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Originally Posted by Dord94
Hi guys,
so I'm considering buying a 2018 530E M sport, I test drove it and fell in love with it. But one thing I've been looking into is reliability and maintenance costs.
I've done as much searching around as possible before posting here and I can't really get a gauge on either of these things. On one hand I've read tons of threads and forums saying how reliable BMW's are, and on the other I've read about how unreliable they are.
Can anyone with experience of owning a 5 series give me an indication of how reliable they are? Also, with yearly servicing and maintenance, what is the rough cost of maintaining this car? 1k / 2k per year?
I want to keep this car for at least 5 years, but I can't justify spending that much money on something that'll just be a money sink.
any help is much appreciated.
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I haven't had my 530e long enough to comment on maintenance costs & reliability but can tell you that the BMW hybrid warranty is much better than Mercedes. In the UK the battery is warranted for 6 years or 60,000 miles for depletion more than 30%. The Merc warranty is for the same 60k or 6 years but only against total failure.
BMW say the battery life is approx 10 years and at that point it will not need replacing but will need plugging in more often. I have seen websites saying repair costs would be £ 3k - £ 5k