Where each one leads
Audi A3 Cabriolet
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2020 Audi A3 Cabriolet uses 9.5 l/100 km, the 2019 BMW 650i 12.0.
BMW 650i
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Audi A3 Cabriolet | BMW 650i | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2015–2019 | 2006–2018 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 60,692 (2010–2022) | — |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 4,188 | — |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Audi A3 Cabriolet | BMW 650i | |
|---|---|---|
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 3.9% | — |
| US owner complaints | 164 | 104 |
| Most complaints about | Air bags | Engine |
| Model year with most complaints | 2015 (87) | 2007 (22) |
| US recall campaigns | 11 | 5 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 1,879 | 2,066 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 5 | 8 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Audi A3 Cabriolet | BMW 650i | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 9.5 l/100 km (2020) | 12.0 l/100 km (2019) |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 114 g/km | — |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 103 kW (138 hp) | — |
| Average mass in running order | 1,440 kg | — |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €48,105 | — |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).