Where each one leads
BMW M4
- Fewer BMW M4 cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (3.1% against 81.6%).
- New BMW M4 cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 229 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 277 for the Chevrolet Corvette in 2022.
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol BMW M4 uses 13.2 l/100 km on the road, the Chevrolet Corvette 14.4.
Chevrolet Corvette
- Against cars of the same year, the Chevrolet Corvette comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 73% less often than average) than the BMW M4 (fails 58% less often than average).
Too close to call: official combined fuel use, Canada (l/100 km).
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 M4 | Chevrolet Corvette | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2014–2026 | 1981–2025 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 37,298 (2014–2022) | 4,285 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 20,019 | 342 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 1,090 | 3,536 |
| In traffic in Finland | 138 | 1,400 |
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 M4 | Chevrolet Corvette | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 87% | — |
| … against cars of the same age | +7% | — |
| New York safety inspections failed | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| … against cars of the same year | −58% | −73% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 3.1% | 81.6% |
| US owner complaints | 47 | 5,148 |
| Most complaints about | Engine | Steering |
| Model year with most complaints | 2016 (22) | 2008 (541) |
| US recall campaigns | 13 | 44 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 1,022 | 23,500 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | — | 69 |
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 M4 | Chevrolet Corvette | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 12.6 l/100 km (2026) | 12.5 l/100 km (2026) |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | 13.2 l/100 km | 14.4 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 229 g/km | 277 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 376 kW (504 hp) | 354 kW (475 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,875 kg | 1,749 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €150,898 | €111,709 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 94,000 km | 98,000 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).