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USED CAR OF THE YEAR BMW 3 SERIES
Auto Express
|November 19, 2025
WHAT MAKES A WINNER All of our category champions are drilliant, dut our Used Car of the Year has got the lot
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OFTEN it can be tricky to choose our overall champion, and this year was no exception; the team debated the pros and cons of all the cars in the running, taking into account the things that stood out about our top three choices.
In the end, though, we managed to settle on this year's winner with one easy question: if it was your money, which car would you buy?
This story is from the November 19, 2025 edition of Auto Express.
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