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BMW 5 Series - Reliability & safety

The latest BMW 5 Series has a strong EuroNCAP score, but the brand needs to improve its Driver Power score

Reliability and safety rating

4.0

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We don’t have any data yet for the BMW 5 Series, but the BMW brand has slipped down our Driver Power rankings, moving from 16th out of 32 manufacturers in 2022, to 21st out of 32 in the latest 2023 results. That’s worrying, considering newer companies like 3rd place Tesla are doing much better. Hopefully, a fresh range of models – including the BMW i5 – can reverse this trend.

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Owners of the previous generation 5 Series praised its high-quality interior, and we reckon there’s been a noticeable jump in the materials used for this latest 5 Series.

The 5 Series should be a very safe car because it was awarded a maximum five-star rating by safety experts Euro NCAP in 2023. It was criticised for not having a rear seat child presence detection system, or a way of monitoring the driver’s attention. We’d like to think parents would notice when their children are in the back of the car, and, in our experience, driver attention alert systems can be highly irritating in the real world, so these shouldn’t be things to put you off buying a 5 Series.

Key standard safety features

Euro NCAP safety ratings

  • 5 out of 5 stars (tested 2023)
  • Adult occupant protection - 89%
  • Child occupant protection - 85%
  • Vulnerable road user - 86%
  • Safety assist - 78%

Warranty

The standard BMW manufacturer’s warranty is three years with unlimited mileage, which is the same as that of rival Mercedes, and superior to Audi, which has a mileage limit of 60,000 miles. 

The battery pack has a separate warranty of six years or 60,000 miles.

Servicing

You can purchase an inclusive service package when ordering your BMW 5 Series, which covers all services until the vehicle is four years old. Any parts fitted will have a two-year warranty. 

Your 5 Series will indicate when it requires servicing using a countdown timer in miles and days, and you’ll be alerted when you need to get the car serviced via your log-in on the My BMW app.

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