BMW X5 SUV (2007-2013): owner reviews

Don’t dismiss the X5 as a gas-guzzler. The engines are economical, and with up to seven seats, it’s an effective people carrier"

Carbuyer Rating

3.0 out of 5

Owners Rating

4.3 out of 5

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Review 1 of 90

5 out of 5

Car Details

Model

2-3 litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2011

Avg annual mileage

5,000 – 9,999

Owned

1 - 2 years

Bought Car

Used

Typical MPG

32
Tell us what you think about your car?
NORHING TO ADD ITS GREAT
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

4 out of 5

Car Details

Model

2-3 litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2007

Avg annual mileage

15,000 – 19,999

Owned

3 - 5 years

Bought Car

Used

Typical MPG

27
Tell us what you think about your car?
never had a problem
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

5 out of 5

Car Details

Model

Sport, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2006

Avg annual mileage

5,000 – 9,999

Owned

1 - 2 years

Bought Car

New
Tell us what you think about your car?
Outstanding
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

4 out of 5

Car Details

Model

sport, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Diesel,

Avg annual mileage

10,000 – 14,999

Owned

More than 5 years

Bought Car

New
Tell us what you think about your car?
Excellent apart from the unforgiving ride.
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

4 out of 5

Car Details

Model

, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2009

Avg annual mileage

10,000 – 14,999

Owned

Less than a year

Bought Car

New
Tell us what you think about your car?
Delighted with it
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

4 out of 5

Car Details

Model

SE, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2003

Avg annual mileage

5,000 – 9,999

Owned

Less than a year

Bought Car

New
Tell us what you think about your car?
Generally very good. t has some electrical faults that have been annoying and if it wasn't for the warranty expensive. It handles very well for a big car, but with a heavy bodyu and big engine it is not very fuel efficient. The paint does not seem to be very thick for an off road, utility/family car so it scratches easily.
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

4 out of 5

Car Details

Model

Sport, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Petrol, Automatic

Year

2003

Avg annual mileage

5,000 – 9,999

Owned

More than 5 years

Bought Car

Used
Tell us what you think about your car?
Versatile vehicle drives well but niggly problems that are expensive to cure.
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

4 out of 5

Car Details

Model

is, Above 3.0-litre, Petrol, Automatic

Year

2003

Avg annual mileage

5,000 – 9,999

Owned

Less than a year

Bought Car

New
Tell us what you think about your car?
Excellent performance from a big 4 x 4. Suits my needs, has style and excellent build quality. Nothing else really comes close to it in the big 4 x 4 market.
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

3 out of 5

Car Details

Model

SE, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2009

Avg annual mileage

10,000 – 14,999

Owned

1 - 2 years

Bought Car

Used
Tell us what you think about your car?
Its a great handling, fast, reasonably riding, extremely practical, diesel-guzzling suv. If bmw sort out the fuel economy it would be a completely Faultless car.
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

5 out of 5

Car Details

Model

SE, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2007

Avg annual mileage

10,000 – 14,999

Owned

Less than a year

Bought Car

New
Tell us what you think about your car?
The car is better than i had hoped for..The Quality of finish ,drive and engine is very good.I Am also getting better fuel consumption than i expected
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

4 out of 5

Car Details

Model

m sport, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2009

Avg annual mileage

10,000 – 14,999

Owned

Less than a year

Bought Car

New
Tell us what you think about your car?
Excellent overall bar the running costs
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

3 out of 5

Car Details

Model

sport, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2005

Avg annual mileage

5,000 – 9,999

Owned

3 - 5 years

Bought Car

New
Tell us what you think about your car?
Too big and heavy but comfortable
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

4 out of 5

Car Details

Model

Sport, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2010

Avg annual mileage

More than 20,000

Owned

Less than a year

Bought Car

Used
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

4 out of 5

Car Details

Model

M Sport, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2008

Avg annual mileage

10,000 – 14,999

Owned

1 - 2 years

Bought Car

Used
Tell us what you think about your car?
A great motorway car with an excellent driving position sat up high however the size of the car has been problematic in city centre car parks. Overall a fine driving, reliable car and have just ordered another bmw but this time a more fuel efficient 520 saloon.
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

5 out of 5

Car Details

Model

3.0 diesel

Year

2011

Avg annual mileage

15,000 – 19,999

Owned

3 - 5 years

Bought Car

New

Typical MPG

28
Tell us what you think about your car?
Great car. always wanted a BMW and this was first one I owned. it certainly lives up to BMW reputation. Bought it 1 year old and had no reliability issues with it over that time. It uses run flat tyres which can be a bit pricey. It goes like a rocket and I drive it quite hard and am not precious about my cars. I had a Jeep overland before and this handled much beeter in the snow but then I do have 21" tyres on this.
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

5 out of 5

Car Details

Model

3.0 diesel

Year

2010

Avg annual mileage

10,000 – 14,999

Owned

3 - 5 years

Bought Car

Used

Typical MPG

30
Tell us what you think about your car?
This is a great SUV. Its big but its amazing on short or long journeys. This is our 2nd X5 and we love the diesel version. We had a 4.4 petrolversion previously. It is a joy to pull a boat. Only issues we had were the electric rear door closing but BMW fixed under warranty. We got the Exec seats and had some electrical issues and were fixed under warranty as was one main head light. Am looking at the new one and still believe they are the best. Had a test on the Cayenne (one week) that I also liked but believe that the BMW is an all round superior car!
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

4 out of 5

Car Details

Model

>3 litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2011

Avg annual mileage

More than 20,000

Owned

1 - 2 years

Bought Car

Used

Typical MPG

30
Tell us what you think about your car?
very relaible
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

4 out of 5

Car Details

Model

2-3 litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2010

Avg annual mileage

15,000 – 19,999

Owned

1 - 2 years

Bought Car

New

Typical MPG

25
Tell us what you think about your car?
All good
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

5 out of 5

Car Details

Model

2-3 litre, Diesel, Manual

Year

2012

Owned

Less than a year

Bought Car

Used

Typical MPG

29
Tell us what you think about your car?
No problems to report
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

3 out of 5

Car Details

Model

Sport, Above 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2008

Avg annual mileage

More than 20,000

Owned

1 - 2 years

Bought Car

New
Tell us what you think about your car?
Very luxurious with all the toys, fast and stylish however awful ride quality
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

4 out of 5

Car Details

Model

sport, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2006

Avg annual mileage

10,000 – 14,999

Owned

Less than a year

Bought Car

New
Tell us what you think about your car?
Only the heavy fuel cost and expensive road tax mar a truly special car
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

4 out of 5

Car Details

Model

sport, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2005

Avg annual mileage

5,000 – 9,999

Owned

More than 5 years

Bought Car

Used
Tell us what you think about your car?
Very good car for long journeys, motorways, and adverse weather conditions, not so good for local around town, bulky to park. boot space not good for such a large car. wide tyres and weight prone to punctures from screws, nails, etc, and changing wheel difficult. Newly imposed expensive road tax will penalise.
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

4 out of 5

Car Details

Model

TD Sport, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2006

Avg annual mileage

15,000 – 19,999

Owned

1 - 2 years

Bought Car

New
Tell us what you think about your car?
Fabulous comfort and ride, wonderful to drive. However very expensive to maintain and even small niggling faults are very costly. Due to this, will look around before upgrading to the newer model.
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

4 out of 5

Car Details

Model

, Above 3.0-litre, Petrol, Automatic

Year

2003

Avg annual mileage

10,000 – 14,999

Owned

3 - 5 years

Bought Car

New
Tell us what you think about your car?
Expensive to run
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

5 out of 5

Car Details

Model

4.8is, Above 3.0-litre, Petrol, Automatic

Year

2004

Avg annual mileage

5,000 – 9,999

Owned

Less than a year

Bought Car

New
Tell us what you think about your car?
I knew i wanted a x5 4.8is after hearing one go past in my evo 8. All i can say is the car is fantastic, it is a perfect balance between performance and economy. The fuel consuption is double what the evo was (albeit thats not difficult) and the other half loves driving it. It can cover serious ground on the motorway qhilst still being very refined and comfortable (something the evo could never do). All in all i love everything about it, the way it surges of the lights, the way it looks and lastly the noise which sounds like someone beating up the devil...perfect machine
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

4 out of 5

Car Details

Model

M sport, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2009

Avg annual mileage

10,000 – 14,999

Owned

1 - 2 years

Bought Car

New
Tell us what you think about your car?
Best car i have owned, a good all rounder, it's that good i pick up my new one on march 1st 2011, £70000, but you do get what you pay for, used to be a ford man, now having owned a bmw there is no comparison, what i have learned is fords are well over priced for what you pay
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

3 out of 5

Car Details

Model

M Sport, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2009

Avg annual mileage

More than 20,000

Owned

1 - 2 years

Bought Car

Used
Tell us what you think about your car?
Good to drive, loads of space, handles well, reasonable levels of kit. Let down by poor build quality - far too many rattles and squeaks and a jiggly ride.
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

5 out of 5

Car Details

Model

M SPORT, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2009

Avg annual mileage

10,000 – 14,999

Owned

1 - 2 years

Bought Car

Used
Tell us what you think about your car?
Ticks all the boxes and has 7 seats for my large family
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

5 out of 5

Car Details

Model

Sport, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2005

Avg annual mileage

5,000 – 9,999

Owned

3 - 5 years

Bought Car

New
Tell us what you think about your car?
Exellemt
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

4 out of 5

Car Details

Model

Sport, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2002

Avg annual mileage

15,000 – 19,999

Owned

3 - 5 years

Bought Car

New
Tell us what you think about your car?
Great car but a few faults let it down.
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

1 out of 5

Car Details

Model

3.0d e70

Year

2007

Avg annual mileage

15,000 – 19,999

Owned

3 - 5 years

Bought Car

New
Tell us what you think about your car?
View attach link and read information below for detail. http://youtu.be/N-V3ZnGa8O0 25. April 2014: An explosive fire started in our BMW X5 a few minutes after my wife and two kids switched of the engine and left the car. The movie was taken a minute from the fire started, the car was totally flashed over in 10 minutes. Worst of all is that the fire was the second in a row, just a few kilometres after the car was returned back from the BMW authorized workshop due to fire in the engine, at that time caused by emission system and broken exhaust pipe at the throttle. Top management at BMW group of Sweden was contacted the day after the second fire, the case is still unsolved and my family has not got a final response from BMW a the time of 21. June 2014 My family has had BMW since beginning of 2000s, we thought we invested in quality and safety according to the premium brand BMW considered to be - unfortunately we were wrong...
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

5 out of 5

Car Details

Model

2-3 litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2011

Avg annual mileage

15,000 – 19,999

Owned

1 - 2 years

Bought Car

Used

Typical MPG

26
Tell us what you think about your car?
Never had a single thing go wrong!
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

4 out of 5

Car Details

Model

2-3 litre, Diesel

Year

2011

Avg annual mileage

5,000 – 9,999

Owned

Less than a year

Bought Car

New

Typical MPG

29
Tell us what you think about your car?
I had a few niggly issues but the dealer sorted these.
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

5 out of 5

Car Details

Model

2-3 litre, Diesel

Year

2008

Avg annual mileage

5,000 – 9,999

Owned

Less than a year

Bought Car

New

Typical MPG

25
Tell us what you think about your car?
So far a suspension airbag and the I drive screen have been replaced under warranty.
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

4 out of 5

Car Details

Model

, Above 3.0-litre, Petrol, Automatic

Year

2000

Avg annual mileage

5,000 – 9,999

Owned

Less than a year

Bought Car

New
Tell us what you think about your car?
Parts very expensive, main dealer not very helpful
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

5 out of 5

Car Details

Model

Se sport, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2005

Avg annual mileage

0 – 4,999

Owned

1 - 2 years

Bought Car

New
Tell us what you think about your car?
Practical, reliable and a pleasure to drive. High feel good factor and good economy for size. Very reasonable service costs.
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

5 out of 5

Car Details

Model

Sport, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2006

Avg annual mileage

10,000 – 14,999

Owned

Less than a year

Bought Car

New
Tell us what you think about your car?
Best car i have owned
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

4 out of 5

Car Details

Model

SE, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2009

Avg annual mileage

5,000 – 9,999

Owned

1 - 2 years

Bought Car

New
Tell us what you think about your car?
Good overall performance and reliability
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

4 out of 5

Car Details

Model

sd, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2008

Avg annual mileage

15,000 – 19,999

Owned

1 - 2 years

Bought Car

Used
Tell us what you think about your car?
Despite the problems with the optional extra sunroof and electric steering wheel adjustment - still happy with car. Our other x5, with no added options and of similiar age and model has no problems.
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

4 out of 5

Car Details

Model

SPORT, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2007

Avg annual mileage

5,000 – 9,999

Owned

3 - 5 years

Bought Car

Used
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

3 out of 5

Car Details

Model

V8 sport, Above 3.0-litre, Petrol, Automatic

Year

2002

Avg annual mileage

10,000 – 14,999

Owned

Less than a year

Bought Car

New
Tell us what you think about your car?
Could be brilliant. Too many elecrical gremlins. Interior not good enough. Main dealer far far to expensive. Won't buy bmw again.Going Back to audi. Maybe try subaru for reliability
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

5 out of 5

Car Details

Model

SE, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2008

Avg annual mileage

10,000 – 14,999

Owned

1 - 2 years

Bought Car

Used
Tell us what you think about your car?
Without doubt the best luxury car in the world. Far better than an s class, range rover or a8 - i have tried them all. Exceptional handling, top build quality, discrete and very quick. Expensive to buy and run but the best things in life are never cheap.
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

5 out of 5

Car Details

Model

Sport, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2002

Avg annual mileage

10,000 – 14,999

Owned

3 - 5 years

Bought Car

New
Tell us what you think about your car?
Extremely reliable, and surprisingly reasonable to service and run. It has just about the same servicing cost as my wife's honda jazz! The car is most reassuring to drive during the cold snowy / icy weather we have had recently. My nest car will be a repeat or perhaps the new bmw x3.
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

5 out of 5

Car Details

Model

xDrive 35d, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2009

Avg annual mileage

5,000 – 9,999

Owned

1 - 2 years

Bought Car

Used
Tell us what you think about your car?
The best 4x4 ever, beautiful to look at, spectacular to drive, handles excellent. A minor disappointment in the finish as i can hear small vibration on the door, did not have time to go to the dealer to get this rectified. I put down the minor disappointment to being made in us of a. My other car is a 3 series and have owned it from new for 7 years with not even a single glitch.
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

4 out of 5

Car Details

Model

Sport, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2005

Avg annual mileage

5,000 – 9,999

Owned

More than 5 years

Bought Car

Used
Tell us what you think about your car?
Be fine if bmw would actually acknowledge that the zf6speed auto has a serious fault across many owners and paid towards repairs. Mine went at under 42,000 miles. If that isn't premature i don't know what is and yet bmw walked away. Cheers guys, that went down really well. And the bill? That'll be £10,000!! No fix, just replace!!
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

5 out of 5

Car Details

Model

G:L, Above 3.0-litre, , Automatic

Year

2002

Avg annual mileage

5,000 – 9,999

Owned

3 - 5 years

Bought Car

New
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

5 out of 5

Car Details

Model

3.0 diesel

Year

2009

Avg annual mileage

10,000 – 14,999

Owned

2 - 3 years

Bought Car

New
Tell us what you think about your car?
Have loved my black beauty, no problems at all bougnt it from a BMW dealer with 30,000 km also bought the extended warranty but haven't needed it. I do however get it serviced every ten thousand kilometres and I've been told that's the secret to trouble free diesel motoring. I don't take it to the dealer but to a small owner operated garage and that keeps the cost down. Due to change in twelve months. Will either choose another X5 or maybe a Range Rover Sport this time.
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

1 out of 5

Car Details

Model

Diesel

Year

2011

Avg annual mileage

15,000 – 19,999

Owned

1 - 2 years

Bought Car

New
Tell us what you think about your car?
NEVER ever buy a diesel. Have had the SUV for 14 months and have visited the BMW dealer 8 times. Many issues with EGR valves and carbon build up. Worst truck ever!
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

5 out of 5

Car Details

Model

2-3 litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2010

Avg annual mileage

10,000 – 14,999

Owned

1 - 2 years

Bought Car

Used

Typical MPG

29
Tell us what you think about your car?
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Would you recommend the car to a friend?

5 out of 5

Car Details

Model

>3 litre, Petrol, Automatic

Year

2008

Avg annual mileage

5,000 – 9,999

Owned

3 - 5 years

Bought Car

Used

Typical MPG

38
Tell us what you think about your car?
Had the car nearly 4 years, no major problems.
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

4 out of 5

Car Details

Model

2-3 litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2006

Avg annual mileage

5,000 – 9,999

Owned

1 - 2 years

Bought Car

New

Typical MPG

25
Tell us what you think about your car?
electrical problems
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

5 out of 5

Car Details

Model

2-3 litre, Diesel

Year

2009

Avg annual mileage

5,000 – 9,999

Owned

Less than a year

Bought Car

New

Typical MPG

29
Tell us what you think about your car?
Never a problem
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

5 out of 5

Car Details

Model

2-3 litre, Diesel

Year

2010

Avg annual mileage

15,000 – 19,999

Owned

1 - 2 years

Bought Car

New

Typical MPG

30
Tell us what you think about your car?
Faultless apart from sticking headlight washers and some loose sunroof trim.
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

5 out of 5

Car Details

Model

2-3 litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2011

Avg annual mileage

10,000 – 14,999

Owned

Less than a year

Bought Car

New

Typical MPG

30
Tell us what you think about your car?
it does everything they said it would......and very well
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

5 out of 5

Car Details

Model

SE, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2007

Avg annual mileage

0 – 4,999

Owned

1 - 2 years

Bought Car

New
Tell us what you think about your car?
Looks good, is great to drive and has all of the kit you could possibly want.
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

5 out of 5

Car Details

Model

Msport, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2009

Avg annual mileage

5,000 – 9,999

Owned

Less than a year

Bought Car

Used
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

5 out of 5

Car Details

Model

M Sport, Above 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2009

Avg annual mileage

10,000 – 14,999

Owned

1 - 2 years

Bought Car

Used
Tell us what you think about your car?
Very good - really happy with it...
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

4 out of 5

Car Details

Model

SPORT, Above 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2005

Avg annual mileage

15,000 – 19,999

Owned

More than 5 years

Bought Car

Used
Tell us what you think about your car?
It has done 80000 miles but has cost me a lot of money new radiotor. New part for computer as the warning lights keep coming on. Parking sensors keep breaking and are unreliable
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

5 out of 5

Car Details

Model

M Sport, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2008

Avg annual mileage

10,000 – 14,999

Owned

Less than a year

Bought Car

New
Tell us what you think about your car?
Best car i have owned.
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

4 out of 5

Car Details

Model

le mans, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2006

Avg annual mileage

10,000 – 14,999

Owned

3 - 5 years

Bought Car

Used
Tell us what you think about your car?
No complaints with the vehicle itself .. easy to drive / comfortable Mega disappointed with the finance deal done with the dealer .. not one of my better decisions ! It has cost me a lot of money :-(
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

5 out of 5

Car Details

Model

m sport, 2.0-litre to 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2008

Avg annual mileage

10,000 – 14,999

Owned

1 - 2 years

Bought Car

Used
Tell us what you think about your car?
It's the first car i've never tired of in terms of drive, style and general enjoyment, the only downside are the expensive tyres
Would you recommend the car to a friend?

4 out of 5

Car Details

Model

, Above 3.0-litre, Diesel, Automatic

Year

2002

Avg annual mileage

10,000 – 14,999

Owned

More than 5 years

Bought Car

Used
Tell us what you think about your car?
Comfortable quality vehicle with sufficient off-road ability to suit my life style
Would you recommend the car to a friend?