BMW has sold wagons in the United States for more than thirty years, sold very few of them, quietly stopped in 2019 — and then brought one back in 2025 as an M5. This page lists every BMW wagon offered to American buyers, which generation each belongs to, and what happened to the body style.
BMW calls them Touring in Europe. In America they were badged Sport Wagon or Sports Wagon for most of their run. Same car, different word on the trunk lid.
Every BMW wagon sold in the US
The table below is built from EPA fuel-economy filings, which is the most reliable record of what was actually certified for sale in America — as opposed to what BMW built for other markets.
| Generation | US model years | Versions sold | EPA combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Series E34 | 1992–1995 | 525i Touring, 530i Touring | 17–19 mpg |
| 5 Series E39 | 1999–2003 | 525i Sport Wagon, 528i Sport Wagon, 528i Touring, 540i Sport Wagon, 540i Touring | 16–20 mpg |
| 3 Series E36 | 2000–2000 | 323i Touring | 19–21 mpg |
| 3 Series E46 | 2001–2006 | 325i Sport Wagon, 325xi Sport Wagon | 19–22 mpg |
| 5 Series E60/E61 | 2006–2010 | 530xi Sport Wagon, 535i Sport Wagon xDrive, 535xi Sport Wagon | 18–20 mpg |
| 3 Series E90/E91/E92/E93 | 2007–2012 | 328i Sport Wagon, 328i Sport Wagon xDrive, 328i Sports Wagon, 328i xDrive Sport Wagon, 328 | 20–21 mpg |
| 3 Series F30/F31/F34 | 2014–2019 | 328d xDrive Sports Wagon, 328i xDrive Sports Wagon, 330i xDrive Sports Wagon | 26–34 mpg |
| M5 G90/G99 | 2025–2026 | M5 Touring | 13 mpg |
Two things are immediately visible. The 5 Series wagon died first, in 2010. The 3 Series carried on alone until 2019. And then there is a five-year gap before the M5 Touring appears in the 2025 filings.
The 5 Series Touring, 1992–2010
The first BMW wagon Americans could buy was the E34 525i Touring, certified from 1992. It was joined by the 530i Touring, and the pair ran to 1995.
The E39 generation brought the wagon back for 1999 and gave it more range — 525i and 528i Touring, and by the early 2000s the 540i. This is the generation enthusiasts usually mean when they talk about a good BMW wagon: the E39 chassis with a longer roof.
The E61 followed for 2006, badged Sport Wagon in America, with the 530xi and later the 535i. It was the last 5 Series wagon sold in the United States. After the 2010 model year BMW stopped certifying it, and the F11 Touring that replaced it in Europe never came.
The 3 Series Sport Wagon, 2000–2019
The smaller wagon lasted twice as long. A single E36 323i Touring appears in the 2000 filings, then the E46 325i and 325xi Sport Wagon carried the body from 2001 to 2006.
The E91 generation, from 2007, was the high point: six different versions across its run, including all-wheel-drive xDrive variants that made a practical case in the northeast.
The F31 followed for 2014 and introduced something unusual — the 328d xDrive Sports Wagon, a diesel wagon, which is close to the narrowest product niche BMW has ever offered in America. It ran to 2019, and with it the ordinary BMW wagon left the US market.
The M5 Touring, 2025
Then the body style came back, from the least likely direction. The G99 M5 Touring appears in EPA filings for the 2025 and 2026 model years with a 4.4-litre turbocharged V8 and a combined rating of 13 mpg.
This matters beyond the novelty. Previous M5 Tourings — the E34 and the E61 — were never sold in the United States. American buyers who wanted one imported it or went without. The G99 is the first M5 wagon certified for US sale, which makes it both the newest BMW wagon in America and, in a narrow sense, the first of its kind.
It is worth being precise about what that means: BMW built M5 Tourings before, twice. It just never sold them here.
What the factory brochures actually say
EPA filings give model years and fuel economy but not horsepower, torque or weight — those the government never collected. The original brochures did print them, and the figures below come straight out of the US-market brochures in our archive rather than from a later source that copied them.
| Car | Power | Torque | 0–60 mph | Top speed | Curb weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 3 Series Sport Wagon | 184 hp | 175 lb-ft · 237 Nm | 7.4–7.8 s | 128 mph · 206 km/h | 3,362–3,594 lb |
| 2007 3 Series Sport Wagon | 230 hp | — | 6.5–7.1 s | — | 3,527–3,770 lb |
| 2009 3 Series Sport Wagon | 230 hp | 200 lb-ft · 271 Nm | — | 130 mph · 209 km/h | 3,527–3,770 lb |
| 2007 5 Series Sport Wagon | 255 hp | 220 lb-ft · 298 Nm | — | 150 mph · 241 km/h | — |
| 2008 5 Series Sport Wagon | 300 hp | — | — | 150 mph · 241 km/h | — |
Ranges reflect the different versions on sale that year — the lower weight is the rear-wheel-drive car, the higher one the xDrive. Where a cell is blank, the brochure for that year did not print the figure; we have not filled it in from elsewhere.
Two details worth pulling out. The E91 gained 46 horsepower over the E46 it replaced and put on roughly 170 pounds doing it. And the 5 Series wagon was governed to 150 mph while the 3 Series sat at 128–130 — the same electronic limit BMW applied across the range, set higher for the cars with the bigger tyres.
The fuel tank tells its own story about the class: 16.1 gallons · 61 litres in the 3 Series wagon, 18.5 gallons · 70 litres in the 5 Series.
Why so few?
The pattern in the table is the answer. Every BMW wagon in America overlapped with an SUV that did the same job for more money and sold in far greater numbers. The E61 Sport Wagon was on sale at the same time as the X5. The F31 competed with the X3 in BMW’s own showrooms.
Our page on every BMW SUV model covers that side of the range — sixteen models against a wagon lineup that has, at its widest, been two.
Buying a used BMW wagon
Three practical notes that come out of the data rather than from opinion.
Generation matters more than year. A 2006 3 Series wagon is an E46; a 2007 is an E91. Different platform, different engines, different everything. The same break sits between the 2013 and 2014 cars. We explain the code system in BMW chassis codes explained.
xDrive is common on the later cars and rare on the earlier ones. The E46 offered 325xi from 2001; the E91 and F31 made all-wheel drive the volume choice. If you specifically want rear-wheel drive, the search narrows quickly.
The diesel is a one-generation oddity. The 328d xDrive Sports Wagon existed only in the F31 run. If fuel economy is the reason you want a wagon, it is the only BMW wagon that was ever certified as a diesel in America.
Common questions
Does BMW still make wagons?
Yes, but only one is sold in America. The M5 Touring appears in EPA filings for 2025 and 2026. BMW continues to sell 3 Series and 5 Series Touring models in Europe.
What is the difference between Touring and Sport Wagon?
Only the badge. Touring is BMW’s European name for the body style; American cars were sold as Sport Wagon or Sports Wagon.
Was the M5 Touring ever sold in the US before?
No. BMW built M5 Tourings on the E34 and E61 generations, but neither was certified for sale in the United States. The 2025 G99 is the first.
What was the last regular BMW wagon in America?
The F31 3 Series Sports Wagon, which ran through the 2019 model year in 328i xDrive and 328d xDrive form.
Did BMW sell a diesel wagon in the US?
Yes, one: the 328d xDrive Sports Wagon, part of the F31 generation.
Sources
- EPA fueleconomy.gov: every US model year, trim name and combined fuel economy figure in the table above.
- Original US-market BMW brochures held in this site’s archive.