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Used 2020 BMW 5 Series Consumer Reviews

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BMW 530e

BKA, 06/09/2020
updated 12/15/2021
2020 BMW 5 Series 530e 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo gas/electric plug-in hybrid 8A)
6 of 16 people found this review helpful

Great car comfortable still lot of things are missing Missing Heated streeming Automatic high beam Very very low electric mileage almost useless

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Amazing

Bud, 12/05/2022
2019 BMW 5 Series 540i 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 8A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I purchased my vehicle with 25,000 miles. It is such a beautiful car and far exceeded my expectations. It has a quiet and yet powerful ride. My only complaint is the basic stereo. It sounds fair at best which is so disproportionate to all the other aspects of the car. I would buy it again.

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Terrible Tires

MattinLA, 07/08/2019
2019 BMW 5 Series 530e iPerformance 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo gas/electric hybrid 8A)
9 of 30 people found this review helpful

We leased this car new and have had a terrible time with the tires. 4 flat tires in 4 years! At $400 each, this car just isn't work the money or the hassle. All BMW's now have run flat tires which can't be patched so we plan to switch to another luxury brand as soon as we can get out of our lease.

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4 out of 5 stars

Always a great ride!

LS in OP, 08/07/2023
2019 BMW 5 Series 540i xDrive 4dr Sedan AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 8A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

I like the ride, the power, the comfort for an all day drive. I don’t like the cost to own once the warranty runs out. And I don’t like that the digital part of the drivers display (Speedo and tach) is having issues and I’m having to pay.

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Customer Satisfaction on NO concern to BMW

Joe K, 08/29/2020
2020 BMW 5 Series 530i xDrive 4dr Sedan AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
9 of 62 people found this review helpful

We took two short test drives in this model. The first must have had the contour seats. The second was in the car we purchased which had the sport line Dakota Leather cognac seats. Seeing there was a $1500 upgrade cost and the 5 minute drive was wonderful I did not give it a second thought. The very next day while taking a 2 hour drive my legs became numb and painful. The HARD wings on these narrow seats dig into the back of my legs. A call to the dealership resulted in "you can adjust the seats and widen them". True for the back but not the actual seat portion. A call to BMW headquarters in NJ resulted in "sorry there is nothing we will do for you since the car is built correctly." SO before buying be aware of these seats and BMW's insensitivity and disinterest in your satisfaction.

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