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BMW X6 M F86

BMW X6 M F86

2015 to 2019SUV CoupeM car

Guide Score 61Good$3,927 a year to ownAbout 49th of 69
Best year
2019
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$16k to $42k
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Photo: Charles from Port Chester, New York, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The short answer

The F86 is the second X6 M, the X5 M's running gear under the X6's sloping roof, built in South Carolina and sold here from 2015 to 2019, a year longer than the X5 M.

The score, part by part

61Guide Score for 2015Goodabout $3,927 a year to own
Place among the 69 generations
About 49th of 69, likely 23rd to 61st
Likely score range
50 to 78
Confidence
Low
Acclaim
26 of 100
Chance of a bill over $10,000 in five years
3.8%
Best purposes
Track, 14th of 69; Tuning, 18th of 69

The seven parts and acclaim, 2015 model year

Heritage counts 16 of 100
1124% of it not measured
Engine counts 16 of 100
51
Drive feel counts 21 of 100
63
Analog connection counts 11 of 100
75
Weight not scored
not measured
Long-term value not scored
not measured
Ownership counts 21 of 100
59
Acclaim counts 16 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 $3,927 a year to own ($2,235 to $6,333), about $18,902 over five years, bought at five years old or its own age if older, kept five years.

  1. Oil and coolant leaks around the hot vee (S63): about $700 over five years, common (source)
  2. Rod bearing wear (S63): about $500 over five years, rare (source)
  3. Carbon buildup on the intake valves: about $108 over five years, possible (source)

Expect about $2,200 to $6,300 a year; the bills that decide it are oil and coolant leaks around the hot vee, rod bearing wear and carbon buildup on the intake valves. Ownership risk: costly.

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

S63567 hpAWD8-speed automatic14 city, 19 hwy mpg

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Routine service a year, estimate
$600 to $1,200

Best year to buy

2019The best year to buy, reading 60 of 100, about $3,927 a year to own.

The 2015 reads 61, a point higher on this scale; the model scores the two years level and names the 2019 as the year to buy.

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 2019, and no logged fault separates them.

  1. 201561$3,927 a year
  2. 201660$3,927 a year
  3. 201760$3,927 a year
  4. 201860$3,927 a year
  5. 201960best 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

It has the same updated S63 twin-turbo V8 with 567 hp and 553 lb-ft, an eight-speed M Steptronic automatic, rear-biased xDrive all-wheel drive with a torque-vectoring rear axle and self-leveling rear air suspension, and BMW quoted the same 4.0 seconds to 60 mph.

There was one version, plus the 2018 Black Fire Edition (Black Sapphire paint, black grille and wheels, carbon mirror caps, black and Mugello Red Merino), of which BMW said about 200 would come to the US across the X5 M and X6 M. It seats five where the first X6 M seated four.

Its engine has a much better record than the first S63, but budget for oil and coolant leaks around the turbos, expensive tires and brakes, and oil changes on time or sooner.

What to look for. A complete service history with oil changes every 10,000 miles or sooner, no oil or coolant leaks on top of the engine or under the car, a clean fault-code scan, receipts for any gasket or coolant pipe work, a level stance with no air suspension warnings, tread and brake life left, and a VIN check showing the rear child-seat anchor recall was done.

Holds value

  • The 2018 Black Fire Edition
  • Long Beach Blue and Donington Grey paint (the two colors only the M models got)
  • Mugello Red or Aragon Brown Full Merino leather
  • The Executive Package
  • Bang & Olufsen sound
  • The M Driver's Package
  • 2018 and 2019 cars
  • Low documented mileage
  • Unmodified cars

Hurts resale

  • Accident history
  • High mileage with no records
  • Tunes and exhaust modifications
  • Oil or coolant leaks
  • Air suspension faults
  • An open recall
  • Tires and brakes due soon

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