Compare the2024 Toyota bZ4XVS 2024 BMW i5

Safety
Warranty
Reliability
Fuel Economy and Range
Chassis
Passenger Space
Ergonomics

Safety

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For enhanced safety, the front and rear seat shoulder belts of the Toyota bZ4X have pretensioners to tighten the seatbelts and eliminate dangerous slack in the event of a collision. The BMW i5 doesn’t offer pretensioners for its rear seat belts.

For enhanced safety, the front seat shoulder belts of the Toyota bZ4X are height-adjustable to accommodate a wide variety of driver and passenger heights. A better fit can prevent injuries and the increased comfort also encourages passengers to buckle up. The BMW i5 doesn’t offer height-adjustable seat belts.

When descending a steep, off-road slope, the bZ4X AWD’s standard Downhill Assist Control allows you to creep down safely. The i5 doesn’t offer Downhill Assist Control.

Both the bZ4X and the i5 have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver and front passenger knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, post-collision automatic braking systems, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning, driver alert monitors and available around view monitors.

Warranty

Toyota’s powertrain warranty covers the bZ4X 1 year and 10,000 miles longer than BMW covers the i5. Any repair needed on the engine, transmission, axles, joints or driveshafts is fully covered for 5 years or 60,000 miles. Coverage on the i5 ends after only 4 years or 50,000 miles.

There are almost 4 times as many Toyota dealers as there are BMW dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the bZ4X’s warranty.

Reliability

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2022 survey of the owners of three-year-old vehicles provides the long-term dependability statistics that show that Toyota vehicles are more reliable than BMW vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Toyota above average in long-term dependability. With 34 more problems per 100 vehicles in the first three years of ownership, BMW is rated lower.

From surveys of all its subscribers, Consumer Reports’ January 2024 Auto Issue reports that Toyota vehicles are more reliable than BMW vehicles. Consumer Reports ranks Toyota second in overall reliability. BMW is ranked 9th.

Fuel Economy and Range

On the EPA test cycle the bZ4X gets better mileage than the i5:

			MPGe
bZ4X
	FWD	XLE Electric Motor	131 city/107 hwy
		Limited Electric Motor	121 city/102 hwy
	AWD	XLE Electric Motors	114 city/94 hwy
		Limited Electric Motors	112 city/92 hwy
i5
	RWD	19" Wheels eDrive40 Electric Motor	104 city/105 hwy
		20" Wheels eDrive40 Electric Motor	99 city/98 hwy
		21" Wheels eDrive40 Electric Motor	97 city/94 hwy
	AWD	M60 19" Wheels Electric Motor	90 city/93 hwy
		M60 20" Wheels Electric Motor	89 city/90 hwy
		M60 21" Wheels Electric Motor	85 city/86 hwy

Chassis

The Toyota bZ4X may be more efficient, handle and accelerate better because it weighs about 650 to 800 pounds less than the BMW i5.

The bZ4X is 1 foot, 2.6 inches shorter than the i5, making the bZ4X easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

Passenger Space

For enhanced passenger comfort on long trips the bZ4X’s rear seats recline. The i5’s rear seats don’t recline.

Ergonomics

To shield the driver and front passenger’s vision over a larger portion of the windshield and side windows, the bZ4X has standard extendable sun visors. The i5 doesn’t offer extendable visors.