Citroën C5 Diesel · 96 kW (131 hp)
Measured by the on-board fuel meters of 204 cars · 2024 data
Real-world consumption is 17% above official. 186 of the other 334 diesel cars in the data come closer to their official figure.
How much drivers actually use
Half of the cars use between 5.6 and 6.3 L/100 km. The most economical tenth stays under 5.3; the thirstiest tenth uses more than 6.6.
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 2.14 €/L | €1,634 | €1,910 | +€276 |
| Austria 2.16 €/L | €1,654 | €1,933 | +€279 |
| Belgium 2.33 €/L | €1,786 | €2,087 | +€301 |
| Bulgaria 1.87 €/L | €1,434 | €1,675 | +€242 |
| Croatia 1.95 €/L | €1,495 | €1,747 | +€252 |
| Cyprus 2.02 €/L | €1,546 | €1,807 | +€261 |
| Czechia 1.92 €/L | €1,470 | €1,717 | +€248 |
| Denmark 2.50 €/L | €1,914 | €2,237 | +€323 |
| Estonia 2.01 €/L | €1,540 | €1,800 | +€260 |
| Finland 2.54 €/L | €1,940 | €2,267 | +€327 |
| France 2.33 €/L | €1,781 | €2,081 | +€300 |
| Germany 2.27 €/L | €1,737 | €2,029 | +€293 |
| Greece 2.12 €/L | €1,620 | €1,893 | +€273 |
| Hungary 1.94 €/L | €1,486 | €1,736 | +€251 |
| Ireland 2.16 €/L | €1,655 | €1,935 | +€279 |
| Italy 2.24 €/L | €1,714 | €2,003 | +€289 |
| Latvia 2.07 €/L | €1,585 | €1,852 | +€267 |
| Lithuania 2.21 €/L | €1,687 | €1,971 | +€284 |
| Luxembourg 2.04 €/L | €1,564 | €1,828 | +€264 |
| Malta 1.21 €/L | €926 | €1,082 | +€156 |
| Netherlands 2.48 €/L | €1,899 | €2,219 | +€320 |
| Poland 1.79 €/L | €1,373 | €1,605 | +€232 |
| Portugal 2.15 €/L | €1,643 | €1,920 | +€277 |
| Romania 2.04 €/L | €1,561 | €1,825 | +€263 |
| Slovakia 1.92 €/L | €1,468 | €1,716 | +€248 |
| Slovenia 1.92 €/L | €1,467 | €1,715 | +€247 |
| Spain 1.89 €/L | €1,445 | €1,689 | +€244 |
| Sweden 2.05 €/L | €1,568 | €1,833 | +€264 |
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 Citroën C5 engines
| Engine | cars | Official (WLTP) | Real world | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol · 96 kW (131 hp) | 595 | 6.1 | 7.1 | +17% |
| Petrol · 133 kW (181 hp) | 378 | 6.5 | 7.4 | +13% |
| Diesel · 96 kW (131 hp) | 204 | 5.1 | 6.0 | +17% |
| Plug-in hybrid · 132 kW (179 hp) | 1,138 | 1.3 | 5.6 | +337% |
Similar cars from other models
Same powertrain, similar power and weight.
| Model and engine | cars | Official (WLTP) | Real world | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Tiguan Diesel · 110 kW (150 hp) | 82,083 | 5.7 | 6.6 | +15% |
| Volkswagen Passat Diesel · 110 kW (150 hp) | 65,008 | 4.9 | 5.9 | +20% |
| Dacia Duster Diesel · 84 kW (114 hp) | 54,167 | 5.3 | 6.2 | +16% |
| Dacia Duster Diesel · 85 kW (116 hp) | 47,506 | 4.8 | 5.5 | +15% |
| Volkswagen Golf Diesel · 85 kW (116 hp) | 45,623 | 4.4 | 5.2 | +18% |
| Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class Diesel · 110 kW (150 hp) | 43,453 | 5.5 | 6.3 | +15% |
| Renault Megane Diesel · 85 kW (116 hp) | 42,904 | 4.6 | 5.4 | +17% |
| Volkswagen Golf Diesel · 110 kW (150 hp) | 37,045 | 4.6 | 5.5 | +20% |
By reporting year
| cars | Official (WLTP) | Real world | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 392 | 5.1 | 6.1 | +19% |
| 2024 | 204 | 5.1 | 6.0 | +17% |
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 | 204 (2024) |
|---|---|
| Names in the registration data | C5, C5 AIRCOSS |
| Registration years | 2021, 2023 |
| Engine size | 1,499 cm³ |
| Average mass in running order | 1,527 kg |
| Average distance on the meter | 65,965 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.