Where each one leads
BMW XM
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Chevrolet Tahoe
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Too close to call: new York safety inspections failed, against cars of the same year.
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 XM | Chevrolet Tahoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2023–2025 | 1988–2026 |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 1,413 | — |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 857 | — |
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 XM | Chevrolet Tahoe | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| … against cars of the same year | −37% | −34% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 0.7% | — |
| US owner complaints | 11 | 10,060 |
| Most complaints about | Service brakes | Air bags |
| Model year with most complaints | 2024 (7) | 2007 (1,177) |
| US recall campaigns | 9 | 80 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 102 | 29,433 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | — | 90 |
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).
Safety
| BMW XM | Chevrolet Tahoe | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | — | 5★ (2026) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| BMW XM | Chevrolet Tahoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | — | 9.9 l/100 km (2026) |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €150,811 | — |
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).