Petrol consumption

[jimjamjohnny]

Well I've had my baby almost a month now,and have just finished a tank of petrol.the computer says average 27.6 mpg.and tank average of 35. Is this good/bad.?

[J Henderson]

I would say that 35 MPG is very good. I'm lucky to break out of the 20's during the Winter.

My overall average is currently 29.9

[johnatg]

Pretty much what to expect - some tanks you'll get a bit more, some a lot less. Maybe you were pussyfooting a bit!
[emoji18]

Don't trust the computer for tank average too much.

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[cidersteve]

only ever used the computer , so not really that accurate , however over the 4 years i had the car , my commute , 7 miles each way , was 29 , and on a road trip was about 37 .

[Rebecca]

That's very good. My 250 F-sport has averaged 28.6 over a year, but it's a 2.5 litre V6 engine and I like to use it.

I could easily get much better mpg if I drove like a granny.

[chr15gb]

It's about right. I'm in the high 20's. 

[Texas]

Dunno about you but when I first got my 250 the first tank of fuel was, let's just say, not used with economy in mind!

paul m.

[Linas.P]

That is pretty normal... in the range from 27-35MPG, anything above 35 you lucky and below 27 is city/traffic driving. At the moment I am getting 24-26MPH, Winter + London traffic.

By the way IS mk2 trip computer is almost 100% accurate, I was comparing it brim-to-brim and in most cases it comes withing 1% difference. The only time when it gets it wrong is when you get well into reserve,  but there are good reasons not to drive on reserve (e.g. like preserving fuel pump).