Based on actual BMW X5 car transactions from the last 12 months in Dammam
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In Saudi Arabia the BMW X5 is the premium SUV for the driver rather than the passenger: it corners like a saloon and still swallows a family. We have 2 listed across the Kingdom, from SAR 35,500 to SAR 35,500, about 21% under what a new X5 costs.
What to inspect before you buy
Tyres are the negotiating point on almost every X5 in the Kingdom, so read that section of the CarSwitch report and make your offer accordingly.
Closed Saudi sales start around SAR 38,000 for a 2011 and SAR 39,000 for a 2014, then climb to SAR 60,000 for a 2016, SAR 81,000 for a 2017 and SAR 138,000 for a 2019. That 2019 figure is the current generation arriving, and it is the biggest single step on the ladder.
One thing recurs, and it is the cheapest thing on the car to fix: 9% of the BMW X5s we inspect in Saudi Arabia arrive on mismatched or damaged tyres, against the 5% we would expect for SUVs of the same age and mileage in the Kingdom. Heavy cars on wide rubber at Kingdom road speeds do that, and the BMW X6 is worse again at 18% against the same 5% expectation. Nothing structural shows up across cars coming in at a median near 123,000 km.
The GMC Yukon is similar money with far more room and keeps 46% after five years, though body or panel repair shows on 47% of inspections against an expected 55%. The Lexus RX350 costs more, retains 54% and carries the least repair history of the three at 34% against an expected 44%.
2019 to 2021 if the budget allows, because 2019 is when the X5 changed generations — a longer, stiffer car with air suspension more widely fitted and a completely new interior. The 2014-to-2018 car is the value alternative and shares little with it beyond the badge. Below 2014 you are in the previous shape, old enough that condition decides everything.
Slightly below its class — about 38% of its value after five years, against roughly 44% for SUVs here and across BMW's range. The Toyota Land Cruiser keeps 62%: the honest summary is that the X5 is the better car to drive and the worse one to sell.