Used 2016 BMW 2 Series M235i xDrive Consumer Reviews

The M235i xDrive is an absolutely Favotite Car

I have owned most BMW models throughout my life. M models as well as X's, 3's, 5's & 7 series. This is my most fun car to drive and a very quiet cabin. It's hard to read some of the negative reviews in which people had a completely different experience with their 2 series. The M235i xDrive is not a cheap car. Options add up quickly but leaves me with a big smile while driving. When it's time to take it out look forward to the drive. Was looking at getting the 2016 X1 but it did not put a smile on my face. It was boring to drive and rode just OK. Tried the M235i xDrive and loved it right away. Bought one less than 1 week later. 2016 is the last year of BMW's 4year/50,000 mile COMPLETE warranty. Everything is covered except tires. No more so I opted not to wait for the M340i. I believe it is as good as most reviewers say. Consumer Reports gave it a score of 94. Get it, enjoy it.

Still going strong at 120k miles!

This review is from a used car perspective: I am the third owner of the lovely M235i convertible and I am very pleased with it so far! I am entering my 9 months of ownership and still is an absolute thrill to drive on a daily basis. Cold morning starts are always fun and love hearing the exhaust! My car came with all the options available in 2016 and I can say the car has held up very well even with high mileage. The engine is still in excellent condition and does not hesitate to pull when pushed. As I hit past 120k miles last month, the only things I did myself to keep the car in good shape was replace the alternator and will be replacing the front struts soon. One other issue I noticed was my pump for the windshield fluid stopped working. It is a common issue and a fairly simple job to replace at home (FYI you will need to remove the passenger from tire to get to the washer fluid pump). Then N55 engine is very reliable in my opinion and I do not foresee any issues with the life of the car. The convertible top still functions very well and takes approx 20-30 secs to open or close. One thing I wish the car had was Apple CarPlay, but if you want to hear music just roll down your windows and put it in sport+ to get the exhaust fully open :) I plan on keeping this car with me even if I purchase my next car, as it is a blast to drive and is aging well!

My favorite

Love @ 235

Has been my all time favorite car. Daily driver and track performance too!

Fast, agile, smooth but

The BMW 2 series M235 convertible is a great small car, it’s fast, agile and well it’s a BMW. However, there are several things that are not great in it. I don’t care for the push button P for Park on the automatic shifter. I’d much rather move the shifter into Park then push a button and I have yet to find anyone that likes the push button. The trunk release button is in a ridiculous low hard to reach and hard to see spot on the lower left side of the dash. But my biggest complaint is the standard radio. The radio gets HORRIBLE reception. There hasn’t been a radio this bad put in an automobile in the past thirty years. It’s so bad that I did a test. I put my 1999 BMW 323i convertible side-by-side with my 2016 M235 convertible; my 21-year-old 1999 BMW got 11 FM stations. My 2016 BMW convertible got just two FM stations. I then pulled out a $29 AM/FM radio from Walmart and that radio got eight FM stations. The two cars and the Walmart radio were no more than 25 feet away from each other. No matter what configuration I move the cars or the radio the results were the same. There’s no excuse for BMW to put such a cheap radio in a $57,000 automobile !!! I would tell anyone out there to avoid buyIng a used Certified Pre-Owned BMW. BMW’s standards have gone way down and almost any beat up BMW under four years old qualifies now. Also the warrantee is no longer two years but only one. I’m a long time BMW owner that’s thinking of switching to Audi for my next car. Jim Fournier 06063 I had to select the 240 model BMW because the M235 was not listed.