The team of Nick Woodbridge, Joe Evans and Joe Choong were never in serious contention for victory.
Hungary won the event followed by Italy and the Czech Republic, with Russia's Aleksander Lesun winning the individual event from compatriot Ilia Frolov.
Evans, 20, finished 13th, Choong 36th while Woodbridge, who competed in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, was 29th.
Pentathlon GB performance director Jan Bartu said: "This was one of the most intense European Championships finals I have ever experienced. There were no weak athletes and from the first fencing match everyone had to battle for every single point.
"Joe was absolutely outstanding in the swim, had a decent ride and held his own in the combined event. He is young but he has shown he is a great competitor under pressure. Nick swam and rode well, and was holding his own in the combined event, but he struggled towards the end."
Modern pentathlon features fencing, swimming, show jumping and a combined run/shoot.
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