# 2020 Mazda Mazda3 - AWD hatch has poor fuel economy **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** mazda\ **Created:** [September 9, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-mazda-mazda3-awd-hatch-has-poor-fuel-economy/192763 "2023-09-09T15:18:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cesarmazda3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@Cesarmazda3](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cesarmazda3)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-mazda-mazda3-awd-hatch-has-poor-fuel-economy/192763/1 "2023-09-09T15:18:28Z")
Have an AWD hatch and its fuel economy sucks, consumes more like a v6 ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-mazda-mazda3-awd-hatch-has-poor-fuel-economy/192763/2 "2023-09-09T20:46:21Z")
What is your typical measured mpg? & what sort of driving, mostly freeways, mostly stop & go around town? Common causes for reduced mpg - Engine coolant temp sensor faulty - Fuel injectors faulty ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2023, 12:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-mazda-mazda3-awd-hatch-has-poor-fuel-economy/192763/3 "2023-09-10T00:34:26Z")
AWD vehicles typically are heavier than there FWD/RWD counterparts, with extra weight comes more strain (if you will) on the engine causing more fuel to be required for the same amount of work… ---
**Author:** ![FoDaddy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fodaddy/32/717_2.png) [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2023, 1:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-mazda-mazda3-awd-hatch-has-poor-fuel-economy/192763/4 "2023-09-11T01:38:20Z")
What kind of fuel mileage are you actually achieving? What methodology did you use to arrive at that number? Saying that the “fuel economy sucks” doesn’t help if there’s no context for comparison. ---
**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:** [September 11, 2023, 11:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-mazda-mazda3-awd-hatch-has-poor-fuel-economy/192763/5 "2023-09-11T11:49:14Z")
After how many years and miles did your poor fuel develope? Is your CEL illuminated? ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2023, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-mazda-mazda3-awd-hatch-has-poor-fuel-economy/192763/6 "2023-09-11T12:07:09Z")
The EPA rates that model at 24 mpg city/32 mpg highway. What are the **actual** numbers that the OP is experiencing? > [@Purebred](#): > > Is your CEL illuminated? That is a very vital question. If the CEL isn’t lit-up, then the only likely explanation for mpg numbers drastically different from the EPA ratings are the driver’s typical driving patterns/habits, too much “junk in the trunk”, or tires that are not inflated properly. ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2023, 2:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-mazda-mazda3-awd-hatch-has-poor-fuel-economy/192763/7 "2023-09-11T14:12:17Z")
Alignment out of specs, different size tire then stock, custom wheels/tires, new tires vs worn out tires, any number of things including post above… Without more info, it is next to impossible to guess at the reason and our crystal balls are out of order… ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2023, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-mazda-mazda3-awd-hatch-has-poor-fuel-economy/192763/8 "2023-09-11T15:48:07Z")
> [@davesmopar](#): > > Alignment out of specs, different size tire then stock, custom wheels/tires, new tires vs worn out tires, any number of things +1 Yes, those are definitely valid points. And, in case the OP doubts that a driver’s manner of driving can affect the fuel economy of his vehicles, whenever I drive my friend’s car, I can always increase the mpg readout for that tank of gas w/in 50 miles (or less…) of driving. He isn’t exactly a leadfoot, yet I am able to eke-out better fuel economy from his car than he can.