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2012 BMW 3 Series 328i

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Vehicle Details

VINWBADW3C5XCE823323
Trim328i
Exterior ColorBlue
DrivetrainRWD
Engine3.0L I6
TransmissionAutomatic
Fuel TypePremium Unleaded
Inventory Typeused
Days on Lot676

328i

Fair Price
$12,99999,766 mi

Hamilton, OH 45014

Is this 2012 BMW 3 Series 328i a good deal?

OAV verdict: Fair Price

Why: Listed at $12,999, comparable market range $5,000–$12,999, based on 12 comparable listings. Listed 676 days.

Market price position

$12,999 · within market range

Comparable range
$5,000 – $12,999
vs. market
$7,999 above low · $0 below high
Comparable vehicles
12

Market Retail Price (MRP™)

$9,000

This vehicle $12,999 · $3,999 (44%) above MRP

MRP™ is the midpoint of the comparable market range — the representative price the market is asking for similar vehicles. How MRP works.

True Retail Value (TRV™)

$9,427

This vehicle $12,999 · $3,572 (38%) above TRV

TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-09-22) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.

Fast-selling model · older listing

Comparable vehicles nationally have sold faster than the market baseline, but this listing has been available longer than the cohort’s typical sell-time (about 1161 days).

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  • This listing has been available about 11.1x longer than comparable vehicles typically take to sell (cohort sells in 11–61 days; this one is at 676). Confirm its history, condition, availability, and out-the-door price before proceeding.

Market Breakdown

Local = comparable listings in the same metro. Regional = comparable listings across the broader state or multi-state region. Both ranges are rebuilt from the market snapshot shown above.

Local Range$12,999 – $12,999
Regional Range$5,000 – $12,999

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About This 2012 BMW 3 Series

Listing updated: Sep 22, 2026

Listed by an independent dealer in Hamilton, OH · On lot for 676 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 2012 BMW 3 Series 328i is listed at $12,999 by automotive connection in Hamilton, OH 45014. It has 99,766 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Blue. It features a RWD drivetrain with a 3.0L I6 engine and Automatic transmission.

OAV's independent, evidence-backed Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Fair Price — priced in line with the supported comparable range. Based on 12 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $5,000 to $12,999. These comparisons match year, make, and model, using trim where the data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparable prices for mileage — every price shown is the real advertised price. On used vehicles, mileage can still cause OAV to withhold a verdict — very high or unreliable mileage, or a lower price better explained by higher-than-typical mileage than by a genuine market discount — rather than call it a deal it can't support.

This vehicle has been on the lot for 676 days.

Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477). Verdict methodology ptm-verdict-v1 · snapshot Sep 22, 2026. The patented comparable band is the input; ptm-verdict-v1 is the versioned OAV rule set that turns it into this verdict.

Market context

This listing is part of OAV's broader Hamilton, OH convertibles market analysis. OAV compares vehicles by local and regional price-to-market ranges and comparable count; days-on-lot and demand signals are shown separately, not as verdict inputs.

How this deal is rated

OAV compares this 2012 BMW 3 Series against similar vehicles currently available for sale — same make, model, and year range, using trim where the data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparable prices for mileage; on used vehicles it withholds a verdict when mileage would distort the comparison — very high or unreliable mileage, or a lower price better explained by higher-than-typical mileage than by a genuine market discount — rather than overstate a deal. Based on where this listing falls in that comparable set, it is rated:

  • Great Deal — priced below the comparable-range floor by a meaningful margin (OAV's minimum-gap rule); a listing below the floor by less than that margin is Fair Price.
  • Fair Price — priced within the expected range for comparable vehicles.
  • Overpriced — priced above the typical range for comparable vehicles.

Listings show OAV's PTM-derived deal quality and live market context. OAV-claimed dealers manage their listing profile and route buyer inquiries directly. Paid OAV partners can surface additional verification signals, but commercial participation never changes a listing's Price-to-Market verdict, eligibility, ranking, or confidence.

How this listing is verified

This vehicle listing was aggregated from an independent dealer in Hamilton, OH, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN WBADW3C5XCE823323 can be independently verified via the U.S. Department of Transportation's NHTSA VIN decoder, and safety recalls at NHTSA's recall database.

Vehicle attributes (year, make, model, trim, mileage, location) are standardized using OAV's patented methodology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477), which normalizes naming conventions and deduplicates cross-listed inventory across the dealership network. Listing data is processed daily; Price-to-Market analysis uses comparable vehicles.

2012 BMW 3 Series Market in OH

OH Market Listings

78

Average Price

$9,238

Price Range

$5,999–$12,999

Avg Days on Lot

192

Based on all 78 2010-2014 BMW 3 Series listings in the OH market, the average asking price is $9,238. This listing at $12,999 is $3,761 above the broader OH average (41% above the OH average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across OH; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in OH range from $5,999 to $12,999. Similar vehicles spend an average of 192 days on dealer lots in this market.

Similar BMW 3 Series Listings in OH

8 similar listings shown (closest matches within ±2 model years) and ±30,000 miles (subject trim: 328i — compare trims below)

This is a broad, statewide same-model set (any trim, mileage, or title) — not the qualified comparable cohort behind the verdict above; lower prices here typically reflect a different trim, higher mileage, or a branded title.