BMW 3 Series

base stats

• power 1341 hptop version
• efficiency 104 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
• popularity 123,327 in NL#12 most common
• price € 69.469new, 2026
• weight 1,577 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

• ⛽petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
• 🔌plug-in Bigger battery you charge from a plug; short trips can be fully electric.
• 🛢️diesel Frugal on long trips, but NL road tax is much higher and city bans are growing.

spec sheet

built

1976–now

body

sedan, estate / wagon, convertible, coupé

engine

1.6 L–3.0 L

cylinders

4–6

turbo

some versions

power

84–1341 hp

drive

all-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive

gearbox

automatic, manual

seats

5

doors

4

weight

1,577 kg

fuel use

4.0–11.5 L/100 km

CO₂

104–323 g/km

US rating

15–36 mpg

EV range

up to 563 km

US size class

Compact Cars, Large Cars, Minicompact Cars, Small Station Wagons, Subcompact Cars

avg new price NL

€ 54.375

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

123,327 are registered in the Netherlands today, #12 of all models. Most common build year: 2013 (7,363 cars).

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

secondhand shopping hint

Cars 8–20 years old are where budget buys usually live. The register has 59,739 3 Seriess from 2006–2018, so there should be plenty to choose from on Marktplaats or AutoScout24. Their price when new:

• 2013€ 51.837
• 2014€ 51.821
• 2015€ 51.901
• 2016€ 54.813
• 2017€ 53.891
• 2018€ 53.242

🇺🇸 US versions (579)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1984–2026. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.