# 12k report on Toyota Avalon Hybrid (2014 model) **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [July 5, 2015, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/12k-report-on-toyota-avalon-hybrid-2014-model/90508 "2015-07-05T20:52:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![melott](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/melott/32/10827_2.png) [@melott](https://community.cartalk.com/u/melott)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/12k-report-on-toyota-avalon-hybrid-2014-model/90508/1 "2015-07-05T20:52:12Z")
There were some discussions awhile back about this thing. I can report some slight changes in my initial reaction… 1. I believe I reported 33 mpg highway initially; complaining a bit. Now, after 12k miles, it is doing 39-40, identical conditions. Not bad at all, for a 3600 pound car. So there IS a break-in effect. 2. No measurable oil loss. I could detect a cup or so on the dipstick, and there is nothing per 6k miles. With 0W20. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/12k-report-on-toyota-avalon-hybrid-2014-model/90508/2 "2015-07-05T21:55:26Z")
You made a very good choice Roomy Reliable Fuel effiecient Presumably, it will also hold its value very well You can have your cake and eat it, too ---
**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/12k-report-on-toyota-avalon-hybrid-2014-model/90508/3 "2015-07-05T23:00:28Z")
39 mpg on a luxury sedan. Can’t complain about that. It wasn’t that long ago that to achieve that economy you’d have to drive a stripped down Geo Metro. Oil consumption in hybrids is a totally different game, the engine isn’t running all the time, so 6000 miles on your car might be equivalent to 3-4000 on a conventional car. ---
**Author:** ![galant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/77aa72/32.png) [@galant](https://community.cartalk.com/u/galant)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 11:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/12k-report-on-toyota-avalon-hybrid-2014-model/90508/4 "2015-07-05T23:40:38Z")
Yes, they are great cars, essentially a Lexus in Toyota skin. I am just not willing to admit I am old enough to get one 😉 ---
**Author:** ![melott](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/melott/32/10827_2.png) [@melott](https://community.cartalk.com/u/melott)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 11:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/12k-report-on-toyota-avalon-hybrid-2014-model/90508/5 "2015-07-05T23:57:44Z")
Yes, not many have been sold, because the price of gas dropped around the time they came out. I must admit: the few I have seen on the road have been geezer-piloted. ---
**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan2)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 1:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/12k-report-on-toyota-avalon-hybrid-2014-model/90508/6 "2015-07-06T01:50:12Z")
The bigger the car, the more you should notice a difference. After the transmission, CV joints and wheel bearings loosen up and you get some brake wear the difference should be nice. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 1:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/12k-report-on-toyota-avalon-hybrid-2014-model/90508/7 "2015-07-06T01:56:28Z")
How about the mpgs in town, @melott ? I get better in town (38 or so) than on the freeway (36) with my MKZ hybrid. ---
**Author:** ![melott](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/melott/32/10827_2.png) [@melott](https://community.cartalk.com/u/melott)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 3:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/12k-report-on-toyota-avalon-hybrid-2014-model/90508/8 "2015-07-06T03:24:06Z")
Seems like 39 for both. ---
**Author:** ![auto-owner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/50afbb/32.png) [@auto-owner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/auto-owner)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 5:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/12k-report-on-toyota-avalon-hybrid-2014-model/90508/9 "2015-07-06T05:30:13Z")
asemaster _39 mpg on a luxury sedan. Can’t complain about that. It wasn’t that long ago that to achieve that economy you’d have to drive a stripped down Geo Metro._ **My dad’s Geo Metro got 50 mpg.** ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 5:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/12k-report-on-toyota-avalon-hybrid-2014-model/90508/10 "2015-07-06T05:37:59Z")
My 2005 Corolla got 38mpg on the highway, exactly what it was rated at. Too bad the seats were uncomfortable and the ride was too hard. ---
**Author:** ![melott](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/melott/32/10827_2.png) [@melott](https://community.cartalk.com/u/melott)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 5:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/12k-report-on-toyota-avalon-hybrid-2014-model/90508/11 "2015-07-06T05:55:47Z")
And, with the Corolla, you’d be luck to get 2 bodies in the trunk, even folded. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/12k-report-on-toyota-avalon-hybrid-2014-model/90508/12 "2015-07-06T16:30:48Z")
We constantly get around 32 highway with our 07 Lexus ES-350. City - Mid 20’s. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2015, 4:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/12k-report-on-toyota-avalon-hybrid-2014-model/90508/13 "2015-07-06T16:33:51Z")
The bigger deal is the in town mpgs. 39 mpg would require a Metro to match it