I just got the car. I found that it went through 8.1 gallons of gas at 195 miles, so around 22.5 mpg. It should be getting around 28 in town and 46 mpg on the freeway I believe. It has higher miles. Has anyone had experience bad gas millage with the 1.6 gdi? Are there any common problems that decr…

*The 36 mpg freeway was supposed to be 36 mpg.

Folks on fuelly are getting around 30 mpg average, so yours is on the low side. Has a mechanic inspected it? Any dash lights on?

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You could have a dragging brake. Drive it for a while, pull well off the road and feel if one of the wheels is hotter than the others.

195 divided by 8.1 = 24.07 so recheck your math . Your vehicle is rated up to ( key words up tp ) 29 city / 37 HWY . I would be expecting to much to get that very often . I don’t think you have a problem . Check it the old fashioned way on a highway trip at no more than 65 MPH and see how close t…

Thanks. That was supposed to be 8.81 gallons. I’d say half the driving was in town and the other half freeway.

[image] jameson.luttrell_154832: I’d say half the driving was in town and the other half freeway. Then you don’t have a problem .

My guess is what you are getting is what anybody else would get with the same vehicle, same accessory usage, and same type of driving. If you had problems with the fuel pressure, the MAP sensor, or the injectors you’d be getting lean or rich diagnostic codes. Ask your mechanic to check for tha…

Horrible gas millage with 2012 Kia Rio

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