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BMW PDC Parking Sensor: What It Is and What It Costs
A BMW PDC sensor is the ultrasonic park-distance sensor in the bumper. The warning is parking assistance reduced, constant beeping, or one corner that always shows an obstacle. Painted sensors cost more than black ones, and the page says paint and bumper labor drive the shop total. Many sensors pop out once you reach behind the bumper.
Last updated · By BimmerQuote (how we build guides) · Costs on this page come from the linked repair pages, each citing its sources.
What a PDC sensor is
Park Distance Control uses these sensors to judge how close the bumper is to an object. The page says any BMW with the option can need one, and the priced reports are an F15 X5 and a G05 X5. See PDC Parking Sensor, BMW F15 repair costs and BMW G05 repair costs.
Symptoms are a PDC or parking assistance reduced warning, constant beeping, and one corner that always shows an obstacle. That is different from a tire-pressure warning, which is the BMW TPMS Warning and Sensor Replacement, and from an adaptive headlight warning, which is the BMW Adaptive Headlight AHL Warning.
Why one sensor can look expensive
The page says DIY and used sensors are cheap, and that paint and bumper labor drive the shop total. Ask whether paint and bumper removal are in the quote. Many sensors pop out from behind the bumper, so a quote that includes removing the bumper is a different scope. The data is mostly dealer invoices. PDC Parking Sensor on a BMW F15/G05/F30/E90 typically costs $661–$1,124 at a BMW dealer or $20–$235 in parts DIY, based on 5 real owner-reported prices.
One sensor or the whole bumper
The priced reports are for one sensor, not a set. A tire-pressure failure often takes all four sensors because the batteries age together. PDC does not say that. Replace the corner that is warning, after you confirm it is the sensor and not ice, dirt or a bent bracket.
Common questions
What is a BMW PDC sensor?
It is the ultrasonic park-distance sensor in the bumper. The page lists a parking assistance reduced warning, constant beeping, or one corner that always shows an obstacle.
How much does a BMW PDC sensor cost?
PDC Parking Sensor on a BMW F15/G05/F30/E90 typically costs $661–$1,124 at a BMW dealer or $20–$235 in parts DIY, based on 5 real owner-reported prices.
Why is the dealer price so much higher than the part?
The repair page says paint and bumper labor drive the shop total, and that many sensors pop out once you reach behind the bumper. Ask what the quote includes.
Do all the PDC sensors fail together?
The page's invoices are for one sensor. It does not say the set fails together the way tire-pressure sensors often do.
Where this comes from
Every cost on this page is pulled from these repair pages, which list the price, the forum or shop source and the details for each report. This guide adds no prices of its own.
