Best BMW Sedans

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

Is there less than 1 star? I had a BMW 316i 2015 start falling apart as soon as its hit 75000kms. Everything went wrong from coolant, leaking oil and… Read more

now drivetrain. BMW refused to help although the car has been serviced by them until now. My friend had a Deawoo which is a better car than this BMW. Please avoid buying this so call luxury prestige car waste of money. No service and no quality. I refused to buy another BMW even if they sell it to me for $10000. Lots of stresses the day I got this lemon BMW. Less stress dont own a BMW

Eats highway miles with ease. I've just returned from a 4000klm touring holiday of Spain, and had the pleasure of driving a new BMW 218d Gran Coupe,… Read more

4 dr saloon, from Budget Rentals, Madrid Airport. Finished in diamond gloss black, running beautiful alloy rims, all leather interior. The car was a head turner where ever I was. I opted for an automatic, their 7 speeder, which proved to be the best choice, as the manual was a DCT, of which I'm not a fan. That being said, this car had that annoying habit of switching off at red lights (coming to a full stop), and taking that split second to restart, before acceleration was achieved. Coming from a Tesla, my daily driver, this seemed uncannily slow and clunky. A lot was forgiven though, as the car had all the bells and whistles one could ask for. Auto-connect with my Samsung phone for Spotify, and Google Maps was great, if a little slow. It answered calls, and even read out aloud, txt messages from even WhatsApp and Messenger. All controls were ergonomically well placed, pedals, steering, mirrors and seats. and yes, those seats were great even for the longer stints of 5 hours. Boot space was great for the two of us, The car was very sure footed as expected....however, in the wet, the car displayed a nervous twitchiness, that my Tesla never displayed. Sure I was travelling around 120kph, but the fear of aquaplaning was very real. This was surprising, because the weight of the car, is the same as my Tesla, both coming in at just under 2000kg, and the rubber on both being of tier one quality. Gas consumption was a pleasant surprise, with a diesel tank only holding a miserly 40-45 litres, the odometer showed a range around 1100klms. I got a real world mileage of about 990klm per tank, at around $120 per tank. Pretty good for the spirited driving this car is so well suited too. The Autovias in Spain, put most tollways in NSW to shame, and most are free. One finds oneself going way faster than one realises, the car is that good. I suppose the car might rate higher from other drivers, however, as previously mentioned, I have a very high bar caused by my daily driver, Tesla MY Juniper. In short, the BMW was great. No fueling issues, as diesel is everywhere ranging from 1.48 euro/lt (small country towns), up to 1.86 euro/lt close to the airport (Repsol rip-off). Car was lovely to drive in the dry, easy to park with all the driver assist warnings, and as also mentioned, was a real head turned (if you're into that'). Total cost for 27days, with regular ins coverage, unlimited miles, single driver (69yo), came to 908 euros.

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?

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.