BMW 5 Series Weight
- Kerb-weight range
- 1,240kg – 2,510kg
- Lightest recorded variant
- 1,240kg (525I Auto, 2010)
- Heaviest recorded variant
- 2,510kg (M5 PHEV Auto, 2025)
- Gross vehicle weight
- 1,635kg – 2,940kg
- Payload
- 430kg – 690kg
Across the 5 Series variants in our database, kerb weight ranges between 1,240kg and 2,510kg.
Gross vehicle weight ranges from 1,635kg to 2,940kg.
Recorded payload values range from 430kg to 690kg.
Kerb weight is the typical unladen weight. Gross vehicle weight is the maximum permitted total. Payload is the difference the source records for carrying capacity. Towing is not shown.
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| Variant | Year | Fuel | Kerb Weight | Gross Weight | Payload |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 525I Auto | 2010 | Petrol | 1,240kg | — | — |
| 525I SE Auto | 2000–2009 | Petrol | 1,290kg | 1,800kg | — |
| 518 i SE (+1 similar) | 1982–1996 | Petrol | 1,360kg | 1,870kg | — |
| 518 i SE Touring | 1994 | Petrol | 1,360kg | — | — |
| 528I SE Auto (+4 similar) | 1996–2000 | Petrol | 1,440kg | — | — |
| 520I SE Touring (+1 similar) | 1989–1996 | Petrol | 1,445kg | — | — |
| 520I SE (+1 similar) | 1997–2000 | Petrol | 1,470kg | — | — |
| 525 i SE (+1 similar) | 1989–1996 | Petrol | 1,480kg | 1,990kg | — |
| 525 TDS (+1 similar) | 1996–1998 | Diesel | 1,480kg | — | — |
| 523I SE | 2007–2008 | Petrol | 1,500kg | 2,060kg | — |
| 520d M Sport (+1 similar) | 2007–2009 | Diesel | 1,510kg | 2,050kg | — |
| 525I M Sport | 2009 | Petrol | 1,510kg | 2,070kg | — |
| 525 i SE Auto (+1 similar) | 1995–1996 | Petrol | 1,515kg | 2,025kg | — |
| 520d M Sport Auto (+3 similar) | 2007–2009 | Diesel | 1,520kg | 2,060kg | — |
| 523i SE A (+1 similar) | 2007–2008 | Petrol | 1,525kg | 2,085kg | — |
| 523I SE Auto | 1998 | Petrol | 1,525kg | 1,985kg | — |
| 520I M Sport Auto (+1 similar) | 2018–2020 | Petrol | 1,530kg | — | — |
| 530I SE | 2007 | Petrol | 1,530kg | 2,090kg | — |
| 520d SE EfficientDynamics Auto | 2017–2018 | Diesel | 1,540kg | 2,245kg | — |
| 530i M Sport Auto | 2008 | Petrol | 1,540kg | 1,890kg | — |
| 530i M Sport Auto (+1 similar) | 2017–2020 | Petrol | 1,540kg | 2,200kg | — |
| 530I SE Auto | 2008 | Petrol | 1,540kg | 2,100kg | — |
| 523I SE | 2005–2006 | Petrol | 1,545kg | 2,010kg | — |
| 523I SE Auto | 2006 | Petrol | 1,545kg | 2,030kg | — |
| 523I SE Touring Auto | 2005 | Petrol | 1,545kg | 2,180kg | — |
| 525i SE (+1 similar) | 2006–2008 | Petrol | 1,550kg | 2,035kg | — |
| 525I SE Auto | 2005 | Petrol | 1,550kg | 2,055kg | — |
| 525I SE Touring Auto | 2005 | Petrol | 1,550kg | 2,185kg | — |
| 520d M Sport Auto (+1 similar) | 2017–2018 | Diesel | 1,560kg | 2,245kg | — |
| 520d M Sport Auto (+1 similar) | 2020 | Diesel | 1,560kg | — | — |
| 520d SE Auto | 2020 | Diesel | 1,560kg | 2,240kg | — |
| 520I SE | 2003–2004 | Petrol | 1,560kg | 2,025kg | — |
| 520I SE Auto | 2003–2004 | Petrol | 1,560kg | 2,035kg | — |
| 530I SP Champagne Edition II A (+1 similar) | 2003 | Petrol | 1,560kg | — | — |
| 523i M Sport Auto (+1 similar) | 2005–2006 | Petrol | 1,565kg | 2,030kg | — |
| 530 i Auto | 1995 | Petrol | 1,565kg | — | — |
| 530i M Sport (+1 similar) | 2004–2005 | Petrol | 1,565kg | 2,050kg | — |
| 525i M Sport Auto (+1 similar) | 2005–2006 | Petrol | 1,570kg | 2,055kg | — |
| 530I Sport | 2004 | Petrol | 1,570kg | — | — |
| 525d SE (+2 similar) | 1999–2002 | Diesel | 1,575kg | — | — |
| 530i M Sport Auto | 2005–2007 | Petrol | 1,575kg | 2,060kg | — |
| 525d M Sport (+2 similar) | 2008–2009 | Diesel | 1,580kg | 2,140kg | — |
| 520d M Sport (+1 similar) | 2005–2006 | Diesel | 1,585kg | 2,050kg | — |
| 523I SE Touring | 2009 | Petrol | 1,590kg | — | — |
| 520d M Sport Auto (+1 similar) | 2006–2007 | Diesel | 1,595kg | 2,060kg | — |
| 520i SE T | 2012 | Petrol | 1,595kg | 2,205kg | — |
| 525d M Sport Auto (+3 similar) | 2006–2009 | Diesel | 1,595kg | 2,155kg | — |
| 525D SE Auto | 2001 | Diesel | 1,595kg | 2,135kg | — |
| 520 i Sport Auto | 2003 | Petrol | 1,600kg | — | — |
| 520d M Sport Business Edition (+4 similar) | 2007–2010 | Diesel | 1,600kg | 2,200kg | — |