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BMW 5-Series Fuel Economy Data

4dr Sedan turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 6-sp shiftable automatic AWD

flat, hilly, or mountainousLand driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot A/C use: none to heavyA/C constant stop and goTraf % many stops per mileCity % stop every mile or twoSub % fairly steady speedHwy % Hwy Spd MPG
flat med none 0 0 25 75 65 24.704
flat med none 0 10 30 60 65 22.561
flat med light 0 0 25 75 65 26.027
flat med none 0 0 15 85 70 26.617
flat med light 0 80 20 0 N/A 21.090
flat med light 0 0 27 73 65 27.047
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flat med none 0 10 60 30 65 27.034
flat med none 0 15 65 20 60 21.975
flat light hvy 0 0 75 25 65 22.743
flat med hvy 0 0 0 100 70 28.859
flat med light 0 0 10 90 70 21.737
flat light light 0 0 80 20 70 21.833
flat med hvy 0 0 5 95 70 28.550
flat med hvy 0 10 80 10 55 21.158
flat light hvy 0 0 20 80 60 24.799
flat med none 0 0 0 100 75 29.373
flat med none 0 0 50 50 65 25.877
flat light hvy 0 0 10 90 65 27.616
flat med light 0 0 40 60 60 25.588
flat light hvy 0 0 50 50 65 25.348
flat med hvy 0 10 80 10 55 21.202
flat light hvy 0 0 90 10 65 23.320
flat med light 0 0 30 70 65 25.532
flat med none 0 0 15 85 70 26.007
flat med hvy 0 0 60 40 50 25.315
flat med light 0 0 20 80 70 26.899
flat med light 0 0 5 95 70 29.253
flat med light 0 0 45 55 55 24.837
flat med light 0 0 20 80 60 24.897
flat med hvy 0 10 60 30 60 22.824
flat med hvy 0 0 50 50 60 25.517
flat med none 0 0 50 50 70 24.965
flat med hvy 0 40 40 20 60 18.456
flat med none 0 0 50 50 65 25.049
flat med hvy 0 11 67 22 50 24.025
flat med none 0 0 10 90 70 26.626
flat med hvy 0 0 10 90 65 27.618
flat med none 0 0 9 91 70 28.479
flat med hvy 0 0 0 100 70 29.720
flat med hvy 0 0 5 95 65 28.927
flat light light 0 0 90 10 70 22.454
flat med light 0 0 10 90 70 29.363
flat med none 0 0 95 5 65 23.415
flat med none 10 30 50 10 65 24.504
flat med none 0 20 70 10 60 23.990
flat med light 0 10 60 30 60 27.087
flat med none 0 20 60 20 65 27.671
flat med none 0 0 20 80 65 25.677
flat med light 0 0 30 70 65 25.698
flat light hvy 0 0 0 100 70 29.161
flat med hvy 0 15 75 10 60 22.304
flat med light 0 0 0 100 75 27.893
flat med none 0 20 60 20 65 25.285
flat med none 0 25 60 15 60 27.115
flat med light 0 40 25 35 50 24.333
flat med hvy 0 10 80 10 60 24.872
flat med light 0 0 10 90 65 26.099
flat med light 0 0 0 100 75 29.070
flat med none 0 0 90 10 65 24.314
flat med light 0 0 0 100 75 29.042
flat light hvy 0 0 0 100 65 27.582
flat med none 0 10 0 90 70 26.425
flat med none 0 0 10 90 70 28.198
flat med none 0 10 70 20 60 23.293
flat med none 0 0 0 100 75 27.646
flat med none 0 0 10 90 70 26.464

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the 2009 BMW 5-Series

2009 BMW 5-Series Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2010 4dr Sedan turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6
6-speed shiftable automatic RWD
The turbo allows the ability to extract very excellent fuel economy if driven conservatively, and yet deliver exceptional power when needed (or just desired). see full BMW 5-Series review
2008 4dr Sedan 230-horsepower 3.0L I6
6-speed shiftable automatic RWD
I drive 500+ highway miles weekly. I needed a comforable ride with good fuel economy. I am averaging 30 mpg on the highway at 70+ MPH in Florida see full BMW 5-Series review
2009 BMW 5-Series Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2010 4dr Wagon turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
Their quoted miles per gallon far lower than the Audi, although the car is likely fasgter. see full BMW 5-Series review
2008 4dr Sedan 360-horsepower 4.8L V8
6-speed shiftable automatic RWD
current gas prices. see full BMW 5-Series review
 

2009 BMW 5-Series Gas Mileage (MPG)

Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the BMW 5-Series's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.