BMW X3: real-world fuel consumption
Fuel meter readings from 73,141 BMW X3 cars reported in 2024, split by engine.
Excluding plug-in hybrids, the average is 7.6 L/100 km on the road against 6.4 officially (19% above official).
Lowest real-world consumption: Diesel hybrid · 100 kW (136 hp) at 6.5 L/100 km.
Every engine: official vs real
| Engine | cars | Official (WLTP) | Real world | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol · 375 kW (510 hp) | 1,427 | 10.9 | 13.1 | +20% |
| Petrol · 135 kW (184 hp) | 903 | 7.9 | 9.0 | +14% |
| Petrol · 265 kW (360 hp) | 533 | 9.2 | 10.7 | +16% |
| Petrol · 185 kW (252 hp) | 342 | 8.1 | 9.5 | +18% |
| Diesel · 140 kW (190 hp) | 535 | 6.5 | 7.5 | +16% |
| Hybrid · 135 kW (184 hp) | 3,531 | 7.7 | 8.9 | +15% |
| Hybrid · 265 kW (360 hp) | 1,852 | 9.1 | 10.7 | +18% |
| Hybrid · 180 kW (245 hp) | 1,551 | 7.9 | 9.2 | +17% |
| Hybrid · 280 kW (381 hp) | 231 | 8.0 | 10.4 | +31% |
| Hybrid · 140 kW (190 hp) | 198 | 7.1 | 8.7 | +22% |
| Diesel hybrid · 140 kW (190 hp) | 27,418 | 6.0 | 7.1 | +19% |
| Diesel hybrid · 210 kW (286 hp) | 8,572 | 6.5 | 7.8 | +21% |
| Diesel hybrid · 250 kW (340 hp) | 4,404 | 6.9 | 8.2 | +19% |
| Diesel hybrid · 110 kW (150 hp) | 1,904 | 5.7 | 6.7 | +18% |
| Diesel hybrid · 145 kW (197 hp) | 745 | 6.0 | 7.3 | +22% |
| Diesel hybrid · 100 kW (136 hp) | 390 | 5.8 | 6.5 | +13% |
| Diesel hybrid · 183 kW (249 hp) | 356 | 6.4 | 7.7 | +21% |
| Diesel hybrid · 120 kW (163 hp) | 142 | 6.0 | 6.9 | +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) | 16,537 | 2.2 | 7.2 | 24% | +232% |
| Plug-in hybrid · 120 kW (163 hp) | 1,178 | 2.5 | 7.0 | 22% | +184% |
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 | 2,586 | 7.7 |
| 2022 | 15,894 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 39,221 | 7.4 |
| 2024 | 55,295 | 7.6 |
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 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.