BMW X5 - Reliability Issues?

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Originally Posted by DLRIDES

15 years @ $2k annually : $30k in repairs with 104k miles

How would you define a “bad” vehicle ?

A valid point, but I should have pointed out that the repairs weren’t from Day 1.
The 1st 3 years were covered by warranty and, as best I can recall, there were very few issues. The $2k/year average started about 6 or 7 years ago. BMW’s cost a lot to repair. My vehicle is old and old things break. But, with all that said, it’s still been a reliable vehicle. It’s never left me stranded. I may have been hot when the a/c failed, but I still got to where I was going.
I also own 2 MB’s at the moment, one a 2004, and I’ve found them to be better vehicles, overall, compared to the BMW.