BMW 1 Series fuel economy (UK)

Official figures for the BMW 1 Series from the Vehicle Certification Agency's new car lists, 2005–2026: 722 versions after removing repeats between lists. Economy is in UK (imperial) mpg; electric versions show miles per kWh and range instead. In the most recent lists (2025–2026, WLTP) combined economy is 34.0–53.3 mpg.

This model has figures from two different official tests: NEDC (older lists) and WLTP. They are shown in separate tables and must not be compared with each other.

Figures by list

ListsTestVersionsCombined
2025–2026 WLTP 12 34.0–53.3 mpg
2015–2018 NEDC 145 35.3–83.1 mpg
2014 NEDC 159 35.3–74.3 mpg
2011–2013 NEDC 190 29.4–74.3 mpg
2007–2010 NEDC 192 30.1–64.2 mpg
2005–2006 NEDC 24 30.1–50.4 mpg

Ranges are only comparable within the same test. Plug-in hybrids are listed in the tables but left out of these ranges.

WLTP figures, VCA lists 2025–2026

WLTP is the official test for new cars from September 2017. Its figures are closer to real-world driving than the older NEDC figures.

WLTP figures
VersionFuelCombinedL/100 kmCO₂ g/kmIn lists
1 Series
120 Sport · A7 · 1499 cc
Hybrid 53.3 mpg 5.3 124 2025–2026
1 Series
120 Sport · A7 · 1499 cc
Hybrid 53.3 mpg 5.3 121 2026
1 Series
120 M Sport · A7 · 1499 cc
Hybrid 52.3 mpg 5.4 130 2025–2026
1 Series
120 M Sport · A7 · 1499 cc
Hybrid 52.3 mpg 5.4 121 2026
1 Series
123 xDrive M Sport · A7 · 1998 cc
Hybrid 47.9 mpg 5.9 144 2025–2026
1 Series
123 xDrive M Sport · A7 · 1998 cc
Hybrid 47.1 mpg 6.0 135 2026
1 Series
M135 xDrive · A7 · 1998 cc
Petrol 37.2 mpg 7.6 185 2025–2026
1 Series
M135 xDrive · A7 · 1998 cc
Petrol 37.2 mpg 7.6 173 2026
1 Series
120 Sport · A7 · 1499 cc
Hybrid 51.3 mpg 5.5 121 2025
1 Series
120 M Sport · A7 · 1499 cc
Hybrid 48.7 mpg 5.8 121 2025
1 Series
123 xDrive M Sport · A7 · 1998 cc
Hybrid 44.8 mpg 6.3 135 2025
1 Series
M135 xDrive · A7 · 1998 cc
Petrol 34.0 mpg 8.3 173 2025

Using these figures

"In lists" shows which yearly VCA lists include the version; it is not the model year. Manufacturers supply figures to the VCA voluntarily, so some makes are missing from some years' lists (for example several large brands between 2019 and 2024); a gap in the years does not mean the car was not sold. Click an mpg figure to open the trip fuel cost calculator with it in UK units, or convert it with the fuel economy converter. Real-world economy is usually lower than official figures — measure yours with the MPG calculator.

Tyre and wheel sizes for this model: BMW 1 Series tyre sizes.

Source: Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA), Car Fuel Data — official data download (lists 2005–2026, downloaded 2026-10-22). © Crown copyright, reused under the licence published for this dataset on data.gov.uk (Creative Commons Attribution). Data processed by us (duplicates merged, model names tidied); the VCA is not responsible for our use of it. The VCA states that figures are supplied by manufacturers, may not be achieved in real-world driving, and are used at the user's own risk.