1996 BMW 3 Series reviews
 | 2.8 North America | 544 words | Superb engineering for a such a low price tag. |
| 2.8 UK and Ireland | 485 words | Awesome |
| 1.8 Australia and New Zealand | 379 words | Excellent family car with great handling, performance, luxury & economy; but servicing is expensive |
| 2.8 North America | 351 words | The best car you can buy under $6k |
 | 2.0 Australia and New Zealand | 330 words | Don't buy a used one |
| 2.8 Litre Straight Six Australia and New Zealand | 270 words | The ultimate luxury sleeper on a budget.. |
| 2.8 Liter North America | 264 words | Great car to drive, not so great on the wallet as regular maintenance and cost of fixing isn't cheap |
| 1.6i UK and Ireland | 232 words | The 316 can be thirsty due to its weight, but it's comfortable and nippy |
| 1.6 Israel | 221 words | Rock solid ride, comfort and good looks |
| 328 UK and Ireland | 208 words | Sadly affordable for boy racers too bolt plastic to now |
| 2.8L V6 193BHP United Arab Emirates | 186 words | High Performance Bavarian bargain!!! |
| 1.7 turbo diesel UK and Ireland | 180 words | Cheap to run, but unreliable |
| 2.5 Australia and New Zealand | 157 words | Enjoyable |
| 2.5 UK and Ireland | 155 words | A smooth mover |
| In-line 6 2.8 Liters North America | 148 words | This is a fun-to-drive and fun-to-own toy |
| 2.8 inline 6 cylinder North America | 147 words | Extremely fast especially when upgraded like mine |
| 1.6 petrol 4 cylindar UK and Ireland | 143 words | Cheaper than a new 3, more economical, and better. |
| 328 North America | 131 words | Good car, but there are better ones out there |
| 2.8 petrol UK and Ireland | 129 words | A Gem to rival the very expensive to insure M3 Evolution |
| 1.8 UK and Ireland | 124 words | An expensive rip off |
| 2.5 UK and Ireland | 113 words | Good looking reliable diesel car that delivers a refreshingly powerful punch |
| 2.5L 6 cylinder Australia and New Zealand | 104 words | Piece of trash! |
| 1.8 petrol UK and Ireland | 101 words | Superbly engineered, high quality, drivers car |
| 1.6 UK and Ireland | 99 words | An average car with a high price tag and all for a badge |
| 2.8 petrol UK and Ireland | 97 words | Excellent second-hand buy |
| 1.6 UK and Ireland | 97 words | Stylish Coupe! |
| 2.5 6 cly. Australia and New Zealand | 90 words | Smooth long power band delivered to the rear wheels through a tasty LSD |
| 2000 UK and Ireland | 89 words | Great car, getting an M3 next!! |
| 1.8 Australia and New Zealand | 81 words | A satisfying car |
| 1.9 petrol UK and Ireland | 75 words | A high priced rip-off - Buy a Golf GTi instead |
| 318i UK and Ireland | 73 words | Very over rated rip off! |
| 1.6 UK and Ireland | 72 words | |
| 1.6 petrol UK and Ireland | 65 words | |
| 1.9 UK and Ireland | 62 words | Good for ignoramuses about cars, like me |
| 2.8 UK and Ireland | 62 words | Looks, performance and economy |
 | 1.6 petrol UK and Ireland | 61 words | |
| 2.8L Australia and New Zealand | 56 words | Expensive and unreliable |
| 1.8 petrol UK and Ireland | 54 words | |
| 2.8 North America | 48 words | |
| 2.8 Australia and New Zealand | 45 words | Perhaps a little overated? |
| 2.8 North America | 40 words | |
| 320i UK and Ireland | 37 words | A well built, high performance and affordable car |
| 1.6 UK and Ireland | 34 words | |
| 1.9L North America | 33 words | |
| 1.8 UK and Ireland | 30 words | The mutt's nutts |
| 1.9 UK and Ireland | 28 words | |
| 2.0 Israel | 28 words | Best sport saloon you can get |
| 1.6 petrol UK and Ireland | 26 words | |
| 1.6i petrol UK and Ireland | 12 words | |
| 1.6 Netherlands | 11 words | Economic BMW fun!! |