BMW car reviews BMW 1 Series reviews

  • NEW PRICE: - - £39 655
  • USED PRICE: From £5 175

The rear-wheel drive BMW 1 Series is one of the sportiest small family hatchbacks around. It’s well built, with great road manners, which means you can expect residual values to remain high. The range includes the ultra-efficient 116d, which returns more than 64mpg.

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New BMW 1 Series reviews

Buying a new BMW 1 Series isn’t cheap, but official figures show the 116d and 118d diesels both average over 60mpg, which should mean your fuel bills are kept low. Below-average CO2 emissions mean road tax will be cheap, too, which is great news for business drivers.

3 New BMW 1 Series reviews available

  • BMW 1 Series M Coupé

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    New price: £39 655 - £39 655

    Can the 1 Series M Coupé live up to its billing as a 'junior M3'?
  • BMW 1 Series Coupe (2008-)

    BMW 1 Series coupe red driving f3q 2

    New price: £21 995 - £39 655

    Hankering after a sporty version of BMW's entry-level junior hatchback? Then take a look at the German marques 1 Series Coupe, launched in 2008.
  • BMW 1 Series convertible (2008-)

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    New price: £24 240 - £36 675

    Small and perfectly formed, the 1 Series convertible is in a class of its own, as the only permium-class compact cabrio on the market.
  • BMW 1 Series (2011-)

    BMW 1 Series 2011 1a

    New price: - - £29 430

    Is the second generation of BMW's high-tech hatchback top of the class?
  • BMW 1 Series hatchback (2004-2011)

    BMW 1 Series 3 Door

    New price: £18 025 - £28 765

    BMW's distinctive 1 Series, initially five-door only, was given a facelift in 2007 when the three-door was introduced.

Used BMW 1 Series reviews

The 1 Series holds its value better than most small family hatchbacks, so you may find it hard to track down a cheap used example. That said, BMW’s efficient engines and other fuel-saving technologies work hard at keeping running costs low.

3 Used BMW 1 Series reviews available

BMW 1 Series Coupé reviews

BMW 1 Series convertible reviews

BMW 1 Series hatchback reviews

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