Faults:

Bought this X5 2006 with 120000 miles.

The car looks and drives well.

Feels a little bigger for short trips (I am a sedan lover).

Drove about 5k miles so far with an overall very good experience.

Fuel economy is not bad for that big car (I am in Texas).

I love the panoramic roof, heated seats, and Dakota Leather and its color.

Handling is really good; was very good on the highway.

Brakes are sharp.

Both front regulators died few days after purchase, so changed them.

Steering is hard; tried with the change of fluid etc, then I found that these in cars the steering U-joint goes bad.

Am very happy so far.

Faults:

Nothing has gone wrong so far.

General Comments:

Comfort:

Most people say these BMW seats are very hard, and I don't really see how they are hard. The seats are rather comfortable, mine has the premium package, so I got the Dakota Leather, or I think it is, either way it's nice. Also, the interior is pretty silent, all you can hear is your inline-6, very good sound as well as the exhaust.

Style:

Looks beautiful in every way, looks sorta like a Range Rover in my garage, the cars pretty big, interior is very simplistic yet sophisticated, love the panoramic sunroof, and the red gauges at night. Rims, even though it's a 3.0i look fantastic, don't let pictures deceive you.

Technology:

The adaptive xenons are awesome at night, do not skip out on them if your buying any car.

Safety:

This car, although haven't been in a crash (knock on wood) the build quality is wonderful, from the big heavy doors, to the many airbags the brochure shows is amazing, makes me feel very very safe.

Size:

Big backseat, could probably sit like 5 people if you tried. Trunk is rather big as well, although I don't really carry big loads of objects in it.

Reliability:

Rock solid, all I can say.

Only bad thing about it is that you're gonna feel so far away from the person next to you since like I mentioned before, this is a big car. And if you don't like people staring at you, then don't purchase this SUV.

Faults:

We have owned a BMW X5 since 2006.

Just recently the wheel starts to shake when we reach above 70mph speed. While we were out at night, the X5 would not start until several tries; and all settings (blue-tooth, stereo, etc.) reset. Two days later the X5 was totally dead.

The dealership states that the battery is not recharging fully and needs to be replaced. The warranty does not cover the replacement because the SUV was supposed to have 1000 miles per month in order for the battery to recharge fully. We travel about 10 miles a day on the X5; about 300-500 miles a month. Does that mean that the battery has to be replaced so often? Never had that problem with previous cars & SUV.

General Comments:

There is something seriously wrong with the battery and its connections, and with the electronic/computer make up of X5.