Mazda CX-5 vs. BMW X5 MPG

Chart is based on 156 fuel economy reports for the Mazda CX-5 and 103 fuel economy reports for the BMW X5.

Mazda CX-5 MPG

Year	Body/Powertrain	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
2021	4dr SUV 162-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	hills	light	light	0	10	20	70	110	32.7
2019	4dr SUV 192-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	none	5	5	25	65	80	27.7
2016	4dr SUV 184-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	hvy	3	2	19	76	67	29.7
2016	4dr SUV 184-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	none	1	3	37	60	62	29.3
2016	4dr SUV 155-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	light	none	1	10	33	56	79	35.7
2015	4dr SUV 184-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	2	15	17	65	70	25.7
2015	4dr SUV 184-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	6	6	55	33	66	25.9
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2014.5	4dr SUV 184-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	none	0	50	0	50	110	31.5
2014	4dr SUV turbocharged 173hp 2.2L I4 Diesel 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	hills	med	light	0	10	60	30	110	31.7
2014	4dr SUV 184-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	3	23	22	53	64	30.2
2014	4dr SUV 184-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	hills	light	light	0	14	67	19	71	25.1
2014	4dr SUV 155-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	hills	med	hvy	20	0	50	30	65	26.9
2013	4dr SUV 155-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	12	34	27	27	71	28.3
2013	4dr SUV 155-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	hvy	8	5	48	40	65	28.5
2013	4dr SUV 155-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	hills	med	none	2	5	5	88	60	35.3

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BMW X5 MPG

Year	Body/Powertrain	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
2018	4dr SUV turbocharged 445hp 4.4L V8 8-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	none	0	5	90	5	40	16.0
2015	4dr SUV turbocharged 255hp 3.0L I6 Diesel 8-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	0	40	10	50	120	27.7
2012	4dr SUV turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 8-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	none	0	0	10	90	75	24.5
2012	4dr SUV turbocharged 265hp 3.0L I6 Diesel 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	hills	light	none	20	55	15	10	90	21.8
2011	4dr SUV turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 8-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	light	10	80	5	5	60	19.2
2011	4dr SUV turbocharged 265hp 3.0L I6 Diesel 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	4	34	28	35	75	22.8
2010	4dr SUV turbocharged 265hp 3.0L I6 Diesel 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	none	7	38	32	22	79	21.2
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2009	4dr SUV turbocharged 282hp 3.0L I6 Diesel 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	light	0	10	70	20	100	21.8
2009	4dr SUV turbocharged 265hp 3.0L I6 Diesel 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	light	2	69	20	9	64	21.9
2009	4dr SUV 260-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	5	30	40	25	90	14.4
2008	4dr SUV 260-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	light	5	9	18	68	63	21.2
2007	4dr SUV 350-horsepower 4.8L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	3	0	57	40	70	16.0
2007	4dr SUV 260-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	25	0	33	43	86	18.9
2006	4dr SUV 315-horsepower 4.4L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	none	19	22	13	46	61	17.5
2006	4dr SUV 225-horsepower 3.0L I6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	10	13	33	43	62	19.3
2005	4dr SUV 315-horsepower 4.4L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	16	24	13	47	86	18.2
2005	4dr SUV 225-horsepower 3.0L I6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	hvy	0	50	2	49	73	19.4
2004	4dr SUV 315-horsepower 4.4L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	2	5	30	63	70	17.0
2004	4dr SUV 225-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed manual AWD	flat	med	light	20	20	20	40	70	17.8
2004	4dr SUV 225-horsepower 3.0L I6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	none	0	0	40	60	60	20.0
2003	4dr SUV 282-horsepower 4.4L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	hills	med	none	3	20	37	41	75	16.7
2003	4dr SUV 225-horsepower 3.0L I6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	none	6	15	21	58	75	20.9
2002	4dr SUV 340-horsepower 4.6L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	none	10	10	40	40	60	14.2
2002	4dr SUV 282-horsepower 4.4L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	2	35	3	60	62	17.4
2002	4dr SUV 225-horsepower 3.0L I6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	33	32	2	34	65	19.0
2001	4dr SUV 282-horsepower 4.4L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	light	2	25	2	72	67	20.6

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TrueDelta Reviews the Real Gas Mileage of the Mazda CX-5

Mazda CX-5 Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Comment
2014	In a bid to broaden the appeal of its cars, Mazda added a focus on fuel economy to its traditional emphasis on handling. The 2013 CX-5 earned surprising EPA fuel economy ratings of 26 mpg city, 35 highway--but with a manual transmission and front-wheel-drive. Add AWD and a six-speed automatic transmission, and the ratings fell to a less lofty but still competitive 25/31. This, though, was with the wheezy 155-horsepower 2.0-liter engine. Certainly adding a half-liter of displacement (and 29 horsepower) must impact mpg. It does, but not much: fuel economy drops by a single mile per gallon, yielding 24/30. For those who'd like to trade the extra power for one mpg, the 2.0 continues to power the base "Sport" trim. I don't foresee many takers. The larger engine feels much stronger. At least as important, it doesn't sound nearly as weak and buzzy. But you won't find powertrain performance among the reasons to buy a CX-5 because the improvement merely makes the CX-5 competitive in this area. The CR-V and RAV4, among others, are about equally quick. Even with slightly lower EPA ratings the CX-5 still bests the 22/29 RAV4, especially in city/suburban driving. But there's a new segment champ. The 2014 Subaru Forester manages 24/32. see full Mazda CX-5 review

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Mazda CX-5 Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2015	4dr SUV 184-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	My Mazda is the AWD model, and, I'm pleasantly surprised that it's bascially hitting its EPA numbesr so far. I've done 3 long trips, mostly interstate, running 70 - 75 Mph, and, average mileage is running 27.5 - 30 Mpg. see full Mazda CX-5 review
2014	4dr SUV 184-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	Hard to complain about averaging 27 mpg in an all wheel drive vehicle that is mostly surburban driven. see full Mazda CX-5 review
2014	4dr SUV 184-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	This SUV gets as good mileage as my father's Ford Escape Hybrid! Overall, I love that I am actually getting better MPG than my previous car, which was a 2009 Mazda 6. see full Mazda CX-5 review
2014	4dr SUV 184-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	The number two reason I chose this vehicle was for the gas mileage, which has so far exceeded my expectations. According to the information screen, I've been averaging between 29 and 30 mpg. see full Mazda CX-5 review
2014	4dr SUV 184-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	Fuel economy was the best in its class. see full Mazda CX-5 review
2013	4dr SUV 155-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	True to EPA estimates, 25 city/31 highway for the AWD AT. I've tracked about half of the miles I have driven on fuelly and get ~28mpg (mostly using the car to commute to work on state routes w/ 55 mph speed limits). see full Mazda CX-5 review
2013	4dr SUV 155-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	see full Mazda CX-5 review
2013	4dr SUV 155-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Outstanding, I am still meeting or beating the EPA standards for this vehicle with an automatic transmission. Over a 3500 mile road trip, the total (calculated) MPG was 31.3 for the entire trip, this was 2600 miles of interstate, and about 900 miles of city driving and touring. The speeds on the highway were 70-80 MPH for most of the interstate, so this seems to be above EPA speeds. Of course the mileage drops off above 70 mph, but cruising at 80 MPH in west Texas, the average (tank to tank) on the two tanks was 29.6 MPG. Most of this is because of the fact that the transmission is a help as well, the locking converter and six speeds allow for a good range of flexibility for the engine to run. see full Mazda CX-5 review
2013	4dr SUV 155-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	Being a "green" thinking person, I liked the fact that the Mazda has the best fuel economy in it's class, by a fair margin! It does deliver on it's claim: I get 30-33 on the highway, depending on average speed, even in the up and down terrain of Seattle highways, and average 20-23 in strictly city driving. Again, we have a lot of hills in Seattle, which have a big affect on fuel economy. The modest sized engine does work and rev a bit more than some of the others I drove, but it does just fine overall. IF you want a very fast 0-60 time get a BMW or Porsche SUV, but be prepared to pay the price at the pump!! see full Mazda CX-5 review

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the BMW X5

BMW X5 Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2009	4dr SUV turbocharged 265hp 3.0L I6 Diesel 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	Diesel engine, 24 MPG highway, 600 miles per tank see full BMW X5 review
2007	4dr SUV 260-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	Better than our 6 cyl Grand Cherokee by far see full BMW X5 review

BMW X5 Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2010	4dr SUV turbocharged 265hp 3.0L I6 Diesel 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	like many other SUV it consume more fuel, but I know the EPA before buying the X5. see full BMW X5 review
2008	4dr SUV 260-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	poor compared to diesel see full BMW X5 review
2006	4dr SUV 225-horsepower 3.0L I6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	The 3.0L i6 is rather underpowered, and it's hard for me to squeeze even 22 mpg out of my X5. Most of the time, I get close to 20. Most V8 X5s from this generation get 16-18 mpg. see full BMW X5 review
2004	4dr SUV 225-horsepower 3.0L I6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	I get a consistant 16.6mpg. Mostly in town driving. see full BMW X5 review
2003	4dr SUV 282-horsepower 4.4L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	A gas drinker~~~ even considered its engine litre~~~ see full BMW X5 review
2002	4dr SUV 282-horsepower 4.4L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	It gets about 16 mpg in town and about 19-20 on the highway. For the amount of performance I should not complain but I would love a SUV that got about 30 see full BMW X5 review
2001	4dr SUV 282-horsepower 4.4L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	Horrible mileage. see full BMW X5 review