2024 BMW X5

Price Range: $32,997 - $75,590

BMW X5 Reviews

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Beautiful Blend of Luxury and Performance
JamesK, 07/29/2023
2024 BMW X5 xDrive40i 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo gas/electric mild hybrid 8A)
Bought a 2024 BMW X5 m40i about a month ago. Totally impressed! Exterior styling changes further enhance the beauty of the car. Interior is clean, simple, and elegant. Engine and transmission powerful and smooth. Very quiet ride! I carefully compared to Mercedes GLE 450 before purchase. GLE body style looked a bit dated and stodgy to me. Reviews of GLE touted interior luxury, but to … me, the BMW is hands down more luxurious and up to date looking. During driving test, the GLE was not as tight and nimble, and I felt some roll in curves. BMW driving performance was superb and superior. For me, the choice was easy. BMW X5 delivers an excellent blend of luxury and performance that is best in class.
An Impressive vehicle
X5 Driver, 01/20/2024
2024 BMW X5 xDrive40i 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo gas/electric mild hybrid 8A)
I have owned the X5 for four months now, and I am extremely pleased with it. The base engine is powerful and smooth, and I’m glad I didn’t get the 50i. The interior is beautiful and very comfortable. The technology package is also well worth it, for the self-driving feature. Multiple times now, I’ve been able to engage it on a highway, let it drive for 30 miles or more at a time. It does … an nice job. My only complaint is about the lags and glitches with iDrive 8. But I just bypass it and use CarPlay.
Luxurious and fast, but not without faults
PThomas, 03/15/2024
2024 BMW X5 sDrive40i 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl Turbo gas/electric mild hybrid 8A)
It has only 200 miles on it so time will tell how reliable it is, but everything works fine. We did buy the maintenance plan because the car has a lot of expensive maintenance which takes time and trips to the dealer. It’s my wife’s car and she looked at many of the competitors and chose the BMW. First the good things. It’s very smooth, quiet, fast, and luxurious. The interior has pretty … wood and soft surfaces, a very nice wide screen, color changeable ambient lighting, lots of features and capabilities, etc. The sport seats are very comfortable and the front legroom and headroom are excellent. The start/stop function, which you can only turn off by putting the transmission in sport mode, is hardly noticeable. BMW has done a good job with the mild hybrid function and it gets good gas mileage, especially considering the power and weight. The transmission engages and shifts very smoothly. The infotainment/technology is very good and fast. It’s almost overwhelming. The car can do so many things from voice and gesture control, park itself, to lane changes. We’re still trying to figure out how to do certain functions that change with the different key fobs. That’ll come, but the class on all the features is almost a necessity. Utube has been helpful. The standard in line six turbo has all the power you need. Do you really need to go from zero to sixty in less than 5 seconds and go around a corner at warp speed? If so, get a sports car. The inline 6 has a very reliable reputation, which can’t be said about the V8s. It’s very fast. It’s a good thing the speed limit sign is displayed because it’s easy to go much faster without realizing it. The car is extremely comfortable and the run flat tires are very smooth. The vehicle feels a bit heavy, but it handles well. IMHO, you don’t buy an X5 to race. It handles well, but I would not say that it has sports car handling. Now for the not so good. The back seat legroom is tight and it’s a challenge to get in and out, especially since there isn’t a third row. There are no buttons in the cargo area to fold down the rear seats. For the life of me I don’t know why BMW didn’t include them, especially since many other OEM’s do and BMW includes so many nice features elsewhere. The “clamshell” rear hatch is good, and I like the little truck like tailgate, which protects the rear painted area. Don’t accidentally hit the close button with your torso when you’re putting something in the cargo area because the tailgate will close and send whatever is on the tailgate flying, not to mention surprising you. They could have put the button in many other out of the way places. The car does not come with a spare. The interior storage is limited. There is no sunglass holder and no storage under the front stack like most OEMs. The electronic shifter takes some getting used to. The wireless charger barely charges, but that’s what you get with most wireless chargers. You have the run flat tires, but where do you drive to in 50 miles, unless you have a spare, especially if you’re on the road? It REQUIRES premium gas which costs 20% more than regular so it’s like cutting the mpg by 20%. Consumer Reports terms it the most expensive car to own over 10 years and second most after 5 years. More than a Mercedes, Volvo, Audi, Porsche, Alfa Romeo, etc. Yikes! The depreciation really increases precipitously when the warranty runs out. It doesn’t come with leather unless you pay $2k extra. It comes with “Sensafin” which is a fancy term for vinyl. It does look and feel good and is supposed to hold up and look better than leather. It’s the first vinyl interior we’ve had in 25+ years and we’ve never had a problem with leather. BMW screwed up the selling process. Everything was fine on the first ordered car when we went to pick it up, until they went to finalize the sale on the computer. The trade title had already been signed, the paperwork done etc. It wouldn’t go through because there was a recall. This was on a car made days before. Some sort of software/sensor problem. Really? So she ordered an identical one, but that meant driving the trade home, picking up the signed title, etc. and waiting again. There were no recalls on the second ordered car so she drove it home, but they forgot to order the all weather mat in the cargo area on the second car, which necessitated another trip to the dealer an hour away. BMW’s high end sales process was good, but they glossed over the nuts and bolts of the basic sales process. That doesn’t bode well for the rest of the experience, but I hope it’s much better. She had to order another car and they still couldn’t get it right on the second try. We did order a spare from BMW, which costs $250, so the car has a spare. You can get a spare in an ordered car, but they don’t normally come on a car on the lot. I’ll update later on the ownership, which I hope goes much better. The software did hiccup. When the car had 250 miles on it all a sudden it starting saying lots of maintenance was past due. My wife figured out the car’s calendar thought it was 2035. Two attempts to put the real date in finally worked. Hopefully that issue won’t come back. On a side note I had the car ceramic coated at our house for 1/5th what the dealer would have charged. The car really looks good and it sheds water nicely from all surfaces. The car market has gone from 800k cars two years ago to 2.8 million today so the market has normalized and BMW is right at the average market days to sell so supply has caught up with demand. Dealers like to act like it was 2 years ago, but you can negotiate and every OEM has incentives like the 2.99% financing on the X5s. It’s going to get even better for buyers as the supply continues to go up and the dealers acknowledge it’s not yesterday.
3d X5 and THE Best
Pop, 09/24/2023
2024 BMW X5 xDrive40i 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo gas/electric mild hybrid 8A)
Owned since mid May and now with 6K miles. Traded in 2019 model which was the second X5 we owned. The previous one was great but this is now even better. Fantastic speed 0-60 and it is like a rocket when passing using the Sport mode. The outside is cleaner and sportier (happy they kept the traditional kidney grill) and interior has a true luxury feel. New technology (curved info … screen has perfect visibility for driver and front passenger, apps setup and appearances on screen is like an iPhone, easy to see and track mpg performance for each trip and overall (I’m achieving about 1.5 mpg above rating), ability to customize instrumentation gives driver comfort to follow map and road directions and heads-up display map/direction easy to read and follow), ride is very smooth although I would have preferred regular tires over flat resistant ones since the latter is a little stiffer. Elimination of stick type shifter for a short and small shifter eliminates obstacle for reaching other controls on the middle panel. Reduction of air vents’ size reduces clutter while air stream is not reduced. Finally, you can tell right away that you are in a BMW because everything like doors, windows, body, etc. fit tight and reduce road noise to the max. Well done BMW engineers as usual!

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Safety

Our experts’ favorite X5 safety features:

Evasion Aid
Helps to stabilize the X5 when the driver makes a sudden steering input to avoid an obstacle or pedestrian.
Traffic Jam Assistant
Combines adaptive cruise control with a lane keeping system to provide semi-automated driving at lower vehicle speeds.
Emergency Stop Assistant
If a driver becomes unresponsive while the adaptive cruise control and lane keeping systems are on, the BMW will come to a safe stop and activate the hazard flashers.
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FAQ

Is the BMW X5 a good car?

The Edmunds experts tested the 2024 X5 both on the road and at the track, giving it a 8.1 out of 10. Edmunds’ consumer reviews show that the 2024 X5 gets an average rating of 4 stars out of 5 (based on 25 reviews) What about cargo capacity? When you're thinking about carrying stuff in your new car, keep in mind that carrying capacity for the X5 ranges from 31.1 to 33.9 cubic feet of trunk space. And then there's safety and reliability. Edmunds has all the latest NHTSA and IIHS crash-test scores, plus industry-leading expert and consumer reviews to help you understand what it's like to own and maintain a BMW X5. Learn more

Is the BMW X5 reliable?

To determine whether the BMW X5 is reliable, read Edmunds' authentic consumer reviews, which come from real owners and reveal what it's like to live with the X5. Look for specific complaints that keep popping up in the reviews, and be sure to compare the X5's 4-star average consumer rating to that of competing vehicles. Learn more

Is the 2024 BMW X5 a good car?

There's a lot to consider if you're wondering whether the 2024 BMW X5 is a good car. Edmunds' expert testing team reviewed the 2024 X5 and gave it a 8.1 out of 10. Our consumer reviews show that the 2024 X5 gets an average rating of 4 stars out of 5 (based on 25 reviews). Safety scores, fuel economy, cargo capacity and feature availability should all be factors in determining whether the 2024 X5 is a good car for you. Learn more

How much should I pay for a 2024 BMW X5?

The least-expensive 2024 BMW X5 is the 2024 BMW X5 sDrive40i 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl Turbo gas/electric mild hybrid 8A). Including destination charge, it arrives with a Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of about $65,200.

Other versions include:

  • sDrive40i 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl Turbo gas/electric mild hybrid 8A) which starts at $65,200
  • xDrive40i 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo gas/electric mild hybrid 8A) which starts at $67,500
  • xDrive50e 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo gas/electric plug-in hybrid 8A) which starts at $72,500
  • M60i 4dr SUV AWD (4.4L 8cyl Turbo gas/electric mild hybrid 8A) which starts at $89,300
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What are the different models of BMW X5?

If you're interested in the BMW X5, the next question is, which X5 model is right for you? X5 variants include sDrive40i 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl Turbo gas/electric mild hybrid 8A), xDrive40i 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo gas/electric mild hybrid 8A), xDrive50e 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo gas/electric plug-in hybrid 8A), and M60i 4dr SUV AWD (4.4L 8cyl Turbo gas/electric mild hybrid 8A). For a full list of X5 models, check out Edmunds’ Features & Specs page. Learn more
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