# 2015 BMW X5 - Battery **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** bmw\ **Created:** [September 19, 2019, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-bmw-x5-battery/149071 "2019-09-19T13:43:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chan52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5e9695/32.png) [@Chan52](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Chan52)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-bmw-x5-battery/149071/1 "2019-09-19T13:43:54Z")
Charge malfunction, Battery is not recharging ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-bmw-x5-battery/149071/2 "2019-09-19T14:02:55Z")
Battery bad, replace with a VERY expensive BMW battery if you want the car to actually work properly. ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-bmw-x5-battery/149071/3 "2019-09-19T22:56:31Z")
> [@Chan52](#): > > Charge malfunction, Battery is not recharging That’s terrible. Now the million dollar questions. Did you actually have a question ❓ Or did you just want to vent ❓ ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 11:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-bmw-x5-battery/149071/4 "2019-09-19T23:08:14Z")
Really? Why? ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 11:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-bmw-x5-battery/149071/5 "2019-09-19T23:16:37Z")
From what I have read these cars use odd battery sizes and are very sensitive to the battery used. BMW doesn’t make batteries, obviously, butnthey do spec them and not every supplier gets it exactly right. Lots of owners seem to complain about the cost of a the battery and issues if they use a substitute. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 11:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-bmw-x5-battery/149071/6 "2019-09-19T23:20:39Z")
> **[Replacing A BMW Battery - I Like Kill Nerds](https://ilikekillnerds.com/2015/10/replacing-a-bmw-battery/)** > > You would think that replacing a battery in a car would be one of the easiest things you could possibly do. Not so for the BMW apparently. I have a 2005 525i E60 BMW and in my research for replacing the battery I came across a tonne of conflicting... **BMW, Audi & VW (various models)** Disconnecting the battery requires numerous module relearn procedures which can take up to several hours with a factory scan tool Tester ---
**Author:** ![mustafa\_aleem\_152606](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58956e/32.png) [@mustafa\_aleem\_152606](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mustafa_aleem_152606)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-bmw-x5-battery/149071/7 "2019-09-19T23:23:29Z")
I think they have just gone expensive these days. I used to buy 90 something dollars these days they seem to run 130 to 160 depending where you buy it from… I have found good deals on batteries at Pepboys and at Napa… I also was told Autozone carry remanufactured Valuecraft ® batteries just an FYI ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 11:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-bmw-x5-battery/149071/8 "2019-09-19T23:42:27Z")
Yeah, the BMW batteries run $4-500… ---
**Author:** ![mustafa\_aleem\_152606](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58956e/32.png) [@mustafa\_aleem\_152606](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mustafa_aleem_152606)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-bmw-x5-battery/149071/9 "2019-09-19T23:46:10Z")
Ouch, One more reason not to buy a bmw. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-bmw-x5-battery/149071/10 "2019-09-19T23:51:26Z")
You will never become the owner of a BMW even if it’s paid for. BMW will always own your vehicle. Tester ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 12:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-bmw-x5-battery/149071/11 "2019-09-20T00:07:40Z")
Interesting read, boy it seems the smarter cars become, the stupider they are in actuality. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 12:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-bmw-x5-battery/149071/12 "2019-09-20T00:44:08Z")
> [@mustafa\_aleem\_152606](#): > > One more reason not to buy a bmw. From someone with a Mercedes . Did you ever get your title problem solved ? ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 3:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-bmw-x5-battery/149071/13 "2019-09-20T03:05:52Z")
If I had that problem on my cars (none are BMW) I’d do the basic battery/alternator quick check. Before first start of the day the battery should measure about 12.6 volts. Immediately after starting the engine, 13.5-15.5 volts. Don’t know if that test is diagnostic on your X5 though. Other than that, Good idea to make sure your shop is aware of tsb 610800, for parasitic draw , excessive closed circuit drain current.