BMW 5 Series Engine Mount: Specs, Fitment & Common Faults

On the 5 Series, engine mounts on related models have genuinely been documented needing replacement as often as every 30,000-40,000 miles.

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OEM Part Number: confirm via VIN — engine mount (aftermarket) Vaico V20-1548 / Metzger 8054119

Accuracy note: Covers the BMW 5 Series (F10 2010-2017) as listed in the UK aftermarket catalogues. Engine mounts are sold by position (left, right, front, rear, upper, lower), and the right one depends on the engine, the gearbox (manual, automatic or dual-clutch) and the trim. The references below are examples from the UK aftermarket catalogue for the engines checked on this generation, so match your own engine code and gearbox before ordering; the carmaker's own numbers are not quoted in those listings, so check the genuine mount against your VIN if you want a guaranteed match.

Engine Mount — Left (aftermarket)	Borsehung B12604, Tedgum TED99241
Engine Mount — Left right front (aftermarket)	Tedgum TED42513, Vaico V20-1548
Engine Mount — Front (aftermarket)	NK 59715018, Metzger 8054119
Genuine (OE) number	Not quoted in the catalogue listings — mounts differ by engine and gearbox, so order the genuine ones against your VIN
Fitment notes	The listing above shows examples for the engines checked; petrol, diesel, manual and automatic versions often use different mounts, and cars usually have more than one mount.

BMW 5 Series Engine Mount: What It Does

Engine mounts secure the engine and transmission to the chassis while absorbing vibration and movement, preventing that vibration from transferring directly into the cabin. Most versions of the 5 Series use several mounts working together — typically at least one on each side of the engine plus a torque mount — and a single failed mount can throw off the whole assembly's balance.

BMW 5 Series Engine Mount: Watch: Replacing It

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A Genuinely Useful Piece of Context Worth Knowing About Engine Mount Wear — BMW 5 Series Engine Mount

If engine mounts on related BMW models seem to need replacing more often than expected, this is genuinely worth knowing: owners have documented these mounts needing replacement as often as every 30,000 to 40,000 miles in some cases, a characteristic of this design rather than a fault unique to your car.

A genuinely useful, money-saving finding worth checking first: if you're not sure when the sway bar links were last replaced, check these first if a clunk is suspected to be engine mount related, since they're considerably cheaper to replace.

It's also genuinely worth knowing that the automatic stop-start system fitted to many of these cars is genuinely hard on engine mounts, causing them to collapse over time faster than on cars without this system.

BMW 5 Series Engine Mount: Symptoms, DIY Difficulty & Aftermarket Advice

These are the same regardless of make or model — see our full Engine Mount Guide for warning signs to watch for (including some genuinely make-specific quirks in how they show up), confirming fitment against your VIN, and which aftermarket approach is worth trusting.

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The same part, covered across other BMW models.