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
12 generations on the Performance SUV list, by how well each fits it
- 1BMW F26 X4 M40i66Guide ScoreGoodabout $2,028 a year to own
- 2BMW G01 X3 M40i62Guide ScoreGoodabout $2,347 a year to own
- 3BMW F97 X3 M66Guide ScoreGoodabout $3,288 a year to own
- 4BMW F95 X5 M55Guide ScoreSpecialistabout $4,192 a year to own
- 5BMW G09 XM46Guide ScoreNot for most buyersabout $5,632 a year to own
- 6BMW G45 X3 M5048Guide ScoreNot for most buyersabout $2,794 a year to own
- 7BMW I20 iX M6040Guide ScoreNot for most buyersabout $2,436 a year to own
- 8BMW F85 X5 M57Guide ScoreSpecialistabout $3,927 a year to own
- 9BMW F39 X2 M35i58Guide ScoreSpecialistabout $2,012 a year to own
- 10BMW G05 X5 M50i and M60i49Guide ScoreNot for most buyersabout $3,439 a year to own
- 11BMW U11 X1 M35i47Guide ScoreNot for most buyersabout $2,003 a year to own
- 12BMW G07 X7 M50i and M60i43Guide ScoreNot for most buyersabout $3,883 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.