250
75th percentile	$85,800
Low sale	$5,000
High sale	$256,556

Recent Sales

Last 20 auction results

Recent listing rows come directly from listings joined through listing_taxonomy.
Date	Title	Source	Price	Status
Mar 16, 2026	1988 BMW M3	PCarMarket	$62,000	Sold
Feb 27, 2026	1990 BMW M3	Cars & Bids	—	Reserve not met
Dec 24, 2025	1990 BMW M3	Bring a Trailer	$67,200	Sold
Nov 5, 2025	1988 BMW (E30) M3 Evo II	Collecting Cars	$86,066	Sold
Oct 15, 2025	1988 BMW M3	Cars & Bids	$63,525	Sold
Sep 9, 2025	1987 Bmw E30 M3 22	Collecting Cars	$87,000	Sold
Sep 8, 2025	1988 BMW (E30) M3 EVO II 287/500 - One Owner	Collecting Cars	$183,000	Sold
Aug 22, 2025	1988 BMW 2.5-litre M3 (E30) FIA 'Group A'	Iconic	$105,750	Sold
Aug 5, 2025	Euro 1987 BMW M3	PCarMarket	$59,300	Sold
Jul 12, 2025	1987 Bmw E30 M3 12	Collecting Cars	$54,000	Sold
Jul 7, 2025	Euro 1987 BMW M3	Bring a Trailer	—	Reserve not met
May 15, 2025	1989 BMW M3	Bring a Trailer	$18,900	Sold
Apr 7, 2025	One-Owner 39k-Kilometer 1989 BMW M3 Euro	PCarMarket	$105,000	Sold
Mar 18, 2025	1988 BMW (E30) M3 EVO II	Collecting Cars	—	Reserve not met
Feb 21, 2025	1991 BMW M3 at No Reserve	Bring a Trailer	$5,250	Sold
Feb 16, 2025	S52-Powered 1988 BMW M3	Bring a Trailer	$46,725	Sold
Feb 15, 2025	43k-Mile 1989 BMW M3	Bring a Trailer	$42,000	Sold
Feb 7, 2025	1989 BMW M3	Bring a Trailer	$51,188	Sold
Jan 31, 2025	1991 BMW M3	Bring a Trailer	$51,450	Sold
Jan 30, 2025	1991 BMW M3	Cars & Bids	$34,650	Sold

Variant Surface

Tracked variants

Variant	Slug
2.3 (195 Hp) CAT	23-195-hp-cat-9886
2.3 (200 Hp)	23-200-hp-30376
2.3 (215 Hp) CAT	23-215-hp-cat-9885
2.3 (220 Hp) Evolution	23-220-hp-evolution-30385
2.5 (238 Hp) Sport Evolution	25-238-hp-sport-evolution-29891
3.2 (333 Hp)	32-333-hp-53858
CSL 3.2i 24V (360 Hp)	csl-32i-24v-360-hp-9873

Structured FAQ

Generation FAQ

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