BMW 3 Series: real-world fuel consumption
Fuel meter readings from 110,023 BMW 3 Series cars reported in 2024, split by engine.
Excluding plug-in hybrids, the average is 6.5 L/100 km on the road against 5.5 officially (20% above official).
Lowest real-world consumption: Diesel · 100 kW (136 hp) at 5.6 L/100 km.
Every engine: official vs real
| Engine | cars | Official (WLTP) | Real world | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol · 115 kW (156 hp) | 7,651 | 6.7 | 7.6 | +13% |
| Petrol · 135 kW (184 hp) | 5,664 | 6.8 | 7.8 | +14% |
| Petrol · 180 kW (245 hp) | 2,772 | 7.1 | 8.5 | +20% |
| Petrol · 190 kW (258 hp) | 1,788 | 7.0 | 8.4 | +20% |
| Petrol · 275 kW (374 hp) | 185 | 8.0 | 10.4 | +30% |
| Diesel · 110 kW (150 hp) | 843 | 5.0 | 5.9 | +17% |
| Diesel · 140 kW (190 hp) | 512 | 5.4 | 6.3 | +17% |
| Diesel · 100 kW (136 hp) | 103 | 5.1 | 5.6 | +11% |
| Hybrid · 275 kW (374 hp) | 1,794 | 8.1 | 9.8 | +21% |
| Diesel hybrid · 140 kW (190 hp) | 31,999 | 5.2 | 6.3 | +20% |
| Diesel hybrid · 110 kW (150 hp) | 13,183 | 4.9 | 6.0 | +20% |
| Diesel hybrid · 210 kW (286 hp) | 6,004 | 5.7 | 7.2 | +26% |
| Diesel hybrid · 250 kW (340 hp) | 3,205 | 6.3 | 7.6 | +22% |
| Diesel hybrid · 90 kW (122 hp) | 1,653 | 4.9 | 5.7 | +16% |
| Diesel hybrid · 100 kW (136 hp) | 779 | 4.9 | 5.7 | +16% |
Engines with fewer than 100 cars in the data are not shown. Hybrid includes mild hybrids (48 V) as registered by the manufacturer.
Plug-in hybrid
| Engine | cars | Official (WLTP) | Real world | Electric share | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plug-in hybrid · 135 kW (184 hp) | 21,803 | 1.6 | 6.3 | 26% | +291% |
| Plug-in hybrid · 120 kW (163 hp) | 9,763 | 1.6 | 6.2 | 23% | +291% |
The official WLTP figure for plug-in hybrids assumes a share of electric driving based on range. When cars are charged less often than assumed, real consumption is far higher.
By reporting year
| cars | Real world | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4,772 | 6.6 |
| 2022 | 28,198 | 6.6 |
| 2023 | 56,803 | 6.5 |
| 2024 | 78,434 | 6.5 |
The same cars are reported again each year with their lifetime totals, so years are not added together.
Models: BMW
- BMW X1 6.4 L/100 km · +17%
- BMW 1 Series 6.5 L/100 km · +22%
- BMW X3 7.6 L/100 km · +19%
- BMW X5 9.6 L/100 km · +25%
- BMW 5 Series 7.2 L/100 km · +25%
- BMW 2 Series 6.5 L/100 km · +19%
- BMW 4 Series 7.4 L/100 km · +24%
- BMW X2 6.8 L/100 km · +19%
- BMW X4 8.0 L/100 km · +21%
- BMW X6 9.8 L/100 km · +27%
- BMW X7 10.7 L/100 km · +21%
- BMW 7 Series 8.2 L/100 km · +26%
Source: European Environment Agency, real-world CO₂ emissions from cars, 2024 data (CC BY 4.0), based on on-board fuel consumption meters (Regulation (EU) 2019/631, Article 12). Grouping by model and engine, averages and percentiles by RealFuelConsumption. Not affiliated with the EEA or the manufacturer.