BMW 5 series 2013 fuel consumption

BMW 5 series from 2013 to 2017 real fuel consumption according to user reports is approximately 18% higher compared to advertised fuel consumption. Since 2013 the BMW 5 series average difference between owner-reported real-world fuel consumption and declared fuel economy has been significantly higher than average.

Year-to-year deviations of actual owner-reported average fuel consumption from advertised values

Year	Gasoline cars		Diesel cars
Year	All carmakers	BMW 5 series	All carmakers	BMW 5 series
2013	+23%	+43%	+27%	+44%
Show all years
2014	+26%	+43%	+30%	+44%
2015	+27%	+43%	+33%	+44%
2016	+28%	+43%	+36%	+44%

See below for the actual consumption of generations and versions of BMW 5 series.

2013 - 2017

BMW 5 series 2013 Touring F10 wagon fuel economy

Average advertised fuel consumption for petrol engines	32.6 MPG 7.2 l/100km
Average real-world fuel consumption for petrol engines	23.1 MPG 10.2 l/100km
Average real gasoline consumption difference *	+42%
Average advertised fuel consumption for diesel engines	44.4 MPG 5.3 l/100km
Average real-world fuel consumption for diesel engines	32.4 MPG 7.3 l/100km
Average real diesel consumption difference *	+40%

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According to advertised fuel consumption, a BMW 5 series 2013 with automatic transmission consumes on average 0.4 liters per 100 km or 5% less fuel than similar versions with manual gearbox. Based on user-reported real-world fuel consumption, this generation BMW 5 series with automatic transmission has nearly identical fuel consumption to the version with the same engine but a manual gearbox.

Compared to similar cars of other manufacturers, the BMW 5 series advertised fuel economy is slightly better than average, but according to available user reports on actual consumption, real fuel economy is noticeably below average - at least two thirds of similar cars have lower fuel consumption.
The best real fuel economy in its class according to user reviews of all the modifications has modification with 3.0 diesel engine and automatic transmission (BMW 530d xDrive Touring 258 HP 4x4). However, of all modifications the best advertised fuel economy in its class has BMW 5 series with 3.0 petrol engine and automatic transmission (BMW 535i Touring 306 HP).

The table below shows the real and claimed fuel consumption and the differences for specific versions.

Modification	Claimed consumption	Real consumption
2.0 liter petrol engine
BMW 520i Touring 184 HP manual	35.1 MPG 6.7 l/100km
BMW 520i Touring 184 HP automatic	37.3 MPG 6.3 l/100km	25.6 MPG 9.2 l/100km+46%
BMW 528i Touring 245 HP manual	33.6 MPG 7.0 l/100km
BMW 528i xDrive Touring 245 HP 4x4 automatic	36.8 MPG 6.4 l/100km	24.8 MPG 9.5 l/100km+48%
BMW 528i Touring 245 HP automatic	38.6 MPG 6.1 l/100km	24.8 MPG 9.5 l/100km+56%
2.0 liter diesel engine
BMW 518d Touring 143 HP manual	49.0 MPG 4.8 l/100km
BMW 518d Touring 143 HP automatic	48.0 MPG 4.9 l/100km	37.3 MPG 6.3 l/100km+29%
BMW 518d 150 HP automatic		36.2 MPG 6.5 l/100km
BMW 520d Touring 184 HP manual	48.0 MPG 4.9 l/100km	36.8 MPG 6.4 l/100km+31%
BMW 520d Touring 184 HP automatic	48.0 MPG 4.9 l/100km	35.1 MPG 6.7 l/100km+37%
BMW 520d xDrive Touring 184 HP 4x4 automatic	45.2 MPG 5.2 l/100km	35.1 MPG 6.7 l/100km+29%
BMW 520d 190 HP manual		36.8 MPG 6.4 l/100km
BMW 520d 190 HP automatic		34.6 MPG 6.8 l/100km
BMW 520d 190 HP 4x4 automatic		34.6 MPG 6.8 l/100km
BMW 525d Touring 218 HP manual	45.2 MPG 5.2 l/100km	31.4 MPG 7.5 l/100km+44%
BMW 525d Touring 218 HP automatic	48.0 MPG 4.9 l/100km	34.1 MPG 6.9 l/100km+41%
BMW 525d xDrive Touring 218 HP 4x4 automatic	43.6 MPG 5.4 l/100km	30.5 MPG 7.7 l/100km+43%
3.0 liter petrol engine
BMW 535i Touring 306 HP manual	29.0 MPG 8.1 l/100km
BMW 535i Touring 306 HP automatic	31.4 MPG 7.5 l/100km	22.2 MPG 10.6 l/100km+41%
BMW 535i xDrive Touring 306 HP 4x4 automatic	29.0 MPG 8.1 l/100km	22.2 MPG 10.6 l/100km+31%
3.0 liter diesel engine
BMW 530d Touring 258 HP automatic	44.4 MPG 5.3 l/100km	30.2 MPG 7.8 l/100km+47%
BMW 530d xDrive Touring 258 HP 4x4 automatic	41.3 MPG 5.7 l/100km	30.2 MPG 7.8 l/100km+37%
BMW 535d Touring 313 HP automatic	42.8 MPG 5.5 l/100km	28.3 MPG 8.3 l/100km+51%
BMW 535d xDrive Touring 313 HP 4x4 automatic	39.9 MPG 5.9 l/100km	28.3 MPG 8.3 l/100km+41%
BMW M550d xDrive Touring 381 HP 4x4 automatic	37.3 MPG 6.3 l/100km	25.6 MPG 9.2 l/100km+46%
4.4 liter petrol engine
BMW 550i Touring 450 HP automatic	26.7 MPG 8.8 l/100km	20.3 MPG 11.6 l/100km+32%

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2013 - 2016

BMW 5 series 2013 F10 sedan fuel economy

Average advertised fuel consumption for petrol engines	31.9 MPG 7.4 l/100km
Average real-world fuel consumption for petrol engines	22.7 MPG 10.4 l/100km
Average real gasoline consumption difference *	+44%
Average advertised fuel consumption for diesel engines	46.9 MPG 5.0 l/100km
Average real-world fuel consumption for diesel engines	32.4 MPG 7.3 l/100km
Average real diesel consumption difference *	+48%

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According to advertised fuel consumption, a BMW 5 series 2013 with automatic transmission consumes on average 0.3 liters per 100 km or 5% less fuel than similar versions with manual gearbox. Based on user-reported real-world fuel consumption, this generation BMW 5 series with automatic transmission consumes around 0.1 litres per 100 km or 2% more fuel than a version with the same engine but a manual gearbox.

Compared to similar cars of other manufacturers, the BMW 5 series advertised fuel economy is significantly above average, but according to available user reports on actual consumption, real fuel economy is slightly worse than average.
The best real fuel economy in its class according to user reviews of all the modifications has modification with 3.0 diesel engine and automatic transmission (BMW 530d xDrive 258 HP 4x4). However, of all modifications the best advertised fuel economy in its class has BMW 5 series with 4.4 petrol engine and automatic transmission (BMW M5 560 HP).

The table below shows the real and claimed fuel consumption and the differences for specific versions.

Modification	Claimed consumption	Real consumption
2.0 liter petrol engine
BMW 520i 184 HP manual	36.8 MPG 6.4 l/100km
BMW 520i 184 HP automatic	39.2 MPG 6.0 l/100km	25.6 MPG 9.2 l/100km+53%
BMW 528i 245 HP manual	35.6 MPG 6.6 l/100km
BMW 528i 245 HP automatic	38.6 MPG 6.1 l/100km	24.8 MPG 9.5 l/100km+56%
BMW 528i xDrive 245 HP 4x4 automatic	36.8 MPG 6.4 l/100km	24.8 MPG 9.5 l/100km+48%
2.0 liter diesel engine
BMW 518d 143 HP manual	52.3 MPG 4.5 l/100km
BMW 518d 143 HP automatic	52.3 MPG 4.5 l/100km	37.3 MPG 6.3 l/100km+40%
BMW 518d 150 HP automatic		36.2 MPG 6.5 l/100km
BMW 520d 184 HP manual	52.3 MPG 4.5 l/100km	36.8 MPG 6.4 l/100km+42%
BMW 520d 184 HP automatic	52.3 MPG 4.5 l/100km	35.1 MPG 6.7 l/100km+49%
BMW 520d xDrive 184 HP 4x4 automatic	48.0 MPG 4.9 l/100km	35.1 MPG 6.7 l/100km+37%
BMW 520d 190 HP manual		36.2 MPG 6.5 l/100km
BMW 520d 190 HP 4x4 automatic		34.6 MPG 6.8 l/100km
BMW 520d 190 HP automatic		34.6 MPG 6.8 l/100km
BMW 525d 218 HP manual	48.0 MPG 4.9 l/100km	31.4 MPG 7.5 l/100km+53%
BMW 525d 218 HP automatic	50.0 MPG 4.7 l/100km	32.2 MPG 7.3 l/100km+55%
BMW 525d xDrive 218 HP 4x4 automatic	46.1 MPG 5.1 l/100km	32.2 MPG 7.3 l/100km+43%
3.0 liter petrol engine
BMW 535i 306 HP manual	29.4 MPG 8.0 l/100km
BMW 535i 306 HP automatic	32.7 MPG 7.2 l/100km	22.2 MPG 10.6 l/100km+47%
BMW 535i xDrive 306 HP 4x4 automatic	30.9 MPG 7.6 l/100km	22.2 MPG 10.6 l/100km+39%
BMW ActiveHybrid 5 340 HP automatic	36.8 MPG 6.4 l/100km
3.0 liter diesel engine
BMW 530d 258 HP automatic	46.1 MPG 5.1 l/100km	30.2 MPG 7.8 l/100km+53%
BMW 530d xDrive 258 HP 4x4 automatic	43.6 MPG 5.4 l/100km	30.2 MPG 7.8 l/100km+44%
BMW 535d 313 HP automatic	44.4 MPG 5.3 l/100km	29.0 MPG 8.1 l/100km+53%
BMW 535d xDrive 313 HP 4x4 automatic	42.0 MPG 5.6 l/100km	27.4 MPG 8.6 l/100km+54%
BMW M550d xDrive 381 HP 4x4 automatic	37.9 MPG 6.2 l/100km	25.6 MPG 9.2 l/100km+48%
4.4 liter petrol engine
BMW 550i 450 HP automatic	27.4 MPG 8.6 l/100km	20.3 MPG 11.6 l/100km+35%
BMW 550i xDrive 450 HP 4x4 automatic	25.6 MPG 9.2 l/100km	20.3 MPG 11.6 l/100km+26%
BMW M5 560 HP automatic	23.8 MPG 9.9 l/100km

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* - Difference between advertised and user reported fuel economy has been calculated taking into account only those car versions for which information is available both on the fuel consumption specified by the manufacturer and reported by users.

User-reported fuel consumption may not accurately represent all users' experiences due to variables such as driving conditions, driving style, technical condition of the vehicle, and other circumstances. Thus, it should not be relied upon as a representative indicator.