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BMW 5 Series — Bolt Pattern
5×120 for nearly 30 years, but the hub and bolt thread quietly shifted twice along the way — E39 widened the hub to 74.1 mm, then E60 switched to a finer M14×1.25 thread on the older 72.6 mm hub. The G30 (2016) finally moved the whole car to 5×112 with a 66.6 mm hub, same as the modern 3 Series.
✓ Reviewed 2026-09-12
Wider hub than the E34 before it or the E60 after — an E39 wheel needs spigot rings on either neighbor.
Trims and markets vary — verify against your own wheel or the owner's handbook before buying.
Will a wheel fit?
This BMW 5 Series is 5×112, 66.6 mm hub.
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Common questions
What bolt pattern does the BMW 5 Series have?
5×120 for nearly 30 years, but the hub and bolt thread quietly shifted twice along the way — E39 widened the hub to 74.1 mm, then E60 switched to a finer M14×1.25 thread on the older 72.6 mm hub. The G30 (2016) finally moved the whole car to 5×112 with a 66.6 mm hub, same as the modern 3 Series. Check the table above for your exact generation, and confirm against a wheel or the owner's handbook before buying.
Will other wheels fit my 5 Series?
Only wheels with exactly the same bolt pattern — bolt pattern has no working tolerance. The centre bore must also be equal to or larger than the hub (a larger bore just needs spigot rings). A different pattern needs bolt-on adapters, which also push the wheel outward and change the track.
What is the centre bore on a 5 Series?
66.6 mm on the current car — earlier generations may differ, see the table. The bore is the hole in the middle of the wheel; it has to clear the hub spigot or sit on a spigot ring.
Bolt pattern is only part of fitment. The offset (ET) decides where the wheel sits in the arch — work that out with the wheel offset calculator. For tyre sizing on a new wheel width, use the tire size calculator.