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Should my 2003 Ford Mondeo be averaging just 26-28mpg?

I have just bought a 2003 Mondeo 1.8 LX. Nice car, but what should the mpg be? It is averaging 26-28mpg and I can't get it above 30mpg even on a motorway run.

Asked on 17 May 2010 by ljinno

Answered by Dan Harrison
The 1.8 litre engine in the Mondeo has a combined fuel consumption figure of 37mpg. That figure relates to when the car was new and conducted in laboratory conditions. Around 30mpg should be achievable though. Have you made sure that you're working out the mpg correctly? You can find out more about how to do this here: www.honestjohn.co.uk/faq/fuel-consumption

Real MPG enables you to register the fuel economy you are actually getting against your make and model of car, its engine and type of transmission.

Every time you enter an average consumption figure against your car, the overall average automatically adjusts to reflect it.

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