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
3
No audible sounds near school or traffic warning
on May 2, 2023
Posted by: Gi Lo
As stated, there is a visual icon when approaching a school, but that means keeping your eyes on the device instead of traffic. The older Drive60 LMT had audible warning for both schools & traffic. Yes, I do have the appropriate boxes checked.
Very disappointed with this particular device. Will be calling Garmin to see what they are going to do to correct these issues.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
3
Very basic
on May 23, 2023
Posted by: CLJones68
If you just want a gps to find locations . This is perfect. It is a bottom line gps. A little hard to enter address that work . If the address you put in it ,and the GPS do not have a match for you than you are out of luck. I have had many garmin GPS and this by far the worst that I have owned. It is very accurate at finding address if it is an address that the unit recognize. You have got to pre-program it before you set out to spend less time looking for a good address instread of driving. I think if they included a function like find something along my route. I guessing it is probably on more expensive units.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Love the features
on May 30, 2023
Posted by: DEJohns
These work great, longevity is the only downfall
Other than that there great
Other than that there great
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
A solid HPS
on September 3, 2023
Posted by: Lakesan
Generally this unit functions very well, like every Garmin I have or have had. The one item that I would encourage Garmin to tweak is the lag time in city driving is a tiny bit slow. Otherwise form, function and accuracy are 5 star. I highly recommend this model.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Nice unit
on September 19, 2023
Posted by: Mc57
Picks up satellites quickly. Finds address easily and quickly. Has been working perfectly since I bought it.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
An excellent pocket/travel GPS
on October 13, 2023
Posted by: Marcywm42
I bought this for hiking/travel. It will fit in my shirt pocket. I pack a suction cup mount for use in rental cars. I use a small external battery pack that has 2 18650 lithium ion batteries for a with a total of 19800 MAH capacity for hiking. The current drawn is 900 MA. This will power the 53 GPS for 22 hours.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Excellent performance
on October 15, 2023
Posted by: PeteB
Just purchased the Drive 53. The keyboard entry with clicks is just brilliant.
Clear screen and easy to use.
Clear screen and easy to use.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Great GPS but no elevation
on October 18, 2023
Posted by: Shufly
I would have given this a 5 star rating but it does not show elevation.
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin