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BMW X3 MPG

EPA fuel economy for 75 BMW X3 trims sold from 2004 to 2026. Best ever: 30 MPG (2016 X3 xDrive28d). Latest model year 2026: 27 to 29 MPG combined across 2 trims.

30best combined MPG (2016)
27 / 33city / highway of the best trim
16lowest combined MPG (2021)
23model years rated
$2,840a year to fuel, cheapest 2026 trim at EPA prices

BMW X3 fuel cost calculator

Enter what you pay for fuel and how far you drive in a year. The starting prices are the ones the EPA uses for its own yearly fuel-cost estimates. Every cost on this page updates as you type.

At $5.49 a gallon for premium and 15,000 miles a year, the cheapest 2026 BMW X3 to fuel is the X3 xDrive30, 2.0 L, 4 cyl, Hybrid (29 MPG) at $2,840 a year. The X3 M50, 3.0 L, 6 cyl, Hybrid (27 MPG) costs $3,050, so the thriftier trim saves $210 a year and $1,050 over five years.

2026 trimEngineTransmissionDriveFuelCombCost/yrvs cheapest
X3 xDrive302.0 L, 4 cyl, HybridAuto (S8)AWDPremium29$2,840cheapest
X3 M503.0 L, 6 cyl, HybridAuto (S8)AWDPremium27$3,050+$210

Cost per year is miles per year divided by the EPA combined rating, times your fuel price; electric vehicles use the EPA's kWh per 100 miles instead. Plug-in hybrids blend electricity and gasoline by the EPA utility factor, the share of miles the EPA expects on battery power. Rounded to the nearest $10. Your prices are kept in this browser only.

BMW X3 MPG by year

YearBest combinedCityHwyBest trim that yearTrims
2026292733X3 xDrive30, 2.0 L, 4 cyl, Hybrid, Auto (S8)2
2025292733X3 xDrive30i, 2.0 L, 4 cyl, Hybrid, Auto (S8)2
2024252329X3 sDrive30i, 2.0 L, 4 cyl, Auto (S8)5
2023252329X3 sDrive30i, 2.0 L, 4 cyl, Auto (S8)5
2022252329X3 sDrive30i, 2.0 L, 4 cyl, Auto (S8)5
2021272529X3 sDrive30i, 2.0 L, 4 cyl, Auto (S8)6
2020272529X3 sDrive30i, 2.0 L, 4 cyl, Auto (S8)6
2019262330X3 sDrive30i, 2.0 L, 4 cyl, Auto (S8)3
2018252229X3 xDrive30i, 2.0 L, 4 cyl, Auto (S8)2
2017242128X3 sDrive28i, 2.0 L, 4 cyl, Auto (S8)3
2016302733X3 xDrive28d, 2.0 L, 4 cyl, Diesel, Auto (S8)4
2015302733X3 xDrive28d, 2.0 L, 4 cyl, Diesel, Auto (S8)4
2014242128X3 xDrive28i, 2.0 L, 4 cyl, Auto (S8)2
2013242128X3 xDrive28i, 2.0 L, 4 cyl, Auto (S8)2
2012211925X3 xDrive28i, 3.0 L, 6 cyl, Auto (S8)2
2011211925X3 xDrive28i, 3.0 L, 6 cyl, Auto (S8)2
2010201724X3 xDrive30i, 3.0 L, 6 cyl, Auto (S6)2
2009201724X3 xDrive30i, 3.0 L, 6 cyl, Auto (S6)2
2008201724X3 3.0si, 3.0 L, 6 cyl, Auto (S6)2
2007201724X3 3.0i, 3.0 L, 6 cyl, Auto (S6)4
2006181523X3, 3.0 L, 6 cyl, Manual 6-spd2
2005181522X3, 2.5 L, 6 cyl, Manual 6-spd4
2004181522X3, 2.5 L, 6 cyl, Manual 6-spd4

Every BMW X3 trim

YearTrimEngineTransmissionDriveFuelCityHwyCombCO2 g/miFuel cost/yr
2026X3 xDrive302.0 L, 4 cyl, HybridAuto (S8)AWDPremium273329299$2,840
2026X3 M503.0 L, 6 cyl, HybridAuto (S8)AWDPremium253027320$3,050
2025X3 xDrive30i2.0 L, 4 cyl, HybridAuto (S8)AWDPremium273329299$2,840
2025X3 M50i xDrive3.0 L, 4 cyl, HybridAuto (S8)AWDPremium253027320$3,050
2024X3 sDrive30i2.0 L, 4 cylAuto (S8)RWDPremium232925352$3,290
2024X3 xDrive30i2.0 L, 4 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium212824369$3,430
2024X3 M40i3.0 L, 6 cyl, HybridAuto (S8)AWDPremium212623378$3,580
2024X3 M3.0 L, 6 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium152017519$4,840
2024X3 M Competition3.0 L, 6 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium152017519$4,840
2023X3 sDrive30i2.0 L, 4 cylAuto (S8)RWDPremium232925352$3,290
2023X3 xDrive30i2.0 L, 4 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium212824369$3,430
2023X3 M40i3.0 L, 6 cyl, HybridAuto (S8)AWDPremium212623378$3,580
2023X3 M3.0 L, 6 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium152017519$4,840
2023X3 M Competition3.0 L, 6 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium152017519$4,840
2022X3 sDrive30i2.0 L, 4 cylAuto (S8)RWDPremium232925352$3,290
2022X3 xDrive30i2.0 L, 4 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium212824370$3,430
2022X3 M40i3.0 L, 6 cyl, HybridAuto (S8)AWDPremium212623379$3,580
2022X3 M3.0 L, 6 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium152017519$4,840
2022X3 M Competition3.0 L, 6 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium152017519$4,840
2021X3 sDrive30i2.0 L, 4 cylAuto (S8)RWDPremium252927332$3,050
2021X3 xDrive30i2.0 L, 4 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium232925351$3,290
2021X3 xDrive30e2.0 L, 4 cyl, Plug-in HybridAuto (S8)AWDPremium and Electricity212724204$2,510
2021X3 M40i3.0 L, 6 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium212723379$3,580
2021X3 M3.0 L, 6 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium141916546$5,150
2021X3 M Competition3.0 L, 6 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium141916546$5,150
2020X3 sDrive30i2.0 L, 4 cylAuto (S8)RWDPremium252927332$3,050
2020X3 xDrive30i2.0 L, 4 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium242926345$3,170
2020X3 xDrive30e2.0 L, 4 cyl, Plug-in HybridAuto (S8)AWDPremium and Electricity212724204$2,510
2020X3 M40i3.0 L, 6 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium212723379$3,580
2020X3 M3.0 L, 6 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium141916546$5,150
2020X3 M Competition3.0 L, 6 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium141916546$5,150
2019X3 sDrive30i2.0 L, 4 cylAuto (S8)RWDPremium233026344$3,170
2019X3 xDrive30i2.0 L, 4 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium222925360$3,290
2019X3 M40i3.0 L, 6 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium202723392$3,580
2018X3 xDrive30i2.0 L, 4 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium222925359$3,290
2018X3 M40i3.0 L, 6 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium202723388$3,580
2017X3 sDrive28i2.0 L, 4 cylAuto (S8)RWDPremium212824374$3,430
2017X3 xDrive28i2.0 L, 4 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium212824374$3,430
2017X3 xDrive35i3.0 L, 6 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium192621418$3,920
2016X3 xDrive28d2.0 L, 4 cyl, DieselAuto (S8)AWDDiesel273330345$3,190
2016X3 sDrive 28i2.0 L, 4 cylAuto (S8)RWDPremium212824375$3,430
2016X3 xDrive28i2.0 L, 4 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium212824375$3,430
2016X3 xDrive35i3.0 L, 6 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium192621416$3,920
2015X3 xDrive28d2.0 L, 4 cyl, DieselAuto (S8)AWDDiesel273330345$3,190
2015X3 sDrive28i2.0 L, 4 cylAuto (S8)RWDPremium212824375$3,430
2015X3 xDrive28i2.0 L, 4 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium212824375$3,430
2015X3 xDrive35i3.0 L, 6 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium192621416$3,920
2014X3 xDrive28i2.0 L, 4 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium212824372$3,430
2014X3 xDrive35i3.0 L, 6 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium192621416$3,920
2013X3 xDrive28i2.0 L, 4 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium212824372$3,430
2013X3 xDrive35i3.0 L, 6 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium192621416$3,920
2012X3 xDrive28i3.0 L, 6 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium192521423$3,920
2012X3 xDrive35i3.0 L, 6 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium192621423$3,920
2011X3 xDrive28i3.0 L, 6 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium192521423$3,920
2011X3 xDrive35i3.0 L, 6 cylAuto (S8)AWDPremium192621423$3,920
2010X3 xDrive30i3.0 L, 6 cylAuto (S6)AWDPremium172420444$4,120
2010X3 xDrive30i3.0 L, 6 cylManual 6-spdAWDPremium172419468$4,330
2009X3 xDrive30i3.0 L, 6 cylAuto (S6)4WD/AWDPremium172420444$4,120
2009X3 xDrive30i3.0 L, 6 cylManual 6-spd4WD/AWDPremium162319468$4,330
2008X3 3.0si3.0 L, 6 cylAuto (S6)4WD/AWDPremium172420444$4,120
2008X3 3.0si3.0 L, 6 cylManual 6-spd4WD/AWDPremium162319468$4,330
2007X3 3.0i3.0 L, 6 cylAuto (S6)4WD/AWDPremium172420444$4,120
2007X3 3.0si3.0 L, 6 cylAuto (S6)4WD/AWDPremium172420444$4,120
2007X3 3.0i3.0 L, 6 cylManual 6-spd4WD/AWDPremium162419468$4,330
2007X3 3.0si3.0 L, 6 cylManual 6-spd4WD/AWDPremium162419468$4,330
2006X33.0 L, 6 cylManual 6-spd4WD/AWDPremium152318494$4,580
2006X33.0 L, 6 cylAuto (S5)4WD/AWDPremium142117523$4,840
2005X32.5 L, 6 cylManual 6-spd4WD/AWDPremium152218494$4,580
2005X33.0 L, 6 cylManual 6-spd4WD/AWDPremium152318494$4,580
2005X32.5 L, 6 cylAuto (S5)4WD/AWDPremium152217523$4,840
2005X33.0 L, 6 cylAuto (S5)4WD/AWDPremium142117523$4,840
2004X32.5 L, 6 cylManual 6-spd4WD/AWDPremium152218494$4,580
2004X33.0 L, 6 cylManual 6-spd4WD/AWDPremium152318494$4,580
2004X32.5 L, 6 cylAuto (S5)4WD/AWDPremium152217523$4,840
2004X33.0 L, 6 cylAuto (S5)4WD/AWDPremium142117523$4,840

CO2 is tailpipe grams per mile from the EPA test. Fuel cost per year uses the prices and miles in the calculator above (the EPA's own prices and 15,000 miles a year until you change them); blank when the fuel has no price here (hydrogen, natural gas).

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Questions people ask

What is the best MPG for a BMW X3?

The most efficient BMW X3 the EPA has rated is the 2016 X3 xDrive28d at 30 MPG combined (27 city, 33 highway).

What MPG does the 2026 BMW X3 get?

2026 BMW X3 trims range from 27 to 29 MPG combined, depending on engine, transmission and drivetrain.

Which BMW X3 has the worst fuel economy?

The 2021 X3 M is the lowest rated at 16 MPG combined.

How much does it cost to fuel a BMW X3 for a year?

At $5.49 a gallon for premium and 15,000 miles a year, the cheapest 2026 BMW X3 to fuel is the X3 xDrive30, 2.0 L, 4 cyl, Hybrid (29 MPG) at $2,840 a year. The X3 M50, 3.0 L, 6 cyl, Hybrid (27 MPG) costs $3,050, so the thriftier trim saves $210 a year and $1,050 over five years.

More from BMW: every BMW model. Fuel types on this model: Diesel, Premium, Premium and Electricity. EPA classes: Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD, Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD, Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD.