A 2013 BMW 5-Series in the Canadian market sits at a median price of $10,998. That's the middle of the road, with typical asking prices running from $9,299 to $12,175. Most of what you'll see falls inside that band.
The median car on offer has about 149,620 km on it. So when you're looking at prices in this range, mentally anchor them to a car that's already crossed the 150k mark. A cleaner, lower-kilometre example asking near the top of the range can make sense. One with more wear asking $12,000-plus does not.
What to actually pay
Use $9,299 as your walk-in target and $12,175 as your ceiling. Anything under $9,299 deserves a second look at why. It could be a genuine deal, or it could be a car with a problem the seller already knows about. Above $12,175, you're paying a premium that the broader market isn't asking for.
We flagged 8 deals on this year in the last 90 days. That's steady movement. Deals show up, so patience pays if the first car you find is priced near the top.
Numbers reflect live listings across Canada over the last 90 days, filtered for outliers. Data as of . Prices in CAD.