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BMW M5 at salvage auctions

Copart 2018 BMW M5 M550XI WBAJB9C51JB049155 Minor Dent / Scratches93,346 mi upcomingNov 13 Copart 2013 BMW M5 WBSFV9C51DD096106 Front End79,364 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2013 BMW M5 WBSFV9C54DD096973 Mechanical86,668 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2023 BMW M5 WBS83CH04PCL74841 Front End23,610 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2020 BMW M5 BASE WBSJF0C03LCE87935 Undercarriage46,047 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2021 BMW M5 M550XI WBA13BK07MCF33066 Mechanical77,471 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2025 BMW M5 WBS83FK08SCU36616 Front End9,033 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2023 BMW M5 WBS83CH00PCL23031 Ao9,023 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2023 BMW M5 M550XI WBA13BK03PCM16571 Front End36,975 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2018 BMW M5 WBSJF0C51JB282562 Water / Flood upcomingNov 12 Copart 2020 BMW M5 BASE WBSJF0C0XLB449010 Minor Dent / Scratches95,568 mi upcomingNov 11 Copart 2016 BMW M5 WBSFV9C55GD595740 Minor Dent / Scratches160,221 mi upcomingNov 11 Copart 2019 BMW M5 M550XI WBAJB9C56KB288959 Minor Dent / Scratches140,490 mi upcomingNov 11 Copart 2026 BMW M5 WBS83FK02TCV22294 Front End upcomingNov 11 Copart 2008 BMW M5 WBSNB93568CX10728 Side171,194 mi upcomingNov 11 Copart 2023 BMW M5 M550XI WBA13BK0XPCL38631 Front End upcomingNov 11 Copart 2019 BMW M5 WBSJF0C5XKB284831 Side74,173 mi upcomingNov 11 Copart 2009 BMW M5 WBSNB93539C043084 Burn upcomingNov 11 Copart 2013 BMW M5 BASE/M5 COMPETITION WBSFV9C58DD095499 Mechanical134,482 mi upcomingNov 11 Copart 2019 BMW M5 M550XI WBAJB9C52KB464549 Front End108,690 mi upcomingNov 10 Copart 2020 BMW M5 M550XI WBAJS7C07LCD91945 Rear End55,475 mi upcomingNov 10 Copart 2016 BMW M5 WBSFV9C52GG343362 Water / Flood upcomingNov 10 Copart 2021 BMW M5 WBS83CH08MCH02664 Rear End62,010 mi upcomingNov 10 Copart 2018 BMW M5 WBSJF0C50JB283220 Front End29,695 mi upcomingNov 10

BMW M5: model passport

Everything our database knows about the BMW M5: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars108
Median retail value$57,235
Median repair cost, % of value80%
Median odometer57,094 mi
Run and drive81%
Model year
2002
2005
2010
2015
22
2020
2025
2026
Primary damage
  1. Front End 51 47%
  2. Minor Dent / Scratches 9 8.3%
  3. Rear End 9 8.3%
  4. Mechanical 8 7.4%
  5. Side 8 7.4%
  6. Water / Flood 8 7.4%
  7. Burn 3 2.8%
  8. Normal Wear 3 2.8%
  9. Undercarriage 3 2.8%
  10. All Over 2 1.9%
Yard state
  1. CA20 19%
  2. NY18 17%
  3. FL13 12%
  4. IL11 10%
  5. TX9 8.3%
  6. NJ5 4.6%
  7. NC4 3.7%
  8. CO3 2.8%
  9. MA3 2.8%
  10. OR3 2.8%
  11. CT2 1.9%
  12. MD2 1.9%

Median is the middle: half the cars are below it, half above. Retail value (Copart's Est. Retail Value) and repair cost are the auction's estimates, not sale prices. Odometer median counts only readings marked actual.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

156 complaints about the BMW M5 (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints156
With a crash7
With a fire10
Injured6
Deaths2
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Airbags
    median 63,000 mi at failure     47 30%
  2. Engine and cooling
    median 47,859 mi at failure     28 18%
  3. Seats and seat belts
    median 75,000 mi at failure     17 11%
  4. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 31,000 mi at failure     14 9%
  5. Electrical system
    median 71,500 mi at failure     11 7%
  6. Fuel and propulsion
    median 475 mi at failure     6 4%
  7. Steering
    median 40,480 mi at failure     5 3%
  8. Brakes
    median 40,480 mi at failure     5 3%
  9. Exterior lighting
    median 40,500 mi at failure     3 2%
  10. Stability control (ESC)
    median 40,480 mi at failure     3 2%
Complaints by model year
2000
2005
55
2010
2015
2020
2025

Recalls

23 recall campaigns for the BMW M5.

Recall campaigns by model year
1997
2000
3
2005
2010
2015
3
3
32020
2025
2026

Real sale prices

186 sales of the BMW M5 at US government auctions, median price $25,000. All real prices →

Sources: our Copart lot database; NHTSA owner complaints, recalls and NCAP; open sale records of US cities and the US Treasury. Complaints are reports from owners, not confirmed defects; more popular models get more of them. Median: half are below, half above.