2020 BMW X3 2.0d XDrive 2.0 turbo diesel from South Africa

Summary:

German luxury at its best... will leave you out of pocket once out of motorplan

Faults:

LED ambient lightning inside the car malfunctioned 3 times.

Wireless phone charger stopped working.

Annoying rattle in B pillar of car on right hand side.

General Comments:

Awesome and luxurious vehicle.

This model had almost all the bells and whistles.

It was easy to forgive the car all the little problems/faults... till the car was a year old and all 4 tyres had to be replaced with a mileage of 19000km.

It is not worth it to pay on average R23000.00 for 4 new tyres once a year.

Dealer service is not up to standard.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know

Review Date: 26th June, 2023

2013 BMW X3 X-drive 2.8i 2.0 turbo from North America

Summary:

Comfortable, reliable and surprisingly economical on long trips

Faults:

At 14,000 miles the oil level sensor failed.

At 43,000 miles I had a return oil line for the turbocharger replaced.

Service after the maintenance plan expired has cost much less than expected.

While tires (run flats) are expensive, my original set lasted 48,000 miles; more than acceptable for OEM performance tires.

General Comments:

It's very comfortable on long drives. On pure highway trips, it's possible to get more than 32 miles per gallon using premium gasoline.

Acceleration is brisk. Interior noise levels are quite low for an SUV. My car has the winter package, which includes a heated steering wheel - perfect on cold mornings.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 3rd June, 2016

19th Jun 2019, 00:24

The review was made in 2016. BMW has had BIG problems with the n20 and n25 engines. Defective timing chain guide. Do some research on the internet. My daughter said the price of an engine replacement mentioned was CAN $25000. She did not have to pay as BMW repaired for free - keep those maintenance receipts! Strange that this defect is not in the news. I read that this has cost BMW half a billion dollars for repairs. I believe the 2014 X3 does not have this problem.

2005 BMW X3 3.0i from North America

Summary:

A highly built, quality vehicle

Faults:

I have only had this car for a very short time (less than a year). So far, no problems yet. I bought it with a little over 107,000 miles. This car was in very good condition when I bought it.

General Comments:

I have only had this car for a very short time. So far, no problems yet. I bought it with a little over 107,000 miles. This car was in very good condition. I bought in Milford, CT. It had a very clean interior.

It is very responsive. Very fast. The seats are a little stiff compared to my 2007 Envoy Denali. The suspension is stiff (first BMW I owned), but I am comparing it to other cars that I have owned (Ford Explorer, GMC Envoy, Acura 3.2 CL).

Overall, the car is very well built. The interior is nicely laid out. High quality interior trims.

Very happy with this car. The wife loves it.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 8th May, 2012

2007 BMW X3 3.0i from North America

Summary:

Love it, and will be sad that I can't replace it with a newer manual model in the future

Faults:

Needed new brakes when bought, but we were aware of that requirement.

Check light kept coming on and off in the beginning, but might have been the fuel cap not tightened. Car was OK, and check light hasn't been on recently.

General Comments:

Car has a lot of energy. It wants to go. Great fun to drive.

Love the manual gearbox, although it took me a while to make comfortable gear changes, and I have been driving manual for 30 years. Why has BMW stopped making manual gearboxes available in North America for this model?

Live on a Canadian acreage. Great in the snow.

Basic trim, but fully functional, and everything feels well-made.

Love the blue colour.

Choppy on rough roads, but feels secure and is quiet inside the cabin

Good amount of room in the back for adults; my sons were outgrowing the back of my Mazda 3, and this SUV copes well

Easily tows a sailboat

Great driving position, and easy to park

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 24th March, 2012