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
24 generations on the First M Performance list, by how well each fits it
- 1BMW G29 Z4 M40i80Guide ScoreExcellentabout $2,237 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 F22 M235i86Guide ScoreExcellentabout $2,150 a year to own
- 5BMW M440i G22 / G26 post-LCI65Guide ScoreGoodabout $2,048 a year to own
- 6BMW M440i G23 Convertible post-LCI62Guide ScoreGoodabout $2,048 a year to own
- 7BMW G02 X4 M40i63Guide ScoreGoodabout $2,355 a year to own
- 8BMW M340i G20 post-LCI66Guide ScoreGoodabout $1,986 a year to own
- 9tiedBMW M340i G20 pre-LCI70Guide ScoreVery goodabout $1,995 a year to own
- 9tiedBMW M440i G23 Convertible pre-LCI67Guide ScoreGoodabout $2,055 a year to own
- 11BMW M440i G22 / G26 pre-LCI68Guide ScoreGoodabout $2,055 a year to own
- 12BMW M240i G4275Guide ScoreVery goodabout $2,103 a year to own
- 13BMW F26 X4 M40i66Guide ScoreGoodabout $2,028 a year to own
- 14BMW M550i G30 post-LCI65Guide ScoreGoodabout $2,667 a year to own
- 15BMW G01 X3 M40i62Guide ScoreGoodabout $2,347 a year to own
- 16BMW M550i G30 pre-LCI62Guide ScoreGoodabout $2,733 a year to own
- 17BMW G60 i5 M6047Guide ScoreNot for most buyersabout $2,653 a year to own
- 18BMW F44 M235i Gran Coupe67Guide ScoreGoodabout $1,962 a year to own
- 19BMW G45 X3 M5048Guide ScoreNot for most buyersabout $2,794 a year to own
- 20BMW F74 M235 Gran Coupe55Guide ScoreSpecialistabout $1,995 a year to own
- 21BMW F39 X2 M35i58Guide ScoreSpecialistabout $2,012 a year to own
- 22BMW G26 i4 M5050Guide ScoreSpecialistabout $2,344 a year to own
- 23BMW U11 X1 M35i47Guide ScoreNot for most buyersabout $2,003 a year to own
- 24BMW U10 X2 M35i45Guide ScoreNot for most buyersabout $2,103 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.