Okay, we know where this thread is going.

However, I feel the need to point out certain things.

1) Someone mentioned the BMW X5 being 1st on the list. Yes but that does NOT mean they are the WORST of all on the list. They just happen to be mentioned first. Those vehicles are not listed in any order. I think people read the OPs statement and assumed the rest.

2) They are only talking about 2008-2009 vehicles including the X5s - not E53s.

Facts are facts. Even though there were many variables taken into account, not just reliability, the 2008-2009 X5s made their list of ten in that article. It did NOT state they were the TOP TEN WORST of all vehicles.

Let's just not paint ALL X5s with the same brush.

The article states "While we’ve included used cars to avoid in most market segments, we came down especially hard this year on under-performing luxury vehicles. Not only have used luxury-car prices skyrocketed by about 22 percent from 2009-2011 according to the NADA Used Car Guide, but the cost of replacement parts and labor tend to be considerably higher than with similar models from mainstream brands (after all, there’s a reason that BMW and Mercedes-Benz dealers can treat their customers to posh service-department waiting rooms and the latest models as loaner cars).