How many MPG should I be getting out of my early 2001 Skoda Octavia VRS...

[RoryMcL]

1.8l v reg, Petrol Engine. I don't drive like a speed freak, but on a full tank I'm getting about 300miles, is this good or bad? - If it's bad, what could be the problem? - It's only done 69k miles, and has a full Service History.

[Toureman]

300 miles on a full tank, is this good or bad? depends how big the tank is.

[RoryMcL]

It's a 55litre tank - which I thinks standard for Octavias.

[pug100]

55 Litres is about 12 gallons, so your mpg is 25. I'd think that was quite poor for a 1.8 what does the makers blurb say .
If you do a lot of stop start town driving rather than constant speed such as on a motorway that'll give you poor mpg.

[jno]

it depends very much where you drive and how fast. I think the optimum is doing a steady 65 or thereabouts on a motorway. Doing 20 around town will give you a much higher consumption figure. 25mpg sounds a bit on the low side but not so low there's anything wrong unless you're on the M1 all the time.

[Hand Job]

i have a Civic Type R 2 litre and get 30mpg average so sounds like sumfink wrong like. Take to tgarage or sell it on claiming you get more mpg than you actually do.

Hope this helps

[pug100]

Quick Google reveals that:

Economy ~ manufacturers figures

Urban 26.2 mpg
Extra Urban 44.1 mpg
Combined 35.3 mpg

According to these owners you should be more towards the 35mpg mark.

http://www.reviewcentre.com/vt115754_start0_or derasc.html

26 Jun 2007 11:58 AM
Economy is not bad, I am returning 28mgp (and i ain't hanging around) if driven sensibley you'll easily be in the mid to high 30's.


26 Jun 2007 7:17 PM

Im getting around 36-38 mpg, which is far better than my Impreza I used to own.


27 Jun 2007 11:05 AM
I get mid 30's out of mine, probably averaging 34-35 mpg over 14500 miles, which isnt bad for a 200hp hatchback

[RoryMcL]

Hi All,

Thanks for your help!

Rory