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1990 BMW 3 Series 325i I Automatic

VINWBAAD231XLED28199

Sold for $1,275 · April 9, 2026 · Houston-North, TX

Lot at a glance

The car sold at IAAI on April 9, 2026 for $1,275, at the Houston-North, TX yard. Mileage reported by the auction: 280,151 km. Primary damage: front end. According to the auction, the car does not start. Keys are present. Title: Clean, TX.

Specifications

Engine and transmission

Engine
2.5 L · I6
Cylinders
6
Fuel
Gasoline
Drive
Rear-wheel drive
Transmission
Automatic

Body

Body
Compact Luxury Car
Trim
I Automatic
Exterior color
Blue
Keys
Yes

Condition

Primary damage
Front end
Odometer
280,151 km · 174,078 mi
Start code
Doesn't start

Documents and seller

Title
Clean Clean title: the insurer never declared the car a total loss.
Title state
TX

VIN decoding

  1. WBAManufacturer code (WMI)
  2. AD231Model descriptor (VDS)
  3. XCheck digit
  4. LModel year
  5. EPlant
  6. D28199Serial number
Manufacturer
BMW
Country (by WMI code)
Germany
Model year (10th character)
1990 (L)
Serial number
D28199

Decoded by the VIN standard (ISO 3779) without external services. Characters 4–8 are manufacturer-specific, so we do not decode them.

Sales history

April 9, 2026

IAAILot 44490733Houston-North, TX

$1,275Sold

Price comparison

47% below the median based on 14 sales of BMW 3 Series 1989–1991 (not Run & Drive) over 12 months

$1,275This lot
$2,425Median

The median is the middle of the price range: half of the cars sold for less, half for more. Calculated from sales in our database in the same condition group, excluding parts-only, burned and flooded cars and this car.

BMW 3 Series prices

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$1,350Typical price · usually $600 – $3,250
$1,650Run & Drive: typical
9,410Sales in 12 months
$1,275This car · −6% vs typical

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