2003 BMW X5 consumer reviews

Great car especially when you put the time and energy to make it purr. Change the oil more than recommended. Do NOT follow the BMW recommendations on fluids. This car requires thought. Inflate the tires as high as possible. This partly solves the stiff steering issue. Handles great at 120 mph. Not great steering in parking lot. V8 engine is superior. Learn to live and love the many quirks of a BMW.

My BMW X5 3.0i 5-speed manual turns 21 years old this year! Yes, 5-speed with a real clutch pedal on the floor. 257,000 miles and counting! I'll never sell it.

If you enjoy bmws then this is for you, plenty of cargo space and room for family. The 3.0 engine is good on fuel and provides more than enough power for normal use and the all wheel drive makes light off road use a fun experience.

This SUV is cheaply made. Trying to unlock all doors in one go is a struggle the button is not on the driver's door. The dashboard lights are in orange, pretty small and hard to read. You can't open the trunk door unless you're taking the spare out which is ridiculous to me. If you have groceries you have to lift it over the trunk to put it in.

It’s nice op to have such a good car and pay so cheap you can got this used for as little as 2000 dollars with reasonable mileage

This SUV handles like a sports car thanks to BMW's ability to manufacture robust & powerful vehicles through German precision engineering. My BMW has never broken down nor has it cost me any money in serious repairs. It can hold so much in its generous but ergonomic space that is calculated to the square inch. The X5's beauty & classic lines makes it the most beautiful SUV I have ever seen. I still get stared at anywhere I go, while I never spend to much on fuel.

Bought this car second hand with 180,000km on the clock...started falling apart around 200,000...window regulators all failed except one, alternator failed which blew the stereo head unit, radiator cracked, abs sensor failed, coils failed, power mirrors failed, multiple oil leaks....can go on...don’t buy one of these with high kms total money pit

My BMWX5 3li. 2003 . Past 10years running with 2 majer problems, which,No one able to solve.also lot of BMW Owners, common complaint.Hope ,BMW MANUFACTURE WILL re-call or solve these common problems - Jurk while accelerate. - always ( pickingup some signal and) opening the trunk lock. The above two problems are very irritable ,also no one able to solve. Any one,please help me to solve these problems. Thanks

If only underneath the hood could match the body!! It does have some nice features to it but it had issues from the first day that I bought it.

2003 BMW X5 Bought new w/specs I chose. Absolutely love the X5. No unanticipated expenses until a flatbed driver improperly tied down the X5, damaging both, ie right&left front axels, cv boots, and joints. Live at the beach yet NO body rust anywhere. Underbody rusted, but expected aft/16y at the beach. Meticulously maintained car w/oil/filter, brake, coolant, brake pad changes and 3 sets of tires over 106k miles. Vehicle needs new front brake lines. Previously had a used 1980 320i that lasted 10y, used 1988 535i, bot 1990 that lasted till 2003. BMW makes reliable cars if maintained per their schedule.