Where each one leads
BMW X4
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2025 BMW X4 uses 9.9 l/100 km, the 2026 Porsche Macan GTS 12.2.
- New BMW X4 cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 170 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 256 for the Porsche Macan GTS in 2022.
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol BMW X4 uses 10.8 l/100 km on the road, the Porsche Macan GTS 12.5.
Porsche Macan GTS
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
| BMW X4 | Porsche Macan GTS | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2014–2026 | 2017–2025 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 156,698 (2014–2022) | 18,434 (2016–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 20,540 | — |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 3,470 | — |
| In traffic in Finland | 982 | — |
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 X4 | Porsche Macan GTS | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 85% | — |
| … against cars of the same age | +4% | — |
| New York safety inspections failed | 0.7% | — |
| … against cars of the same year | −36% | — |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 2.6% | — |
| US owner complaints | 93 | 2 |
| Most complaints about | Electrical system | Fuel system, gasoline |
| Model year with most complaints | 2015 (18) | 2017 (1) |
| US recall campaigns | 29 | 4 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 1,435 | 1,245 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 5 | 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 X4 | Porsche Macan GTS | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 9.9 l/100 km (2025) | 12.2 l/100 km (2026) |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel hybrid | 7.5 l/100 km | — |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | 9.6 l/100 km | — |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | 10.8 l/100 km | 12.5 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | 7.6 l/100 km | — |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 170 g/km | 256 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 181 kW (242 hp) | 324 kW (434 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,952 kg | 2,037 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €89,080 | — |
| Average odometer in Finland | 190,000 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).