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BMW M6 F13

BMW M6 F13

2012 to 2019CoupeM car

Guide Score 76Very good$3,188 a year to ownAbout 26th of 69
Best year
2014
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$17k to $47k
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The short answer

The F13 M6 shares the F10 M5's 4.4-liter twin-turbo S63TU V8, rated 560 hp, and was sold here as a convertible (2012 to 2018), a carbon-roofed coupe (2013 to 2017) and a four-door Gran Coupe (2014 to 2019), all rear-wheel drive with a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox as standard.

The score, part by part

76Guide Score for 2014Very goodabout $3,188 a year to own
Place among the 69 generations
About 26th of 69, likely 17th to 46th
Likely score range
61 to 82
Confidence
Medium
Acclaim
26 of 100
Chance of a bill over $10,000 in five years
4.0%
Best purposes
Tuning, 15th of 69

The seven parts and acclaim, 2014 model year

Heritage counts 14 of 100
3424% of it not measured
Engine counts 14 of 100
53
Drive feel counts 19 of 100
79
Analog connection counts 10 of 100
80
Weight counts 10 of 100
58
Long-term value not scored
not measured
Ownership counts 19 of 100
58
Acclaim counts 14 of 100
26

Each part is scored from 0 to 100 on a fixed outside scale. Acclaim comes from published expert lists, launch reviews and awards; the more acclaimed a car, the less its ownership cost counts in this all-time score (its dollars below are unchanged). A part marked not measured carries no weight for this car, and the others share its weight.

Long-term value, shown and not scored

No permitted price yet: we have not found three prices for this car from sources that allow this use.

Long-term value starts to count in the score once 75% of the 69 generations have permitted prices. Today 43 do.

The cost to own

About $3,188 a year to own ($2,044 to $4,930), about $15,560 over five years, bought at five years old or its own age if older, kept five years.

  1. Turbo coolant line leaks (S63): about $700 over five years, common (source)
  2. Rod bearing wear (S63): about $500 over five years, rare (source)
  3. Fuel injectors and high-pressure fuel pumps (S63): about $300 over five years, possible (source)

Expect about $2,000 to $4,900 a year; the bills that decide it are turbo coolant line leaks, rod bearing wear and fuel injectors and high-pressure fuel pumps. Ownership risk: moderate.

Other bodies, scored on their own

  • BMW F12 M6 Convertible, best year 2016 · About 29th among the 69, likely 20th to 51stGuide Score 73, about $3,188 a year to own
  • BMW F06 M6 Gran Coupe, best year 2019 · About 29th among the 69, likely 18th to 50thGuide Score 74, about $3,188 a year to own

Guide Score method v5-final.14, an editorial score built only from permitted, sourced data. How it works.

S63560 hpRWD7-speed dual-clutch or 6-speed manual14 city, 20 hwy mpg

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Routine service a year, estimate
$500 to $1,000

Best year to buy

2014The best year to buy, reading 76 of 100, about $3,188 a year to own.

No logged change between model years sets it apart; every year reads within 2 points of it, so buy on condition and records.

No year to think twice about: none reads 3 or more points below the 2014, and no logged fault separates them.

  1. 201275$3,188 a year
  2. 201375$3,188 a year
  3. 201476best year
  4. 201576$3,188 a year
  5. 201676$3,188 a year
  6. 201775$3,188 a year
  7. 201875$3,188 a year
  8. 201975$3,188 a year

From our log of the changes between model years, each with its source. Only changes the score reads count as reasons; recalls BMW fixes for free, options and tuning notes do not. The cost a year is for a car bought at five years old, or its own age if older, kept five years. How the score works.

The longer answer

From 2014 a six-speed manual was a no-cost option on all three bodies, and few buyers chose it.

The Competition Package added 15 hp for 2014 and 2015 and 40 hp, for 600, from 2016, when BMW stopped offering it with the manual, and the 2016 M6 Coupe Competition Edition was limited to 100 US cars.

The engine needs the same care as the F10 M5's: BMW extended the warranty on its fuel injectors and high-pressure fuel pumps, cover that has now run out on almost every car, and replaced leaking turbo coolant lines under a service action.

What to look for. Injector and high-pressure fuel pump history and a scan for misfire and fuel pressure faults, a VIN check that the turbo coolant line service action (SI B11 08 17) and the recalls are done (the oil pump on some early 2013 cars, the driveshaft on some late-2014-built 2015 cars, the third brake light on every Gran Coupe), rod bearing records or oil analysis, a clean-shifting gearbox, a documented and untuned car, and the condition of carbon ceramic brakes where fitted.

Holds value

  • The Competition Package (above all the 600 hp version from 2016)
  • The six-speed manual
  • The 2016 Competition Edition
  • Sakhir Orange
  • San Marino Blue and BMW Individual paints such as Frozen Bronze
  • Full Merino leather
  • Low documented mileage
  • Original, unmodified cars

Hurts resale

  • High mileage
  • Missing injector and fuel pump history
  • Open service actions or recalls
  • Tunes and heavy modification
  • Accident history
  • Missing records

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