Ultimate BMW Engine Showdown: N52 vs N54 vs N55 – Which One Should You Choose? | Comparison & Review

N52 for reliability, N54 for power and N55 for a decent mix of both

I own a 2009 X5 N52 and i freaking love it.... all i had to do was replace the valve cover and valve cover gaskets, manifold gaskets, O2 sensors, VVT Solenoids, Transmission pan and filter, new belt, lower radiator hose, AC line because my old belt broke and snapped the rubber part of the line. And regular maintenance stuff...This is the best vehicle with currently 241,000 miles and still going

300k mile N54 in a E90 335i, love it, do your maintainince.

Love my M135i. Running a stage 2+ 400hp N55 in a hatchback.

Owned all three absolutely love all of them video definitely does their descriptions justice

come on dawg N52...all the way...if your cost conscious like me. I'm still fast and light...Full bolts on, 6MT, Supercharged...and heavily reliable

The 3.0 in the 325/328i was pretty easy to work on when I had one. 2006 325i. Very fun car, learned a lot.

Great video, thank you for sharing!

I have a 2016 built N55 with MPPK approaching 120k mi and only problems to dates have been water pump, thermostat & valve cover gasket. The original valve cover gasket lasted 115k mi. Been quite reliable and still pulls hard.

N52 all day.

This was a very well done video. As a big car guy but not the biggest BMW guy, this was informative

My parents gave me as a gift from college the E92 330i 2009. I swap my bmw with my father for a SUV since I have two daughters and a year ago, my little boy was born. That being said, my father gave me back my bmw with only 55,000kms. First it was mine, then my father, now mine again, and then my boy. I am now making my build on the car, and been changing and making it look badass again! I owned 3 years ago, the E92 V8 M3. Loved it, however I didn't like the weight of the engine and sold it twice the money I paid for it. Now I am enjoying so much my 330i and I feel like a little kid again! BEST ENGINE N52! No problems at all!! Amazing and nice video brother. Thank you!

I have a 2013 535i m sport n55 that has catted downpipe, VRSF intercooler, Valvetronic remote exhaust, MHD stage 2+ tune, XHP transmission tune, and will pull any 550i any day. Just hit 100k miles, and my only failure has been a water pump, and that really didn't even fail, but it was going because my fan would run more often. What I'm saying is I drive the crap out of this car daily and it's without a doubt been the most dependable vehicle I've ever owned. Not to mention I've always been a Mustang guy.. That said, the n55 to me is that sweet spot.. Nice video! Thanks

E20 2002 Turbo was BMWs first production turbo. May have sold substantially less units (less cars to put it in) but still was sold at dealers.

Went from an E39 MT52-TU to an F10 N55 and I am very happy. BMW fixed quite a bit of the problems. I do miss my E39 though.

I absolutely love my e82 135i N54. Car has vrsf downpipes, Wagner intercooler, afe intakes and refurbished turbos. It's a small beast

Great video bro, enjoyed watching it

N52 all day! Thanks for the vid bro!

Lets gather here for N55

I want to get me my 1st bmw but im undecided on which is better between the 435i and the 440i in terms of reliability but this video definitely cleared up a lot of things for me. Great content! 👍🏼