Where each one leads
BMW 2 Series
- Fewer BMW 2 Series cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (1.5% against 3.5%).
- New BMW 2 Series cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 122 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 134 for the Volkswagen Arteon in 2022.
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol BMW 2 Series uses 7.7 l/100 km on the road, the Volkswagen Arteon 9.0.
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the diesel BMW 2 Series uses 5.9 l/100 km on the road, the Volkswagen Arteon 6.5.
Volkswagen Arteon
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Too close to call: MOT pass rate against cars of the same age.
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
| BMW 2 Series | Volkswagen Arteon | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | — | 2019–2024 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 652,511 (2010–2022) | 110,075 (2016–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 144,756 | 12,017 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 29,629 | 4,183 |
| In traffic in Finland | 5,282 | 1,218 |
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
| BMW 2 Series | Volkswagen Arteon | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 85% | 87% |
| … against cars of the same age | +4% | +2% |
| New York safety inspections failed | — | 1.0% |
| … against cars of the same year | — | −1% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 1.5% | 3.5% |
| US owner complaints | — | 43 |
| Most complaints about | — | Tires |
| Model year with most complaints | — | 2021 (14) |
| US recall campaigns | — | 6 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | — | 1,528 |
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
| BMW 2 Series | Volkswagen Arteon | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | — | 9.8 l/100 km (2021) |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | 7.7 l/100 km | 9.0 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | 5.9 l/100 km | 6.5 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | 7.0 l/100 km | — |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel hybrid | 6.1 l/100 km | — |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 122 g/km | 134 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 115 kW (154 hp) | 144 kW (194 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,609 kg | 1,709 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €47,167 | €56,309 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 114,000 km | 110,000 km |
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).