Where each one leads
BMW M2
- New BMW M2 cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 186 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 220 for the Porsche 718 Boxster in 2022.
Porsche 718 Boxster
- Against cars of the same year, the Porsche 718 Boxster comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 77% less often than average) than the BMW M2 (fails 33% less often than average).
- Fewer Porsche 718 Boxster cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (1.4% against 2.9%).
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2025 Porsche 718 Boxster uses 10.0 l/100 km, the 2026 BMW M2 12.5.
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol Porsche 718 Boxster uses 11.1 l/100 km on the road, the BMW M2 12.0.
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 M2 | Porsche 718 Boxster | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2016–2024 | 2016–2024 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 32,347 (2015–2022) | 11,907 (2016–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 24,433 | — |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 715 | 801 |
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 M2 | Porsche 718 Boxster | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 89% | — |
| … against cars of the same age | +8% | — |
| New York safety inspections failed | 0.7% | 0.3% |
| … against cars of the same year | −33% | −77% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 2.9% | 1.4% |
| US owner complaints | 30 | 6 |
| Most complaints about | Exterior lighting | Wheels |
| Model year with most complaints | 2017 (17) | 2017 (3) |
| US recall campaigns | 6 | 8 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 508 | 1,927 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | — | 2 |
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 M2 | Porsche 718 Boxster | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 12.5 l/100 km (2026) | 10.0 l/100 km (2025) |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | 12.0 l/100 km | 11.1 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 186 g/km | 220 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 266 kW (357 hp) | 255 kW (342 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,734 kg | 1,472 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €105,775 | €144,835 |
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).