2003 BMW 5 Series Overview, Reviews, Ratings & Specs

My vehicle is great. It has not had any problems. It performs well in various conditions and it is very reliable. The seats are very comfortable and all of the features and controls are great.

It has been a very good car. Low maintenance and easy to work on

Very reliable, heated seats, automatic wipers, powerful v6 3 liter engine. Steering wheel controls, power windows, mirrors and door locks. Auto dimming rearview mirror. Extremely comfortable seats that have multiple adjustments including tilt and lumbar. Power moonroof. Easy to work on with parts being very reasonably priced.

Love it its 8 cylinder, comfortable and easy to drive especially interstate driving! It makes you feel young behind its wheel while driving, I enjoy so much driving it!

I am the proud owner of a 2003 BMW 530i also known as an e39. My car has now has 212,000 on the odometer and is still running strong.Everything about this car screams awesome and I feel like a million bucks when driving one. As with all used vehicles things do go wrong with these cars and the most important thing to look for when buying one with higher miles is to see if the radiator, thermostat, fuel pump, coil packs, have been replaced and basic maintenance has been done cause those things will need to be replaced in them if it has over 100 to 150k on the engine. I Bought mine with 196k on it and have replaced all those above mentioned items and she runs smooth like butter. They all also have oil leaks from the valve cover so they are a easy fix if you know how to turn a wrench or take it to a reputable dealer to have the valve cover seal replaced cause BMW will charge you the vehicles price to fix the above items. I would definitely recommend this vehicle to anyone that can do basic repairs themselves. I also had to replace two wheel bearings and some front suspension parts so she doesn't rattle anymore when she hits a bump or squeks when she turns. Interior is comfortable and everything works.e39's do need window relays replaced since the wires tend to frey with age so windows won't roll down anymore or only roll down slightly. I replaced my drivers side one and it's perfect now. The sun roof rattles some so I need to tighten some screws on it im ammusing, hopefully an easy fix. Instrument clusters on all these factory radios dot matrix's will make it almost impossible to see stations on them. My gauge cluster had been replaced around 110k so i still have hopefully another 80k in it left. Door handles on these cars also get stuck or won't open at all so high mile ones need to be replaced eventually. All cheap fixes if your a DIY type person. The car is beautiful and the clear coat on my car is still looking brand new. Im the third owner and will only drive BMW's from now on. I'm a Beemer fan for life. If you can find a 530i with around 100k on it, buy it cause they run forever and are BMW's version of a Honda Civic in regards to engine reliability.

The interior is very luxurious and is extremely comfortable. I performs great and has the horsepower I desire in a car. It is very solid and I feel safe driving it.

It's a reliable car. Great to drive. Safe for the kids.

Heated seats are nice, I do not like leather because it is cruel to animals especially cows so cars without leather are cool.