The Lemon IndexBMW engines, ranked by owner complaints.
The M54 draws the fewest owner complaints per car, the N52 the most. Tap an engine for every year.
14 engines
- #1YT #135
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2.5 L / 3.0 L inline-6 · 2001–2006
72owner complaints per car
100 = average carYouTube tone 41 · 5 scored years
- 3 Series
- 5 Series
- X3
- X5
- Z4
- #2YT #16
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2.0 L inline-4 turbo · 2016–2026
129owner complaints per car
100 = average carYouTube tone 57 · 10 scored years
- 2 Series
- 3 Series
- 4 Series
- 5 Series
- 7 Series
- X1
- +4 more
- #3YT #112
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3.0 L inline-6 · 2006–2013
149owner complaints per car
100 = average carYouTube tone 45 · 6 scored years
- 3 Series
- 5 Series
- X3
- X5
- Z4
- UnrankedYT #100
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3.2 L inline-6 · 2001–2006
–no per-car score
1 complaints name itYouTube tone 46 · 6 scored years
- M3
- UnrankedYT #125
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4.4 L / 4.8 L V8 · 2002–2010
–no per-car score
7 complaints name itYouTube tone 43 · 7 scored years
- 5 Series
- 7 Series
- X5
- UnrankedYT #131
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3.0 L inline-6 twin-turbo · 2007–2016
–no per-car score
24 complaints name itYouTube tone 42 · 6 scored years
- 3 Series
- 5 Series
- 7 Series
- X6
- Z4
- UnrankedYT #123
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4.0 L V8 · 2008–2013
–no per-car score
9 complaints name itYouTube tone 43 · 6 scored years
- M3
- UnrankedYT #59
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4.4 L V8 twin-turbo · 2008–2023
–no per-car score
49 complaints name itYouTube tone 52 · 14 scored years
- 5 Series
- 7 Series
- X5
- X6
- X7
- UnrankedYT #80
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3.0 L inline-6 turbo · 2010–2019
–no per-car score
24 complaints name itYouTube tone 50 · 8 scored years
- 2 Series
- 3 Series
- 4 Series
- 5 Series
- 7 Series
- X1
- +4 more
- UnrankedYT –
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4.4 L V8 twin-turbo · 2010–2023
–no per-car score
2 complaints name itYouTube: not enough videos
- M5
- X5
- X6
- UnrankedYT #71
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2.0 L inline-4 turbo · 2012–2018
–no per-car score
84 complaints name itYouTube tone 50 · 6 scored years
- 2 Series
- 3 Series
- 4 Series
- 5 Series
- X1
- X3
- +3 more
- UnrankedYT #77
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3.0 L inline-6 twin-turbo · 2015–2021
–no per-car score
4 complaints name itYouTube tone 50 · 7 scored years
- 2 Series
- 4 Series
- M3
- UnrankedYT #9
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3.0 L inline-6 turbo · 2016–2026
–no per-car score
54 complaints name itYouTube tone 59 · 10 scored years
- 2 Series
- 3 Series
- 4 Series
- 5 Series
- 7 Series
- X3
- +5 more
- UnrankedYT #24
Photo: Wikisympathisant / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)S58
3.0 L inline-6 twin-turbo · 2020–2026
–no per-car score
0 complaints name itYouTube tone 56 · 6 scored years
- 2 Series
- 4 Series
- M3
- X3
- X4
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