Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Drive 53 and Traffic 5" GPS - Black
Average customer rating
4.2
(52 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 52 reviews
5 Stars
29
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
0
1 Star
4
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Drive 53 and Traffic 5" GPS - Black
Customer Rating
5
Garmin Drive 53
on March 17, 2024
Posted by: Colorado81089
Purchased about 3 months ago. Downloaded updates. Everything works great. For people that are rural where 4G or 5G fades out, satellite GPS is best.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Replacement to my old one
on March 30, 2024
Posted by: Voyager
Great product, works better than my old one. Seems faster
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Set Up is sorta easy
on April 25, 2024
Posted by: ksmith5260
I believe I'll love this far better than my old one - bigger screen, color, etc. But, I found it challenging to add favorites when I was setting it up. No home button, the 'save' feature is hidden in the information button.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Works great for daily navigation
on April 30, 2024
Posted by: CJBparatransit69
I am a Regional Transportation Commission Paratransit driver for Clark County Nevada and the Garmin 53 w/Traffic works better than the navigation system we are given in our vehicles (don't forget to install a micro SD card + update one to two times a month!)
Get yourself a quality Case & an extender suction cup mount (what comes in boxes is inadequate)
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Love It!
on May 9, 2024
Posted by: ProudVet
It gets me there and gets me back. The traffic function works well.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Misdirection
on May 26, 2024
Posted by: Jim88
I updated my Drive 53 about 30 days ago 4/26/24, since driving an various express ways,
the Garmin will talk and show an exit that is not there, tell me I am going the wrong way against traffic. Otherwise the unit works very well.
the Garmin will talk and show an exit that is not there, tell me I am going the wrong way against traffic. Otherwise the unit works very well.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Replaced with another Garmin 55
on June 8, 2024
Posted by: Wmhl
Have a Garmin 65 for my spouses SUV that sits on her dash & Garmin 55 for my pickup that I have installedat the left/top of my windshield due to having only my left eye. My wife liked mine better (switched when I drove) & was tired of her 65 falling off the dash so I had her order another for her car. On leaving for vacation the 53 grayed-out after 161 miles so we put the 65 back up. We tried it 2 other times during our trip but the same thing happened at different intervals. So we decided on another Garmin 55 & traffic. In retrospect, the lack of bluetooth would've been a pain. Very nice screen while it was bright & all our other Garmin dashcams, GPS, etc. are great.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
1
Here we go again!
on June 30, 2024
Posted by: NotGlad
I bought the 53 because my 52 finally died, again!
I wasn't looking forward to spending the money again on hardware that doesn't last.
I expect to get just a few years out of this one. Expectations are very low.
I wasn't even able to get a Discount Code from Garmin for being a loyal customer.
When this one dies I think I'll just start using my car's built-in GPS.
I wasn't looking forward to spending the money again on hardware that doesn't last.
I expect to get just a few years out of this one. Expectations are very low.
I wasn't even able to get a Discount Code from Garmin for being a loyal customer.
When this one dies I think I'll just start using my car's built-in GPS.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin