BMW 5 Series: real-world fuel consumption
Fuel meter readings from 70,375 BMW 5 Series cars reported in 2024, split by engine.
Excluding plug-in hybrids, the average is 7.2 L/100 km on the road against 5.7 officially (25% above official).
Lowest real-world consumption: Diesel hybrid · 100 kW (136 hp) at 5.8 L/100 km.
Every engine: official vs real
| Engine | cars | Official (WLTP) | Real world | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol · 390 kW (530 hp) | 722 | 10.7 | 12.4 | +17% |
| Petrol · 140 kW (190 hp) | 102 | 5.7 | 6.9 | +22% |
| Diesel · 145 kW (197 hp) | 383 | 5.0 | 6.6 | +33% |
| Diesel · 140 kW (190 hp) | 316 | 4.7 | 6.9 | +47% |
| Hybrid · 140 kW (190 hp) | 1,683 | 5.8 | 7.5 | +28% |
| Hybrid · 245 kW (333 hp) | 1,363 | 8.0 | 9.6 | +20% |
| Hybrid · 135 kW (184 hp) | 1,300 | 6.6 | 7.9 | +20% |
| Hybrid · 185 kW (252 hp) | 1,144 | 7.0 | 8.6 | +23% |
| Hybrid · 180 kW (245 hp) | 838 | 7.3 | 8.7 | +19% |
| Hybrid · 120 kW (163 hp) | 113 | 6.2 | 7.5 | +22% |
| Diesel hybrid · 140 kW (190 hp) | 15,843 | 5.3 | 6.6 | +25% |
| Diesel hybrid · 210 kW (286 hp) | 10,818 | 5.9 | 7.4 | +27% |
| Diesel hybrid · 145 kW (197 hp) | 9,477 | 5.5 | 6.6 | +20% |
| Diesel hybrid · 250 kW (340 hp) | 4,390 | 6.2 | 7.9 | +27% |
| Diesel hybrid · 110 kW (150 hp) | 583 | 4.9 | 6.2 | +27% |
| Diesel hybrid · 183 kW (249 hp) | 526 | 5.9 | 7.4 | +26% |
| Diesel hybrid · 120 kW (163 hp) | 269 | 5.2 | 6.1 | +18% |
| Diesel hybrid · 100 kW (136 hp) | 187 | 5.0 | 5.8 | +15% |
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) | 13,307 | 1.8 | 6.8 | 23% | +280% |
| Plug-in hybrid · 140 kW (190 hp) | 2,537 | 0.9 | 6.1 | 28% | +576% |
| Plug-in hybrid · 230 kW (313 hp) | 1,669 | 1.3 | 7.1 | 29% | +436% |
| Plug-in hybrid · 210 kW (286 hp) | 1,546 | 1.9 | 7.6 | 24% | +293% |
| Plug-in hybrid · 120 kW (163 hp) | 927 | 1.7 | 6.4 | 23% | +281% |
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 | 3,004 | 7.4 |
| 2022 | 15,619 | 7.3 |
| 2023 | 32,918 | 7.2 |
| 2024 | 50,238 | 7.2 |
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 3 Series 6.5 L/100 km · +20%
- 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 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.