BMW 650ci MPG by year — every rating on record

The BMW 650ci has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 5 model years, from 2006 to 2010. Across those years its best rated version returned 18 mpg (2006) and its thirstiest returned 16 mpg (2006). The EPA record holds 12 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Subcompact Cars.

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The BMW 650ci placed highest in 2006 at #28 of 38, and lowest in 2010 at #50 of 63. It spent 0 of its 5 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 12 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

What 650ci fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2010 BMW 650ci burns 639 to 639 gallons depending on configuration. Below is what that costs at three pump prices, and how much more the thirstiest configuration costs than the most efficient one.

EPA’s own estimate for the 2010 model year is $4,300 to $4,300 a year in fuel, or $10,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Subcompact Cars

Across the 461 nameplates EPA classifies as Subcompact Cars, the median best combined rating is 24 mpg. At 18 mpg the BMW 650ci is 6 mpg below the median, which is worth about $559 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Subcompact Cars rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other BMW nameplates

Every BMW model compared → — all nameplates ranked by best combined rating, with what each one costs a year.