Based on actual BMW 520 car transactions from the last 12 months in Riyadh
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The BMW 520 is the sensible 5 Series: the four-cylinder car that does the work of the bigger-engined ones on Saudi highways for less fuel and less maintenance. We have 13 listed across the Kingdom at SAR 19,750 to SAR 225,500, roughly 39% under new.
How much does a used BMW 520 cost in Saudi Arabia?
Closed Saudi sales put a 2016 at SAR 45,000, a 2019 at SAR 84,000, a 2022 at SAR 108,000 and a 2024 at SAR 190,000. The jump into the 2020s cars is the steepest part of that curve, which is what leaves the late-2010s car looking like the value buy.
Which used BMW 520 year should you buy?
2019 to 2020, on price and on the mechanicals. Both are G30 cars — the generation BMW sold from 2017 to 2023 — and both come after the switch to the current turbocharged four but before the 2024 model reset prices at the top. On a tighter budget, the 2011-to-2016 F13 is the previous shape and priced accordingly.
Is a used BMW 520 reliable?
Mechanically nothing recurs; the findings are cosmetic and cheap. Interior staining shows on 20% of the BMW 520s we inspect in Saudi Arabia against the 13% we would expect for sedans of the same age and mileage in the Kingdom, and 13% arrive on mismatched or damaged tyres against an expected 5%. Both are what a family and chauffeur car with a median near 124,000 km looks like, and both are negotiable. For contrast, the BMW 640 shows an electrical fault on 36% against its own 15% expectation.
BMW 520 or Mercedes E300?
The Mercedes E300 is similar money and cleaner on accident history, with body or panel repair on 34% of inspections against an expected 48%. The Lexus ES250 costs more and is the least likely to need a workshop, at 4% for mechanical faults against an expected 15%. The BMW 730 is similar money and a size up if presence matters more than running costs.
What should you look over on a used BMW 520?
Two cars with the same odometer can be a full valeting bill apart — the CarSwitch report tells you which one you are looking at.
Closed Saudi sales put a 2016 at SAR 45,000, a 2019 at SAR 84,000, a 2022 at SAR 108,000 and a 2024 at SAR 190,000. The jump into the 2020s cars is the steepest part of that curve, which is what leaves the late-2010s car looking like the value buy.
Mechanically nothing recurs; the findings are cosmetic and cheap. Interior staining shows on 20% of the BMW 520s we inspect in Saudi Arabia against the 13% we would expect for sedans of the same age and mileage in the Kingdom, and 10% arrive on mismatched or damaged tyres against an expected 5%. Both are what a family and chauffeur car with a median near 124,000 km looks like, and both are negotiable. For contrast, the BMW 640 shows an electrical fault on 36% against its own 15% expectation.
Two cars with the same odometer can be a full valeting bill apart — the CarSwitch report tells you which one you are looking at.
2019 to 2020, on price and on the mechanicals. Both are G30 cars — the generation BMW sold from 2017 to 2023 — and both come after the switch to the current turbocharged four but before the 2024 model reset prices at the top. On a tighter budget, the 2011-to-2016 F10 is the previous shape and priced accordingly.
The Mercedes E300 is similar money and cleaner on accident history, with body or panel repair on 34% of inspections against an expected 48%. The Lexus ES250 costs more and is the least likely to need a workshop, at 4% for mechanical faults against an expected 15%. The BMW 730 is similar money and a size up if presence matters more than running costs.