New isothermal pTxy data are reported for methane + benzene and methane + methylbenzene (toluene) at pressures up to 13 MPa over the temperature range (188 to 313) K using a custom-built vapor-liquid equilibrium (VLE) apparatus. The aim of this work was to investigate literature data inconsistencies and to extend the measurements to lower temperatures. For methane (1) + benzene (2), measurements were made along six isotherms from (233 to 348) K at pressures to 9.6 MPa. At temperatures below 279 K there was evidence of a solid phase, and thus only vapor phase samples were analyzed at these temperatures. For the methane (1) + methylbenzene (3) system, measurements were made along seven isotherms from (188 to 313) K at pressures up to 13 MPa. Along the 198 K isotherms, a significant change in the data's p,x slope was observed indicating liquid-liquid equilibria at higher pressures. The data were compared with literature data and with calculations made using the Peng-Robinson (PR) equation of state (EOS). For both binary systems our data agree with much of the literature data that also deviate from the EOS in a similar manner. However, the data