Positive Review
I leased this car for three years, and it was so great, I purchased it from BMW. Great handling, power, such a sweet package. I've owed about 10 bmw (Three X-5s: 4.4,4.8 and the M), several MBs, and other high-end vehicles, and By far it has been my favorite car of my life.
Critical Review
This was my first BMW, expected more from this auto manufacturer since BWM is a luxury vehicle. I was in the shop for many repairs during the warranty period. My major issues started after warranty expired. I needed to replace the radiator, followed by water pump, thermostat, fuel gauge, brakes were fixed many times and had 3 sets or run flat tires by 60 thousand miles. No one ever tells you that these tires need to be replaced every 20 thousand miles. The car was a beauty but it will be the last BMW I will every buy. The rear camera was the worst I have ever seen it had poor resolution and stayed on while I drove forward. The voice connectivity was poor, I could never use it.
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Driving dynamics.
More sport than luxury
There must be such a thing as Friday cars because I’ve had two of these and they’ve both been really good cars. We bought a 2011 and 2016 with the six-cylinder turbo gasoline engine with 50,000 miles on it and drove it free until approximately 135,000 miles when it began having a coolant problem which was unknown fault. But for those 85,000 miles, we replaced the brakes once and the tires once. In fact, we just sold the car and I believe the tires on it are only its third set and still had life left. I believe the brakes were changed at around 95,000. That’s it. No other issues. We lived in Lake Tahoe and regularly drove to the Sacramento area through blizzards and 110° weather. Was always a great car. The second one I still have now which is a 2013 X5 with the 3 liter turbo gas engine. I purchased it four years ago with 40,000 miles on it and it now has about 95. It required a vent fixed in the AC system at around 75,000 miles and the tailgate was having issues. Shortly figured out that the battery was very low on amperage. Something with these cars that people don’t know is the batteries have to stay at tiptop shape or you will begin having problems that all stem from the fact that the battery is low. Which in my opinion is the only downfall of the car. But again, we had one for seven years and bought another one. We liked it so much. And between the two we’ve put 150,000 miles on them. I think the total cost of maintaining them and all that time was maybe $3000? I think an issue with BMWs that people don’t discuss as they offer you a much more dynamic experience than say a Toyota or a Ford. And with that comes the price of higher maintenance. If you want to buy a car that drives basic, that does the job basically… you don’t need a BMW. Nor should you get one. But if you don’t mind, making sure you check the tire pressure you keep the oil clean and you get it inspected every 10 to 15,000 miles you’ll have an amazing experience. I have owned four BMWs amongst Mercedes and Porsche’s, jeeps…. The only BMW that I had problems with was my 2003 330i. Our other BMW currently is a 2016 528 that we bought with 15,000 miles on it that now has 60. Not. One. Issue.
Love the car. It was great until a Ga police officer hit me in the rear and Geico insurance won’t pay to have it fixed properly
Best vehicle we’ve owned. Great mileage with the diesel. Very few problems overall and we’ve owned the car for over six years. Still looks great.
Nice style,Good quality
Expensive to maintain , electronic fails
Mine with 147+ miles , hard suspension , interior it’s good quality , console falling apart ,catalytic check engine light .. upholstery it’s better than Mercedes’
LOVE SPORT FEEL AND PERFORMANCE.
13 YEAR OLD
CAR IS PERFECT IN EVERYWAY DRIVES LIKE A NEW CAR. NO DEFECTS, SERVICED BY AUTHOIRIZED SERVICE PROVIDER.
Great value
Takes premium Gas
I bought this car used and it has been a dream. Good size for retired old man. Safe and reliable. Minimal maintenance.
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Fun to drive fast comfortable
High maintenance
Had my 2013 35i for about a year and a half now I have had valve cover, charge pipe,and almost all of the front end components replace car is super easy to work on if your a willing to do work yourself 35i motor is one of the top tier performance motor that bmw makes well back in 2013 that is lots of engine mods you can do stage 1 tune gets you around 450hp pretty fast stock tho great sounding exhaust especially in sport mode it the car comes with active exhaust very cool car but with high performance comes high maintenance so keep that in mind if you are looking to buy a bmw interior is super nice I have the brown leather seats heated seat literally has like 50 different positions bro it’s a good car don’t let anybody tell you different