BMW M4 Petrol · 375 kW (510 hp)
Measured by the on-board fuel meters of 3,511 cars · 2024 data
Real-world consumption is 32% above official. 591 of the other 618 petrol cars in the data come closer to their official figure.
How much drivers actually use
Half of the cars use between 11.9 and 14.4 L/100 km. The most economical tenth stays under 11.0; the thirstiest tenth uses more than 16.1.
Each bar is a 0.5 L range; its height and the figure above it show what share of cars fall in that range.
Is my consumption normal?
What it costs to fuel
| Country | At official | At real | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| EU weighted average 2.01 €/L | €3,030 | €3,989 | +€959 |
| Austria 1.86 €/L | €2,811 | €3,701 | +€890 |
| Belgium 1.98 €/L | €2,980 | €3,923 | +€943 |
| Bulgaria 1.65 €/L | €2,486 | €3,272 | +€787 |
| Croatia 1.80 €/L | €2,718 | €3,578 | +€860 |
| Cyprus 1.76 €/L | €2,653 | €3,493 | +€840 |
| Czechia 1.86 €/L | €2,802 | €3,689 | +€887 |
| Denmark 2.66 €/L | €4,007 | €5,275 | +€1,268 |
| Estonia 1.92 €/L | €2,894 | €3,810 | +€916 |
| Finland 2.32 €/L | €3,496 | €4,602 | +€1,106 |
| France 2.21 €/L | €3,335 | €4,390 | +€1,055 |
| Germany 2.21 €/L | €3,338 | €4,394 | +€1,056 |
| Greece 2.20 €/L | €3,315 | €4,364 | +€1,049 |
| Hungary 1.75 €/L | €2,644 | €3,481 | +€837 |
| Ireland 1.98 €/L | €2,989 | €3,935 | +€946 |
| Italy 2.02 €/L | €3,047 | €4,011 | +€964 |
| Latvia 1.94 €/L | €2,929 | €3,856 | +€927 |
| Lithuania 1.93 €/L | €2,902 | €3,820 | +€918 |
| Luxembourg 1.88 €/L | €2,828 | €3,723 | +€895 |
| Malta 1.34 €/L | €2,020 | €2,659 | +€639 |
| Netherlands 2.46 €/L | €3,711 | €4,886 | +€1,174 |
| Poland 1.57 €/L | €2,367 | €3,116 | +€749 |
| Portugal 2.11 €/L | €3,181 | €4,187 | +€1,006 |
| Romania 1.90 €/L | €2,861 | €3,767 | +€905 |
| Slovakia 1.85 €/L | €2,783 | €3,663 | +€881 |
| Slovenia 1.76 €/L | €2,655 | €3,495 | +€840 |
| Spain 1.79 €/L | €2,698 | €3,552 | +€854 |
| Sweden 1.69 €/L | €2,551 | €3,358 | +€807 |
Fuel prices including taxes from the European Commission Weekly Oil Bulletin of 12 October 2026. Cost = consumption × price × distance. The default distance is an example; change it to yours.
Other BMW M4 engines
| Engine | cars | Official (WLTP) | Real world | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol · 375 kW (510 hp) | 3,511 | 10.1 | 13.2 | +32% |
| Petrol · 390 kW (530 hp) | 820 | 10.1 | 13.5 | +33% |
| Petrol · 405 kW (551 hp) | 123 | 10.0 | 14.5 | +45% |
Similar cars from other models
Same powertrain, similar power and weight.
| Model and engine | cars | Official (WLTP) | Real world | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMW M3 Petrol · 375 kW (510 hp) | 5,050 | 10.2 | 13.1 | +29% |
| Porsche 911 Petrol · 353 kW (480 hp) | 5,041 | 11.0 | 13.3 | +21% |
| Porsche Macan Petrol · 324 kW (441 hp) | 4,234 | 11.3 | 12.6 | +12% |
| Ford Mustang Petrol · 330 kW (449 hp) | 4,158 | 11.5 | 13.6 | +18% |
| Porsche 911 Petrol · 331 kW (450 hp) | 3,974 | 10.6 | 12.6 | +19% |
| Mercedes-Benz SL-Class Petrol · 430 kW (585 hp) | 3,494 | 13.0 | 17.2 | +32% |
| Mercedes-Benz A-Class Petrol · 310 kW (421 hp) | 3,167 | 9.1 | 12.2 | +35% |
| BMW M2 Petrol · 338 kW (460 hp) | 3,079 | 9.8 | 13.1 | +34% |
By country
| Country | cars | Real world | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,905 | 13.2 | ±0% |
| Poland | 259 | 14.0 | +6% |
| Italy | 245 | 13.3 | ±0% |
| Austria | 189 | 12.4 | −6% |
| Spain | 172 | 13.4 | +1% |
| Belgium | 136 | 12.4 | −6% |
| Czechia | 84 | 13.3 | ±0% |
| Hungary | 84 | 13.6 | +2% |
| France | 81 | 12.4 | −7% |
| Netherlands | 68 | 12.4 | −6% |
| Portugal | 62 | 14.1 | +6% |
Countries with at least 50 cars of this engine. Differences reflect climate, roads and driving habits as well as the car.
By reporting year
| cars | Official (WLTP) | Real world | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 369 | 9.7 | 14.2 | +46% |
| 2022 | 1,139 | 9.8 | 13.9 | +43% |
| 2023 | 2,461 | 9.9 | 13.2 | +33% |
| 2024 | 3,511 | 10.1 | 13.2 | +32% |
The same cars are reported again each year with their lifetime totals, so years are not added together.
About this data
| Cars in the data | 3,511 (2024) |
|---|---|
| Names in the registration data | M4 COMPETITION M XDRIVE, M4 COMPETITION, M4 COMPETITION M XDRIVE G82 S5, M4 COMPETITION M XDRIVE G83 S5, M4 COMPETITION COUPE G82 S58, M4 |
| Registration years | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Engine size | 2,993 cm³ |
| Average mass in running order | 1,884 kg |
| Average distance on the meter | 23,837 km |
Hybrid includes mild hybrids (48 V) as registered by the manufacturer.
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.