BMW E60 M5 Buyers guide (2005-2010) Reliability, recalls, common faults and engine details

BMW M5 V10 Buyers guide (E60/E61). Highlighting common problems and known faults with the S85 5.0-litre BMW V10 sedan and estate. Avoid buying a cheap broken BMW M5 and if you have already bought one then you can use this as an owner's guide on what to look out for. You may be attempting to fix the BMW M5 V10 known weak points connecting rod bearings, oil leaks, or electrical issues with our review. This buyer's guide covers the E60 BMW M5 from 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 for best and worst years. The S85 5.0-litre V10. BMW M5 owners and BMW E63 M6 to see if they are worth buying and may also find our guide useful. We list common faults and problems to keep a look out for for the 500bhp M5.
The issues discussed in our buyer's guide to the BMW M5 include con rod failure and suspension. If you own a BMW M5 with a V10 please feel free to comment below on your experience with the vehicle.
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[@gt3kiwi]

Thanks for a great review and buyer’s guide. My 2006 E60 M5 has been with the family for over 10 years. Your summary of potential issues is accurate, and indeed most have been experienced with our M5 during ownership. It has challenged the wallet on occasion and sometimes we question our sanity. It’s still parked outside though and we continue to love the car.

[@StillBrokeOff]

great video

[@arturozuniga6651]

Buy 2009 /2010 only the factory take action on the past failure issues

[@bully8k]

Planning on buying one spring of 2024, I just had a feeling that the older ones had failure issues I was planning on getting a 2010 one anyway!, thanks for advice

[@madhunter6420]

About the e92, was the timing chain thing been improved or nearly fixed in the 2011 to 2013 models?

[@themilesdriven]

@madhunter6420 we have done a separate buyers guide for the E92 M3, link below, the bearings were changed in 2011, these are considered an improvement but from our research some owners (albeit a smaller proportion) still had issues 👍
E92 M3 buyers guide - ua-cam.com/video/WhzcmYnCAdQ/v-deo.html

[@madhunter6420]

@@themilesdriven and about the non m3 version? I watched them but i didnt quite fully understand some specific details

[@themilesdriven]

Apologies, our mistake, we though you were asking about the connecting rod issue on the M3. The E90/E92 with 2.0d and 2.0I engines had a timing chain issue until 2010. A revision in 2010 (2011 model year) was a big improvements and reduced failures BUT didn't entirely resolve it. The 3.0 engines and the early 2.5 did not have this problem 👍
E90 buyers guide - ua-cam.com/video/KhvnAvjztnc/v-deo.html

[@madhunter6420]

@@themilesdriven The 2.5 and 3.0 dont have any of those issues? Which were the most reliable years of 2.5 and 3.0, and for 2.0 engine which i guess it was called n47, year 2013 was the best?

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