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You can find 65 different trims for the BMW X5 and their corresponding recommended oil type.

The years available stretch from 1999 through to 2024 and to view the oil type and capacity you just click to expand.

Sat on the 5-Series platform but with a much taller profile is the mid-size luxury crossover SUV the BMW X5, released in 1999.

It shares many of the same mechanical parts as its car-based sibling but boasts more interior room.

Compared to a full off-road capable car like the Mercedes-Benz G-Class the X5 has lower running costs and focuses on what many of its buyers want it to do - stay on the road.

Buyers can opt for a front-wheel-drive version of the car or a four-wheel-drive version if they want to take it slightly off-road.

In tests done by motoring publication Top Gear, it performed badly off-road in comparison to a Range Rover - a vehicle actually built for that sort of use.

A smaller version of the X5 was released several years after BMW saw the success of the line called the X3.

This smaller version used the companies flagship sedan the 3-Series as its platform to build it upon.

To date, the X5 has sold over 2 million units worldwide and continues to grow in sales decade after decade as buyers' tastes turn towards crossover SUVs.