Gas mileage??

[bushbunnie]

I have a 2023 Big Bend with 1.5 L. 90% to 95% of my driving is highway. My average is 31.6 MPG, lowest was 24.8 MPG, highest was 37.6 MPG.

That's about what I am getting with my 2023 BB

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[FNR8DRZ]

I've got a '21 Outer Banks and I consistently get between 28-32mpg. The only time I go under 28 mpg is in winter.

So yeah, something wrong with your Bronco. How many miles on it?

5500 miles

 

[RC Turner]

38 or 39 MPG is what I typically see for mileage on my 2025 Outer Banks. My driving is about 50% city and 50% highway. Highway driving is usually about 65 MPH.

 

[FNR8DRZ]

Well I haven't calculated by hand.....but i don't need to be a rocket scientist to see that 250 miles per tank is wrong for a 1.5

The issue is the mpg reported by the Bronco in the gauges is not very accurate. You are much better off hand calculating over several tankfuls to get an accurate reading. I use the Fuelly app to monitor both fuel and service inputs to the vehicle.

 

[dwrufus53]

I get 21-ish around town in my ’25 BSBB. I’d like it to be higher, but I can live with this. I used to run Sport most of the time, but have been trying Eco mode to see if I can bump the mileage up… so far, it doesn't seem to make much difference around town.

 

[Stircrazy]

I love these posts.

Very small engine. Decently heavy vehicle. That little engine relies very heavily on the tiny turbo to get it moving.

Turbocharged engines require lots of fuel… also, as stated before, 3200 miles on 232 hours of time probably means a ton of stop and go traffic or just idle time.

My 2.0 averages about 13mpg in the winter because I let it warm up for five minutes before I hop in. Summertime, I average about 21-22… same trips daily. Just no idle time.

thats kinda funny, my 1.5 average 30 miles per gal (US) with me letting it war up for 30 minuits at work before I come home (much higher elevation so about 15 to 20 degrees C colder there than where I live. thats with the off road tires also. this summer I have been getting 32 MPG US consistantly. it is a mostly uphill climb to work and opposit coming home, the hills are average grade 8. that little 1.5 doesnt struggle at all doing 75 mph which is the posted spped limity and how fast I am driving. if I slow down and stay in the right lane just to see how much better I can get in milage I can get almost 37 mpg US doing 55mph. yes anything over 65 mph seams to have a larger affect on the milage. if I am driving in town exclusivly I am usaly about 26mpg US.

now having said that if my wife was driving you could reduce the numbers a little

 

[FNR8DRZ]

Thanks for this....I wish I could see anything close to 30mpg...I will take 25....lol.......sad that even on the highway I never even see 23mpg...I am not ready to hear dealerships excuses this morning.
But I am about to head out to see wtf they say.

 

[Frenchy906]

Since temporarily switching away from the heavy Wildpeaks I was running I gained 4mpg on the highway. Just drove 299.7 miles and averaged 27.2mpg (hand calculated

 

[gvanleer]

2024 BB getting an average of 25.73mpg (US gallons) or 31.03 (IMP Gallon). Mix of city highway but a decent average all the same especially for a turbocharged 1.5L.

 

[JerryInMexico]

My question is about MPG. My wife's 25 Outer Banks is getting bad gas mileage. When I got in it today it said 14.4 mpg. She always drives in normal mode and 85% city......isn't that super low? I took the picture to show since driving it off the lot its average only 18.4 mpg. Opinions? Thanks

I think that’s just the way it is with city driving. I’m lucky to get 15 to 16 in my 22 Big Bend. But highway driving I consistently get around 30.

 

[REDWM]

WE have a 23 Big Bend and live out in the country so most driving is on country highways with very little city driving. We almost do all ECO and the mpg is 33.4 currently. We always use the lowest grade fuel especially since that idiot in the White House caused the price to go up over $4+. And the 1.5 liter does a great job, even on the steep hills and mountain passes.

 

[FNR8DRZ]

WE have a 23 Big Bend and live out in the country so most driving is on country highways with very little city driving. We almost do all ECO and the mpg is 33.4 currently. We always use the lowest grade fuel especially since that idiot in the White House caused the price to go up over $4+. And the 1.5 liter does a great job, even on the steep hills and mountain passes.

Yeah I hear you about gas prices. How do you think I feel.....gas here is still 5.69 a gallon, and with this car getting crappy gas mileage its frustrating. 265 miles on a 16 gallon tank in a 1.5l 3 cylinder engine engine is ridiculous.........that's close to 5.0 mustang gas mileage.

 

[Stircrazy]

I think that’s just the way it is with city driving. I’m lucky to get 15 to 16 in my 22 Big Bend. But highway driving I consistently get around 30.

city driving has so many varibles though, my city driving is totaly different from city driving in say LA. the more lights and stops you have, and especialy how fast you take off from thoes stopps, the worse your milage is going to be.

 

[wireman]

My question is about MPG. My wife's 25 Outer Banks is getting bad gas mileage. When I got in it today it said 14.4 mpg. She always drives in normal mode and 85% city......isn't that super low? I took the picture to show since driving it off the lot its average only 18.4 mpg. Opinions? Thanks

Remember we have the crappy gas here in the Peoples Republic of Ca. Oxygenated gas which makes a difference.

 

[JerryInMexico]

city driving has so many varibles though, my city driving is totaly different from city driving in say LA. the more lights and stops you have, and especialy how fast you take off from thoes stopps, the worse your milage is going to be.

Agree. I live Puerto Vallarta Mexico, a small city on the Mexican coast. No highway through town. At least what we would call a highway anyway. Lights and speed humps are everywhere and it takes forever to get anywhere. Nobody gets decent mileage in this city. Out on the toll road. It’s a different story though.

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