# 2016 Ford Escape mpg drop

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-ford-escape-mpg-drop/138799>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** escape, ford\
**Created:** [April 20, 2019, 3:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-ford-escape-mpg-drop/138799 "2019-04-20T03:14:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Gilbert55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@Gilbert55](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Gilbert55)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2019, 3:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-ford-escape-mpg-drop/138799/1 "2019-04-20T03:14:57Z")

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getting worst gas milage from 29.8 to 26.mpg what to do

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2019, 3:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-ford-escape-mpg-drop/138799/2 "2019-04-20T03:53:03Z")

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Enjoy the “poor” fuel economy however it seems reasonable, it is a SUV, not a Prius.

The Escape with the 2.0 L engine has an EPA fuel economy rating of 23 MPG, the 1.6 L is 25 MPG.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2019, 4:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-ford-escape-mpg-drop/138799/3 "2019-04-20T04:18:29Z")

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When it dropped from 28 down to 26, what changed? Weather, driving conditions, more urban, less highway? How many miles on the spark plugs? Is your air filter clean?