2018 BMW X5 consumer reviews

This is a great car. It has power and performs very well. The interior is spacious and well appointed. BMW is a well engineered car

I am a owner of a 2009-X5 and was shopping for another. I love the new features. The seats are comfortable, driving is a dream. The safety features are amazing. Friends own similar Brands, but the BMW-X5 outshines them all.

Coming from an Infiniti QX70 to a 2018 X5 after comparing and test driving 2018 Cayenne S and Range Rover Sport. I now own the X5 50i for a little over a month. First off, I decided to go the CPO route since I wanted to get the V8 but didn't want to pay the huge premium new or take the big depreciation of buying new. I prefer not to lease, so this was my best option. I picked the 2018 to the 2019 since I expect the reliability of the last year of a model to be better than the first year of a new. I might be in a minority, but I prefer the size, look and interior of the 2018 over the 2019, although I do like the tech in the new one. Overall, the X5 is very comfortable, the rear seats are a little tight, but I like that you can adjust them (which you can't on the new) and the luggage space is excellent. The front seats are excellent, as is the driving height and the V8 is silky smooth. I wish my car had the dynamic handling mode since it tends to roll in curves (the QX70 handled much better overall). I have the Sport package and suspension but without the dynamic handling package, it basically handles like an SUV. Wireless Apple CarPlay makes a big difference and the infotainment system is the best in class. I love iDrive and I actually like the combination of the tactile buttons and touchscreen. I love technology but not a huge fan of only touch screen trend. I find the interior of the 2018 X5 more elegant overall than the 2019 - but it's just personal taste. So overall comfort is better on the X5 over the QX70, except that the BMW leather quality is much worse than the QX 70. Unless you get the top end Marino leather on the BMW which is equivalent to the leather I had on the QX 70, the dakota or nappa leather on BMW is not up to par IMHO. Love the space, love the styling, love the technology (it is just right on this model), love the driving which is geared perfectly for sporty daily drives vs. aggressive sports as the QX 70 was. I also drove the Cayenne S and it had super interior quality. The driving dynamics was about similar to the QX 70 as was the space. I picked thhe X5 because I preferred the tech implementation, how the V8 drove and overall space. It was a close call. In the end, I do think the QX70 is under rated since it was a wonderful product and sad to see Infinti lose it's way with their new stuff. I feel lucky that the X5 I got has very low miles, looks and drives basically like new, and while for the price I could have bought a new MDX, it is nowhere close to as much fun to drive or as beautiful to look at. LOL. My last few cars were: BMW-->Honda-->Acura-->Jaguar-->Infiniti-->Infiniti-->BMW

I really like it so far. Just had it for about a week. Smooth as silk. Awesome power. Great sound system. Looks great. Very pleased.

This car is meeting my needs and expectations. No issues yet and has plenty of room for my family. Comfortable, nice looking, and a smooth ride.

The technology of this SUV is stellar, the infotainment system is great, the voice navigation is better than any other car we have owned. Nice looking, great A/C, it’s got plenty of power, shifts unbelievably smoothly...but... the seats are stiff as boards (we have upgraded leather), like sitting on cinder blocks. The ride is painfully harsh, you can feel every imperfection in the pavement (some people like that). We recently drove from L.A. to San Francisco and back a couple weekends ago and the ride/comfort was so bad it took us days to recover. We had to make the same trip a week later and chose to drive our 2018 Accord Touring and the Honda was “hands down” more comfortable. The ride smoother, the seats way more comfy. Our lease is up on our X5 and we are highly unlikely to get another one.

Great vehicle! I wanted the diesel (last year made was 2018) as I have two other BMW diesels. I find them to be fantastic, as long as you don't end up paying for an expensive fuel line repair!

The SUV is perfect for those of us who want a nice ride without sacrificing the mileage. The diesel will be a long running car and the styling makes sure it will never really be out of style.

This car meets my need. Drive like a sport sedan and have room as SUV. I did not like SUV or big car before but after drove me friend x5 and it convinces me to try it and it is right choice

This 2018 X5 M Sport is my 4th BMW and I love everything about it except for the interior noises caused by plastic rubbing/touching when the car is driven. The noises aren't excessively loud, but the amount of noise is. The BMW service department did a very good job of addressing the noises, but now a few months later some of them are returning. This is a $68,500 vehicle--the most expensive I've every purchased--and to have any interior noise is absolutely inexcusable. Every other (and less expensive) car I've owned, including my very first car, a used 1982 Dodge Omni 024, had a quieter interior. Very disappointing.