Used 2018 BMW X5 xDrive40e iPerformance 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo gas/electric plug-in hybrid 8A) Consumer Reviews
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Devastated! 2018 X5 40e broke my heart
Maggie, Justin, TX, 06/29/2022
BMW X5 xDrive40e iPerformance 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo gas/electric hybrid 8A)
26 of 27 people found this review helpful
I purchased a 2018 BMW X5 40e and have loved it! It has been my favorite all time car! I have done all of the scheduled maintenance at the BMW dealership. It has 40,000 miles but the 4 year warranty expired 3 months ago. The drive train malfunction light came on and suggested that I not turn off the car because it may not restart. I had it towed to the dealership. The service department called me and said it would be $3200 just to diagnose it because something is wrong with the lithium battery. It is a very labor intensive process and each of the 8 modules need to be disassembled and tested. And the repairs, once discovered, could be up to $20,000 depending on how many modules are bad. They recommended I trade it in and not do the diagnosis. The battery may or may not be covered under the battery warranty. They said it’s 50/50. I do not recommend this car. There is no reason for this battery to go out. It has low miles and I have taken exceptional care of this vehicle.
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Real world mpg of 2018 BMW X5xDrive40e
ddukes575, Linden, NJ, 07/18/2019
BMW X5 xDrive40e iPerformance 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo gas/electric hybrid 8A)
30 of 33 people found this review helpful
I drive 18 miles to work, and charge the car at each end of my commute. During the commute, I drive in electric mode only until it runs out of electricity (9sually 12- 14 miles), and then on gas for the last few miles. Based upon the BMW app which monitors the car's performance each trip, I regularly get 130-150 miles per gallon during my commute. However, once I leave my commute routine, the mileage plummets. On all gas, I get about 24 mpg. But if its a combination of commuting to work and going away for the weekend (with no charging over the weekend), it appears that I average in the low 30's overall. Bottom line: if you have a short commute and are willing to charge at both ends, you can achieve amazing mileage. Otherwise, its probably not worth the hassle of dealing with the electric. As a comparison, in my Lexus Hybrid SUV, I averaged in the high 20's with no external charging.
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Hot 40e
Al smith, Boise, ID, 11/07/2018
updated 11/11/2022
BMW X5 xDrive40e iPerformance 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo gas/electric hybrid 8A)
21 of 23 people found this review helpful
For my 82 K, really love this vechical, after reading the othe reviews I’ve had NONE of the other problems referred to, mine is a 5 star, mileage is running well over 30mpg 11/10/21. Still love it nothing to really add. 10 stars , 2022, nothing new to add it’s still purring Wright along still no problems to report fabulous vehicle
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Most limited PHEV Battery I have seen
KyleWS, Princeton, NJ, 02/22/2023
updated 03/12/2025
BMW X5 xDrive40e iPerformance 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo gas/electric plug-in hybrid 8A)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
I owned a Honda Clarity Plug in Hybrid and consistently got 30 or 40 miles of range on a plug-in charge. I bought a 4 year old X5 40e and I am only getting 9 miles. The furthest I ever got was 12.9 miles...without using any AC or heat! If it takes 5 hours to charge, I am not sure if it is even worth the electricity to go only 9 miles. I had the BMW dealer check and all the battery cells are fine, even though the warranty expects you to get 30 miles, they say they can not do anything because the batter is working properly....
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Fabulous!
Heather G, Happy Valley, OR, 03/09/2021
BMW X5 xDrive40e iPerformance 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo gas/electric hybrid 8A)
3 of 7 people found this review helpful
We purchased a certified, pre-owned from BMW of Bellevue. We couldn’t be happier. The car drives like a dream.
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