Compare the2025 BMW i4VS 2024 Mercedes EQE Sedan

The BMW i4 has standard driver and front passenger side knee airbags mounted low on the dashboard. These airbags helps prevent the driver and front passenger from sliding under their seatbelts or the main frontal airbags; this keeps them better positioned during a collision for maximum protection. Knee airbags also help keep the legs from striking the dashboard, preventing knee and leg injuries in the case of a serious frontal collision. The EQE Sedan doesn’t offer a front passenger side knee airbag.

Both the i4 and the EQE Sedan have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, 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.

The i4’s corrosion warranty is 7 years longer than the EQE Sedan’s (12 vs. 5 years).

BMW pays for scheduled maintenance on the i4 for 3 years and 36,000 miles. BMW will pay for tire rotations, cabin filter replacement, brake fluid replacement, inspections, and any other required maintenance. Mercedes doesn’t pay scheduled maintenance for the EQE Sedan.

A reliable vehicle saves its owner time, money and trouble. Nobody wants to be stranded or have to be without a vehicle while it’s being repaired. Consumer Reports rates the i4’s reliability 20 points higher than the EQE Sedan.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2024 survey of the owners of three-year-old vehicles provides the long-term dependability statistics that show that BMW vehicles are more reliable than Mercedes With 28 fewer problems per 100 vehicles in the first three years of ownership, J.D. Power ranks BMW higher than Mercedes.

From surveys of all its subscribers, Consumer Reports’ January 2024 Auto Issue reports that BMW vehicles are more reliable than Mercedes vehicles. Consumer Reports ranks BMW 20 places higher in reliability than Mercedes.

As tested in Car and Driver the i4 xDrive40 electric motors is faster than the EQE 350 4MATIC electric motors:

As tested in Consumer Reports the i4 M50 electric motors is faster than the EQE 350 4MATIC electric motors:

On the EPA test cycle the i4 gets better mileage than the EQE Sedan:

The i4 can travel longer on a full charge than the EQE Sedan on a full charge:

The i4 stops much shorter than the EQE Sedan:

The rear suspension of the i4 uses air springs for a smoother, controlled ride than the EQE Sedan, which uses coil springs. Air springs maintain proper ride height and ride more smoothly.

The i4 M50 handles at .96 G’s, while the EQE 350 4MATIC pulls only .86 G’s of cornering force in a Car and Driver skidpad test.

The BMW i4 may be more efficient, handle and accelerate better because it weighs about 500 to 650 pounds less than the Mercedes EQE Sedan.

The i4 is 8.4 inches shorter than the EQE Sedan, making the i4 easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

A standard locking glovebox (which can’t be accessed with the valet key) keeps your small valuables safer in the i4. The EQE Sedan doesn’t offer locking storage for small valuables.

Consumer Reports® recommends the BMW i4, based on reliability, safety and performance. The Mercedes EQE Sedan isn't recommended.

The i4 was chosen as a Car and Driver’s “Top Ten” for 2023. The EQE Sedan has never been chosen by Car and Driver in their “10Best” issue.

The BMW 4 Series outsold the Mercedes EQE Sedan by almost 10 to one during 2023.