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BMW X6 M vs Toyota Sequoia

Two large SUVs, compared on the same official records: MOT and inspection results, safety ratings, fuel use, recalls and owner complaints. 1 like-for-like measure: the BMW X6 M leads on 0, the Toyota Sequoia on 1.

Where each one leads

BMW X6 M

Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.

Toyota Sequoia

  • On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Toyota Sequoia uses 11.7 l/100 km, the 2026 BMW X6 M 15.8.

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 X6 MToyota Sequoia
Model years in the US safety record2008–20202001–2022

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 X6 MToyota Sequoia
New York safety inspections failed—1.6%
… against cars of the same year—−15%
US owner complaints23,065
Most complaints aboutEngineElectronic stability control (esc)
Model year with most complaints2012 (2)2002 (666)
US recall campaigns826
Manufacturer service bulletins8494,448
NHTSA defect investigations428

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 X6 MToyota Sequoia
Official combined fuel use, Canada15.8 l/100 km (2026)11.7 l/100 km (2026)

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).