Best BMW Electric Cars

This is an excellent car – Commuting, sports and family transport. With their Air Suspension which is very smooth driven. Radar control break and speed is another good features. I always turn on just prevent not concentration especially during traffic. Show details

Moved from Mercedes to BMW. Wanted to upgrade to a car that was slightly higher and a little bit bigger to accommodate 3 teenage boys approx 6 feet… Read more

tall and all in high school. The interior design of the car is seamless, minimalistic and large. The engine is seamless, quite and despite BMW having firmer rides than the Mercedes, this one with its 19 inch wheels doesn't disappoint. Overall build quality appears good. It would be nice for BMW to include door sill covers and boot protector as standard, have to look for aftermarket. This was a great deal, much better than what Mercedes could offer. So far, we absolutely love this little SUV and hope it goes the distance without too much trouble. Purchasing from Brisbane BMW was seamless, warm, welcoming and would highly recommend. They went above and beyond. This car will be used as a daily driver, for work and personal. Looking forward to a longer drive on the highway to see how she handles consistently at higher speeds. The colour i chose was cape york green with vanilla verganza seats and timber trim. It is luxurious.The teachnology is seamless as well. No issues with connectivity, still learning the secrets as we go. This car came with 5 year service included. Will continue to provide updates as the car ages.

This is perfect fit for family – It’s used regular commute and serviced regularly. Usually twice in year with service packages. Show details

BMW markets itself as a leader in engineering and innovation. But my experience has shown otherwise. The factory-fitted alarm system failed to… Read more

activate after a significant impact — something any budget aftermarket system would have detected. This isn’t just a small flaw, it’s a complete failure of the technology that BMW sells as a safety feature.

BMW’s response has been dismissive, with no genuine attempt to resolve the issue. Customers buy BMW for peace of mind, but what you get instead is false advertising and no accountability.

For anyone considering BMW, ask yourself: what good is luxury if the brand doesn’t stand behind its own promises?

First and last BMW we will ever buy. The iDrive 9 system is full of bugs and requires doing a hard reset on a regular basis. Today the touchscreen… Read more

(which controls everything in the car) stopped working again, completely frozen, can't access anything until the car was stopped, locked and then restarted. The foot operated motion sensor for the tailgate probably only works 2 out of 10 attempts yet somehow while loading the boot it activated and the tailgate starting closing and hid me in the head, splitting my head open and causing it to bleed - this was while I had a baseball cap on! The engine and transmission are great but the user interface is a massive let down and so unsafe as I am constantly searching the menus trying to find something that should just be a physical button. It had the potential to be a great car but the software is a complete nightmare, I would NOT recommend buying this car.

This car is somewhat comfortable, but in my experience the features and ownership experience don’t justify the ~$95,000 price point. Range /… Read more

interstate travel: As an EV, interstate driving became a major frustration. In real-world conditions, I found the effective range to be around 280 km per charge depending on conditions. On a Melbourne–Sydney trip, charging stops, limited charger availability and queues made the trip blow out significantly — in my case it took around 17 hours, including roughly 8 hours spent charging/charging-related delays. That made long-distance travel impractical for me.

Charging experience: 0–99% charging takes roughly 70–80 minutes in my experience, and charging slows down noticeably as it approaches 100% (it’s not a simple “0–80%” story). Even on fast chargers, the maximum charging speed I personally saw was about 90 kW, and it dropped quickly as the battery level increased.

Features vs price: For the money, I was surprised at the lack of some “basic” driver-assistance features I expected to be standard, such as active lane keep assist / lane-centering style assistance (at least in the way it’s implemented in many other cars). Having to pay substantially more for higher trims/options to get what feels like a more complete package is hard to justify.

Reliability / major failure: The biggest issue for me was reliability. Within the first year, the car suffered a sudden failure while driving and stopped on the road with multiple warning messages, degraded braking and acceleration, and what I believe was a serious safety risk. It had to be towed to a dealership and was diagnosed as a DSC unit failure. The process took around three months to resolve, and I was only provided a courtesy car after escalation (supplied through SIXT, a basic Kia).

Depreciation: Depreciation has also been a concern. Based on what I observed in the market and the buy-back discussions I had, the value appeared to drop sharply within the first year, which is something buyers should consider. (About half the original price)

Overall, between the real-world range limitations, slow/variable fast charging, missing features for the price, the major breakdown and the after-sales experience, I wouldn’t purchase this model again.