Where our prices come from
Each price on a repair page links to its exact source. This page lists the kinds of sources and the sites behind them. Every number here is counted from the data each time the site is built.
Last updated
The 88 repair pages cite 372 source links on 61 sites, plus 17 written shop quotes sent to BimmerQuote. How we count prices explains which of them count toward a range.
Kinds of sources
- Owner forums and Q&A sites (293 links on 27 sites). What owners and mechanics said they paid or were quoted, in public threads. Most counted prices come from here.
- Shop and dealer web pages (22 links on 20 sites). A dealer’s or independent shop’s own published service prices, specials or service listings. A figure a shop blog gives only as a typical price band is shown as an estimate and not counted.
- Parts stores (42 links on 10 sites). Dated parts listings used for DIY prices. Listings change, so check the store before buying.
- Estimate sites (13 links on 2 sites). Published estimates such as RepairPal. Always labelled “Estimate” and never counted.
- How-to articles (1 link on 1 site). Figures from how-to guides. Shown as estimates and never counted.
- BMW and NHTSA documents (1 link on 1 site). Service bulletins and recall records, used for the notes, not for prices.
- Written shop quotes sent to BimmerQuote (17). Quotes that shops sent us in writing for a specific car and job, listed on the shop quotes page. We never publish the shop’s name or contact details.
Owner forums and Q&A sites
| Site | Source links | Repair pages |
|---|---|---|
| reddit.com | 90 | 41 |
| xoutpost.com | 42 | 21 |
| bimmerfest.com | 37 | 26 |
| f30.bimmerpost.com | 32 | 24 |
| e90post.com | 26 | 19 |
| 5series.net | 18 | 10 |
| m3post.com | 7 | 3 |
| 1addicts.com | 6 | 6 |
| f15.bimmerpost.com | 4 | 3 |
| g05.bimmerpost.com | 4 | 6 |
| x3.xbimmers.com | 4 | 5 |
| bimmerforums.com | 3 | 3 |
| e46fanatics.com | 3 | 1 |
| f80.bimmerpost.com | 2 | 2 |
| g20.bimmerpost.com | 2 | 2 |
| g30.bimmerpost.com | 2 | 1 |
| 7post.com | 1 | 1 |
| bimmertalk.com | 1 | 1 |
| f10.5post.com | 1 | 1 |
| forums.whirlpool.net.au | 1 | 1 |
| g07.bimmerpost.com | 1 | 3 |
| g42.bimmerpost.com | 1 | 1 |
| justanswer.com | 1 | 2 |
| nam3forum.com | 1 | 1 |
| pistonheads.com | 1 | 1 |
| spoolstreet.com | 1 | 1 |
| xbimmers.com | 1 | 1 |
Shop and dealer web pages
| Site | Source links | Repair pages |
|---|---|---|
| bimmertech.pro | 2 | 2 |
| borderlandeuro.com | 2 | 2 |
| bertogdenbmw.com | 1 | 1 |
| bimmershops.com | 1 | 1 |
| bmwexcluservice.com | 1 | 4 |
| bmwofbridgewater.com | 1 | 2 |
| bmwofschererville.com | 1 | 3 |
| bmwoftampa.com | 1 | 1 |
| bmwoftenafly.com | 1 | 1 |
| dallasbmwrepair.com | 1 | 5 |
| eraautosac.com | 1 | 1 |
| euromotorservice.com | 1 | 2 |
| fluidmotorunion.com | 1 | 1 |
| galleriabmw.com | 1 | 1 |
| heritageautohaus.com | 1 | 2 |
| knauzbmw.com | 1 | 1 |
| rebuildmastertech.com | 1 | 1 |
| southsideeuro.com | 1 | 1 |
| turbolabofamerica.com | 1 | 1 |
| turbopartscanada.ca | 1 | 1 |
Parts stores
| Site | Source links | Repair pages |
|---|---|---|
| bimmerworld.com | 15 | 11 |
| fcpeuro.com | 13 | 12 |
| bmwpartsdeal.com | 5 | 5 |
| pelicanparts.com | 2 | 2 |
| turnermotorsport.com | 2 | 2 |
| 1aauto.com | 1 | 1 |
| aerosus.com | 1 | 1 |
| bmwminipartsdepot.com | 1 | 1 |
| ecstuning.com | 1 | 1 |
| urotuning.com | 1 | 1 |
Estimate sites
| Site | Source links | Repair pages |
|---|---|---|
| repairpal.com | 12 | 10 |
| yourmechanic.com | 1 | 1 |
How-to articles
| Site | Source links | Repair pages |
|---|---|---|
| bmwguidebook.com | 1 | 1 |
BMW and NHTSA documents
| Site | Source links | Repair pages |
|---|---|---|
| static.nhtsa.gov | 1 | 1 |
Model and engine specs
Model and engine facts (production years, body styles, engines, known issues) are imported from Wikipedia, with each article pinned to the revision we read. The model pages use 76 pinned articles and the engine pages 49. Each page lists the articles and revisions it uses. Known-issue notes also cite independent.co.uk, nytimes.com, static.nhtsa.gov, web.archive.org.
Trim table
Which trims had which engine, and in which model years, comes from our trim table of 162 US model rows. Each row cites at least one of these:
- The Wikipedia generation article for that model and the Wikipedia engine articles, pinned to the revisions listed in our data.
- BMW Service Information Bulletin SI B 11 03 17, filed with NHTSA (MC-10204619), for the US N20 and N26 applications.
- BMW of North America model-year technical data and pricing releases (press.bmwgroup.com/usa).
- For the G05 X5 model years: BMWBLOG (June 7, 2020) and Edmunds’ 2021 X5 review for the xDrive50i ending with the 2020 model year, and Kelley Blue Book’s 2020 X5 page for the sDrive40i starting with the 2020 model year.
For a generation still on sale, the table stops at the last model year it covers, so later model years of that generation may also apply.