Used 2018 BMW 5 Series Sedan Consumer Reviews
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Uncomfortable Front Seats, too much technology?
123 abc, 04/02/2018
2018 BMW 5 Series 530i xDrive 4dr Sedan AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
10 of 16 people found this review helpful
Just turned in a 2015 5 series sedan and replaced with a 2018 S series with similar options. The bucket seats are very uncomfortable, with poor lower back support. I wish I noticed on the quick test drive. After a 50 minute drive, had an aching back. Is it me, or do these cars have way too much technology in them? Maybe BMW was too busy tweaking the tech to realize the front seats are horrible? I will probably need to get something to modify the seat so it is bearable on road trips over an hour.
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some items need help sold it, have XT5 now
Double D's, 10/07/2017
updated 04/17/2023
2018 BMW 5 Series 540i 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 8A)
11 of 20 people found this review helpful
Seat belt recievers in front seats are to low, hard to connect belts. Door sills by front seats are to high, which makes it hard to get in and out. Seat settings are not automatic, you can set the seat the way you want them,but you have to push 1 or 2 on the door to activate, this is going backward if you ask me. The last six cars I have had all had seat setting that happened automatic when getting in or out of the car. You need to get side view option as there is a blind spot when pulling into left lane, I have to be very careful, side mirror needs help. The 540 I is a good driving and handling car. This is my first BMW. always had top GM or Lincolns in the past. I guess all cars have some good and bad points.
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I hate this car
Y. Didn't I Buy an Audi?, 03/05/2018
2018 BMW 5 Series 540i xDrive 4dr Sedan AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 8A)
13 of 27 people found this review helpful
The electronics are just like your phone! Ever notice how sometimes your phone has a mind of it's own? You reboot and it forgot your settings? It has no idea what you're saying? I doesn't always work? Welcome to the BMW version of your phone. The entertainment and voice recognition features range from competant to infuriating. Manage your expectations nice and low and you will be fine. I finally got a BMW "genius" at the dealership to go over it with me after arguing with the service tech who insisted I wasn't understanding the car. The genius confirmed that my car works "ass backward". It thinks there's a passenger when there isn't, doesn't think there's one when there is... nothing is consistent and all problems are intermittent. The center console. Not aligned correctly so you have to slam it to close it. Rear passenger side door does not always open when you unlock it. Sometimes it takes several tries of locking and unlocking to open the door. This can be a problem if you have children. Camera's flip on when you are parking and get near the curb... until they don't. Since you use them to judge distance... enjoy hitting the curb (I haven't yet but it;s just a matter of time). There are so many more issues ... dealer can't fix any of them. Don't buy this.
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10513 and 7408 miles on Two (2) different 540i
Michael, 11/02/2018
updated 05/05/2020
2018 BMW 5 Series 540i xDrive 4dr Sedan AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 8A)
6 of 13 people found this review helpful
I bought two of these cars. Both have extremely inaccurate speedometers that the dealer nor BMW will correct; 4% FAST. Both have the annoying auto start stop system that after July 2017 is on by default each time you start the car. Neither the dealer or BMW will disable this system and it makes parking the car a major headache with the engine stopping and starting with brake pedal action. Worst of all both of my cars are “using” engine coolant. My car has required two reservoirs full in 10513 miles ; my wife’s car one reservoir full in 7408 miles. You can’t smell coolant so it’s leaking internally. Am awaiting a recall just like BMW did for 1.6 million vehicles leaking coolant through the EGR system. Other than these things the cars are nice, comfortable and performance is top notch. 3-series cars drive and handle better based on the one I drove as a loaner during my 10k mile scheduled service. These cars feel mushy in comparison. The tire pressure monitoring system is also extremely annoying because once you put the correct amount of air in the tires, you have to reset it and drive 5 miles for it to shut up telling you that the air pressure is low. I’ve had Lincolns that were just as good as this car and not nearly as annoying with the technology overkill. BMW also needs to learn to listen to their customers and put them first rather than ignore what they say, and they need to learn to package options like US automakers have been doing. It’s a shame that blindspot monitoring is a option rather than part of a package or standard on a $70,000 car. If I had it to do over I would have kept my 2011 Lincoln MKS, and bought my wife a new Lincoln Continental Black Label. 5/2020: I have not changed my mind on either of these two cars. The speedometer still has not been fixed and BMW refuses to fix it. I had to buy third party software to disable the extremely annoying auto/stop start feature so I can keep it always OFF. Good news is that the problem with low coolant turned out to be from a mistake at the factory with them not being filled and bled properly. BMW issued a technical service bulletin on this issue and both cars received the proper fill/bleed of coolant, and there's been no more problems with that. I did find yet another annoying issue where you can't open the door and move the car. When I tried to do that it threw itself into park and started raising all sorts of hell at me. So much for doing that to try and park better! I wish I had never seen either of these two cars and I will guarantee you that these will be the first and last BMWs I ever buy. Ultimate Driving Machine my a**! It's the car that wants to drive you versus you drive it!
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Car and driver is right
Longfisher, 01/30/2018
2018 BMW 5 Series 540i xDrive 4dr Sedan AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 8A)
2 of 4 people found this review helpful
Truly an amazing car but no soul. Soft ride is cool in "comfort mode" but thus is a BMW I want to actually drive the car, feel some bumps and know how close to the limit I am in a turn. Maybe this is the first step in leading us to driverless cars. If you don't have to think or feel, why steer?
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