BMW M rankings
Every BMW M and M Performance generation by Guide Score, each with its cost to own beside it. Where most of a car’s evidence is borrowed from a related car, it shows the range of places it could hold and “provisional”. Places close together are not reliably different.
Which M should I buy? A shortlist by purpose, budget and repair risk
69 generations on the Daily driver list, by how well each fits it
- 1BMW F87 M292Guide ScoreExceptionalabout $2,326 a year to own
- 2BMW M240i F2283Guide ScoreExcellentabout $1,875 a year to own
- 3BMW M240i F23 Convertible82Guide ScoreExcellentabout $1,893 a year to own
- 4BMW G82 M492Guide ScoreExceptionalabout $2,780 a year to own
- 5BMW F82 M488Guide ScoreExcellentabout $2,481 a year to own
- 6BMW G83 M4 Convertible82Guide ScoreExcellentabout $2,780 a year to own
- 7BMW F22 M235i86Guide ScoreExcellentabout $2,150 a year to own
- 8BMW F83 M4 Convertible83Guide ScoreExcellentabout $2,491 a year to own
- 9BMW F26 X4 M40i66Guide ScoreGoodabout $2,028 a year to own
- 10BMW G29 Z4 M40i80Guide ScoreExcellentabout $2,237 a year to own
- 11BMW F10 M570Guide ScoreVery goodabout $3,125 a year to own
- 12BMW M850i G15 / G16 post-LCI65Guide ScoreGoodabout $3,012 a year to own
- 13BMW F80 M384Guide ScoreExcellentabout $2,506 a year to own
- 14BMW E46 M396Guide ScoreExceptionalabout $2,715 a year to own
- 15tiedBMW G12 M760i60Guide ScoreGoodabout $3,058 a year to own
- 15tiedBMW M850i G14 Convertible pre-LCI64Guide ScoreGoodabout $3,012 a year to own
- 15tiedBMW G80 M389Guide ScoreExcellentabout $2,818 a year to own
- 18BMW M850i G15 / G16 pre-LCI66Guide ScoreGoodabout $3,031 a year to own
- 19BMW G87 M288Guide ScoreExcellentabout $2,845 a year to own
- 20BMW G02 X4 M40i63Guide ScoreGoodabout $2,355 a year to own
- 21BMW F90 M581Guide ScoreExcellentabout $3,231 a year to own
- 22tiedBMW E24 M692Guide ScoreExceptionalabout $4,205 a year to own
- 22tiedBMW M850i G14 Convertible post-LCI64Guide ScoreGoodabout $3,012 a year to own
- 24BMW E36 M392Guide ScoreExceptionalabout $1,822 a year to own
- 25BMW E28 M593Guide ScoreExceptionalabout $3,332 a year to own
- 26tiedBMW E30 M397Guide ScoreExceptionalabout $2,903 a year to own
- 26tiedBMW M440i G23 Convertible post-LCI62Guide ScoreGoodabout $2,048 a year to own
- 28BMW M240i G4275Guide ScoreVery goodabout $2,103 a year to own
- 29BMW M340i G20 pre-LCI70Guide ScoreVery goodabout $1,995 a year to own
- 30BMW M550i G30 post-LCI65Guide ScoreGoodabout $2,667 a year to own
- 31BMW F13 M676Guide ScoreVery goodabout $3,188 a year to own
- 32BMW M440i G22 / G26 pre-LCI68Guide ScoreGoodabout $2,055 a year to own
- 33tiedBMW E34 M585Guide ScoreExcellentabout $3,552 a year to own
- 33tiedBMW F92 M877Guide ScoreVery goodabout $3,847 a year to own
- 33tiedBMW M440i G23 Convertible pre-LCI67Guide ScoreGoodabout $2,055 a year to own
- 36BMW G01 X3 M40i62Guide ScoreGoodabout $2,347 a year to own
- 37BMW M440i G22 / G26 post-LCI65Guide ScoreGoodabout $2,048 a year to own
- 38tiedBMW F97 X3 M66Guide ScoreGoodabout $3,288 a year to own
- 38tiedBMW M340i G20 post-LCI66Guide ScoreGoodabout $1,986 a year to own
- 40BMW M550i G30 pre-LCI62Guide ScoreGoodabout $2,733 a year to own
- 41BMW F98 X4 M64Guide ScoreGoodabout $3,270 a year to own
- 42BMW F85 X5 M57Guide ScoreSpecialistabout $3,927 a year to own
- 43BMW Z3 M Roadster and M Coupe91Guide ScoreExceptionalabout $2,321 a year to own
- 44BMW F95 X5 M55Guide ScoreSpecialistabout $4,192 a year to own
- 45BMW G60 i5 M6047Guide ScoreNot for most buyersabout $2,653 a year to own
- 46BMW G70 i7 M7044Guide ScoreNot for most buyersabout $2,957 a year to own
- 47BMW F44 M235i Gran Coupe67Guide ScoreGoodabout $1,962 a year to own
- 48BMW F96 X6 M51Guide ScoreSpecialistabout $4,192 a year to own
- 49BMW G90 M551Guide ScoreSpecialistabout $4,266 a year to own
- 50BMW G05 X5 M50i and M60i49Guide ScoreNot for most buyersabout $3,439 a year to own
- 51BMW F86 X6 M60Guide ScoreGoodabout $3,927 a year to own
- 52BMW G06 X6 M50i and M60i49Guide ScoreNot for most buyersabout $3,420 a year to own
- 53BMW G09 XM46Guide ScoreNot for most buyersabout $5,632 a year to own
- 54BMW E85 Z4 M Roadster and Coupe75Guide ScoreVery goodabout $2,822 a year to own
- 55BMW G26 i4 M5050Guide ScoreSpecialistabout $2,344 a year to own
- 56BMW F39 X2 M35i58Guide ScoreSpecialistabout $2,012 a year to own
- 57BMW E82 1 Series M91Guide ScoreExceptionalabout $2,924 a year to own
- 58BMW F74 M235 Gran Coupe55Guide ScoreSpecialistabout $1,995 a year to own
- 59BMW E39 M586Guide ScoreExcellentabout $3,685 a year to own
- 60BMW I20 iX M6040Guide ScoreNot for most buyersabout $2,436 a year to own
- 61BMW E92 M384Guide ScoreExcellentabout $3,493 a year to own
- 62BMW G45 X3 M5048Guide ScoreNot for most buyersabout $2,794 a year to own
- 63BMW U11 X1 M35i47Guide ScoreNot for most buyersabout $2,003 a year to own
- 64BMW E63 M667Guide ScoreGoodabout $4,999 a year to own
- 65BMW G07 X7 M50i and M60i43Guide ScoreNot for most buyersabout $3,883 a year to own
- 66BMW U10 X2 M35i45Guide ScoreNot for most buyersabout $2,103 a year to own
- 67BMW E60 M578Guide ScoreVery goodabout $5,023 a year to own
- 68BMW E71 X6 M40Guide ScoreNot for most buyersabout $5,046 a year to own
- 69BMW E70 X5 M39Guide ScoreNot for most buyersabout $5,046 a year to own
Guide Score method v5-final.14. An editorial score from 1 to 100, built only from permitted, sourced data; how it works is on the method page. Every score is in the download.