The Market Weighs In On The Value Of A 4K Mile M5 | Carscoops

      It seems that the market is rather unremarkable for BMW's top performance sedan.

      May 29, 2025, at 18:43

      by Stephen Rivers

      A BMW M5 with just 4,000 miles recently failed to reach a bid of $106,000 at auction.

      This could be a wise decision, considering it's a current model year and the MSRP was $139,625 a few months back.

      Recent observations suggest that consumers in this segment are not interested in hybrid technology for their M5.

      The latest BMW M5 is impressive in multiple aspects. Not only does it seem that the manufacturer is underreporting its power output, but it's also larger and heavier than previous versions. Although we appreciated it during our testing, that doesn’t necessarily mean it will retain its value well. In fact, recent sales data indicates it depreciates at a remarkable rate.

      An owner recently attempted to sell a 2025 model with merely 4,000 miles on the odometer on Bring A Trailer. Unfortunately, the outcome wasn’t what they anticipated, as it did not meet the reserve price. While we can’t determine that figure, we know the MSRP was $139,625, including delivery.

      Just under a year later, with low mileage, the market only bid up to $106,000 for this high-performance sedan. This reflects a significant 24 percent decline in value in that timeframe and mileage. Interestingly, it took a bidding contest to reach that amount, with the highest bid sitting at just $88,000 eleven minutes before the auction ended.

      There wasn’t any significant issue with the car itself. It boasts Marina Bay Blue paint, a black interior with Merino leather, the M Carbon exterior package, quad-zone climate control, carbon fiber interior trim, and a clean Carfax report.

      This is particularly noteworthy in light of another BMW M5 sale we discussed earlier. A buyer recently spent $196,000 on a low-mileage example of the previous M5 generation, which is $52,000 above MSRP for a three-year-old vehicle. What accounts for this difference? It was a CS special edition, but as one auction commenter pointed out, “Buyers have made it clear they don’t want HYBRID TECHNOLOGY in performance vehicles!”

      Undoubtedly, the latest M5 is a solid car, given all the considerations involved. However, it appears it might not maintain its value as well as the previous generation, at least in the near term. It would have been intriguing to see how much a wagon variant would fetch, as it is performing well in the U.S. market. Perhaps it will hold its value better than the sedan.