One Full Year of MPG Calculations

[YarisOwnersDad]

Ok, fellow Yaris owners, I will have had my Flint Mica 2009 Yaris Sedan with automatic transmission for one year come Tuesday, April 13th.

I have kept a log book of every single drop of gas that I have put in the car since I bought it. The dealer filled it up for me the day I took delivery, and I have kept track of every fill-up since then. I use Gassavers.org to record my fill-ups, but I have also kept an Excel spreadsheet at home.

My overall average MPG for the first year is 36.73.

Apparently Gassavers drops the earlier tanks and only shows the average for the recent tanks, because it is showing that I am averaging only 33.19 MPG. My mileage dropped off pretty severely during the winter months. The 36.73 is the true average for the whole first year of ownership. The range has been from 29.49 MPG to 43.55 MPG. The average price per gallon that I paid for the period was $2.505.

Tom

[Altitude]

That's great Tom. The question is, recalling all the angst you experienced over the purchase, are you happy with your decision?

[YarisOwnersDad]

That's great Tom. The question is, recalling all the angst you experienced over the purchase, are you happy with your decision?


Sure am, Altitude! :thumbup:

The little car has not been a minute's trouble. I have not had to take it back to the dealer for anything other than oil changes. It has been a lot of fun to drive, and I am VERY happy with the MPG. It has unbelievable cabin room and trunk room for such a small car. I find it to be very comfortable for long trips, and I have put in as many as 12 hours per day in it.

I don't know what more I could ask of that little rascal.

Tom

[Falconeer]

I am glad you are happy with your Yaris. I kinda share the same feelings about this great little car. :)

[MadMax]

I have been tracking my mileage since buying my 08 auto HB in November 2008, I haven't calculated the average yet but I know with my larger tires it isn't quite that good...

But I do love this car, it's been everything I thought it would be and more!

Cheers! M2

[Hershey]

ours average the same as well .

[oldun]

Ok, fellow Yaris owners, I will have had my Flint Mica 2009 Yaris Sedan with automatic transmission for one year come Tuesday, April 13th.

I have kept a log book of every single drop of gas that I have put in the car since I bought it. The dealer filled it up for me the day I took delivery, and I have kept track of every fill-up since then. I use Gassavers.org to record my fill-ups, but I have also kept an Excel spreadsheet at home.

My overall average MPG for the first year is 36.73.

Hi there I have a 2008 Yaris 5 door with diesel engine and auto gearbox and, like you, I have kept a complete record of all the fuel used over the last two years and I get just over 56mpg.

However as I live in the UK and have a gallon equal to 4.54 litres this is not a direct comparison to your figures. Using your gallon I get about 46.7 mpg

Everything you have in the USA is always bigger than those we have in the UK EXCEPT for the gallon. Your gallon is only a miserly 0.833 IMPERIAL gallons. See how impressive our gallon sounds. However the cost here is also very impressive - we are paying just over $7 per US gallon so the fuel costs me about 15 cents a mile.

[nemelek]

It is nice to see your average numbers are some what close to mine. I'll never be able to match what other mpg posts state.

[YarisOwnersDad]

It is nice to see your average numbers are some what close to mine. I'll never be able to match what other mpg posts state.


I'm with ya, Nemelek. I'm all for good MPG, but I am not willing to go to extremes in driving techniques in order to maximize it. I'm very happy that I have a car that I can drive in a normal manner and still get 37 MPG.

Tom

[Altitude]

When traveled from Colorado to Maryland last year to visit family, I averaged 36 MPG doing about 70 to 85 the whole way with intermittent AC and variously strong headwinds.

When they asked what sort of MPG's I got I told them 36 and they said "That's all!?" They were shocked such a small car didn't get better mileage, but I'm happy with it considering the conditions of the drive and the fact that my Jeep would have had me at about 15mpg for the same run. Plus the Yaris is just fun as all heck to drive especially on the twisty mountain roads around here.

[talnlnky]

cool... Yeah Gassavers only shows your last 90days on the banner, but if you click the banner you'll see the life time FE avergage.

I've been tracking my FE on Gassavers since the car was about 7months old... have had it almost 2.5years now and i'm just barely over 40mpg for the life.

The most hours in a day i've done was 10ish. I can't imagine doing 12hrs without having to switch positions with a passenger. I hate driving, I do too much of it. At least, too much to not get paid. I've got a few more 1000+ mile trips in my near future. When I get married i'll be doing the 470mil trek back home (Spokane, WA) and then afterwards up towards Banff, Canada, then back down to Eugene, Oregon... Thinking over that 10 day period I should rack up close to 2,000 miles.

I too love the realiability, and am so confident in this car, i've recently changed to 10,000 mile oil change intervals with 5,000 mile oil filter change intervals.

The one thing I didn't see in your post was how many miles you did in the first year? I did around 21,000 my first, and around 19,000 my second year, and right now i'm only at 5,000

[YarisOwnersDad]

As of the time of my last fill-up, I had 17,918 miles on the car. That was on April 10th. The car will be one year old tomorrow, April 13th.

Most of my miles are my commute to work of 23.7 miles one way.

That's cool that you can click on the Gassavers.org banner and get the whole history! You taught me something, talnlnky!

Tom

[aca72]

You are right on the ball.

Here are my numbers...
Days owned: 987
Miles driven: 51273.5
Fuel consumed: 1382.548 Gallons
MPG: 37.09

[MadMax]

My average gas mileage to date with my 08 auto and 215/45ZR15 tires has been 34.8 MPG.

Not too bad but I do drive very easy with my Yaris. Rarely more than 60-65 MPH on the highway and slow and smooth off the stop lights. I also "downshift" to kick the DFCO in as much as possible...

Cheers! M2

[talnlnky]

As of the time of my last fill-up, I had 17,918 miles on the car. That was on April 10th. The car will be one year old tomorrow, April 13th.

Most of my miles are my commute to work of 23.7 miles one way.

That's cool that you can click on the Gassavers.org banner and get the whole history! You taught me something, talnlnky!

Tom
Well, I did go to University for almost six years to become a teacher. :biggrin:

oh yeah... got 47.5mpg on my 9.2mile commute to work today... hit I think all but 1 light, and temps were in the 50's. Summer's coming... I get about 1 morning commute per week that's above 45mpg. In the summers I can reach upwards of 55mpg.

[jambo101]

YarisOwnersDad I 'm sure some of your fellow workers drive big SUV's and Pickup trucks,what were their comments on the little Yaris and how did you reply to their taunting..:biggrin:

[YarisOwnersDad]

No, Jambo, I really didn't hear any comments about the size of the car, but one guy in particular at work thinks the Yaris is butt ugly.

Tom

[talnlnky]

I bet he'd recognize the amount he pays for car payments & gas compared to you is ugly tho.

I've yet to have anybody bash my car to my face, course that might have something to do with a 6'4" frame. Even the teens I work with on a daily basis haven't bashed on it... surprisingly.

[LaurenBear]

Ok, fellow Yaris owners, I will have had my Flint Mica 2009 Yaris Sedan with automatic transmission for one year come Tuesday, April 13th.

I have kept a log book of every single drop of gas that I have put in the car since I bought it. The dealer filled it up for me the day I took delivery, and I have kept track of every fill-up since then. I use Gassavers.org to record my fill-ups, but I have also kept an Excel spreadsheet at home.

My overall average MPG for the first year is 36.73.

Apparently Gassavers drops the earlier tanks and only shows the average for the recent tanks, because it is showing that I am averaging only 33.19 MPG. My mileage dropped off pretty severely during the winter months. The 36.73 is the true average for the whole first year of ownership. The range has been from 29.49 MPG to 43.55 MPG. The average price per gallon that I paid for the period was $2.505.

Tom

Best research ever! :bow:

Do you happen to have a log of, on average, how many miles you were able to drive on a tank of gas?

I don't like getting gas every 300 miles, but I dislike running out of gas even less! :biggrin:

[sickpuppy1]

Best research ever! :bow:

Do you happen to have a log of, on average, how many miles you were able to drive on a tank of gas?

I don't like getting gas every 300 miles, but I dislike running out of gas even less! :biggrin:

That all depends on YOUR individual mileage. figuring you've got an 11.1 gallon tank and you average 37mpg, thats 375 miles with 1 gallon left to sweat it out to the gas station,LOL lower or higher average of course' will vary how far you can go. Myself, I fill up around 350 miles. depends on gas prices too, if I see them going up I may fill sooner or whatever the trend is at the moment. 300 miles is good though and gives you some buffer room so if thats comfortable for you stick with it. I've heard that with so many cars having the fuel pump inside the tank that the gas actually cools the pump and running it so empty all the time can shorten the life of the pump. Not sure of the validity of that....just something I was told.

[Membrainophones]

i squeezed out 430 miles on a tank of gas in my 2010 yaris didnt dare keep going for fear of running out of gas and being late to work but i usually gas up around 330 miles

[Membrainophones]

i also topped off when i got 430 mile though and tank held 11.8 gallons

[YarisOwnersDad]

Best research ever! :bow:

Do you happen to have a log of, on average, how many miles you were able to drive on a tank of gas?

I don't like getting gas every 300 miles, but I dislike running out of gas even less! :biggrin:

Lauren:

Almost all of my miles are my commute to work and back, and I fill up once a week. I always have close to three gallons left in the tank at the time I fill up, so I am obviously not trying to get every possible mile out of a tank of gas.

Tom

[tomato]

Tom, has it been a year already? Well, I'm glad you still like the car. I remember when you bought your Yaris. :smile:

How about your son, does he still like his car ?

I don't really keep track of my mileage anymore, but I estimate it is in the low to mid 30's (90% city driving, stop and go, traffic), so is still pretty good. Like you, I'm not willing to go to extreme driving techniques to save gas. I save gas by taking public transportation often.

[STC]

Ok, fellow Yaris owners, I will have had my Flint Mica 2009 Yaris Sedan with automatic transmission for one year come Tuesday, April 13th.

I have kept a log book of every single drop of gas that I have put in the car since I bought it. The dealer filled it up for me the day I took delivery, and I have kept track of every fill-up since then. I use Gassavers.org to record my fill-ups, but I have also kept an Excel spreadsheet at home.

My overall average MPG for the first year is 36.73.

Apparently Gassavers drops the earlier tanks and only shows the average for the recent tanks, because it is showing that I am averaging only 33.19 MPG. My mileage dropped off pretty severely during the winter months. The 36.73 is the true average for the whole first year of ownership. The range has been from 29.49 MPG to 43.55 MPG. The average price per gallon that I paid for the period was $2.505.

Tom

Hi Tom...

Very nice! I have only had my Liftback for less than 5 months. I keep a written log as well as a Excel Spreadsheet for my gas mileage. I need to try out Gassavers.org. I'll try to post my gas mileage average in 6 months and a year.

At first I was dissapointed with my vehicle's FE. But, after reading useful info from this forum and changing my driving habits... I am very pleased with what the Yaris can do... :thumbup:

[YarisOwnersDad]

Tom, has it been a year already? Well, I'm glad you still like the car. I remember when you bought your Yaris. :smile:

How about your son, does he still like his car ?

I don't really keep track of my mileage anymore, but I estimate it is in the low to mid 30's (90% city driving, stop and go, traffic), so is still pretty good. Like you, I'm not willing to go to extreme driving techniques to save gas. I save gas by taking public transportation often.

Hi, Mater! Yep, it's been a year. Well, it has been almost 13 months now.

My son and I both like our cars, but I am getting the "itch" again. :biggrin:

I sure do like the 2010 Corolla S, and they are giving 0% interest for 60 months on them now. Hmmmmmmmmm. :smile:


Tom

[YarisOwnersDad]

Hi Tom...

Very nice! I have only had my Liftback for less than 5 months. I keep a written log as well as a Excel Spreadsheet for my gas mileage. I need to try out Gassavers.org. I'll try to post my gas mileage average in 6 months and a year.

At first I was dissapointed with my vehicle's FE. But, after reading useful info from this forum and changing my driving habits... I am very pleased with what the Yaris can do... :thumbup:


Hi, Mark. Glad you are now happy with your Yaris. I wish you the best of luck with it.

Tom

[daf62757]

It is nice to see your average numbers are some what close to mine. I'll never be able to match what other mpg posts state.

I am in the same boat as you. I average around 36 MPG. Of course I have an automatic and use my cruise control quite a bit.

Some of the claims made on this website are plausible, but after driving my Yaris for over a year, I seem to find them unrealistic for real world conditions.

[STC]

Some of the claims made on this website are plausible, but after driving my Yaris for over a year, I seem to find them unrealistic for real world conditions.

I know what you are saying, Dave. But, I would have to disagree on being unrealistic for real world conditions.

My first two tanks (1/8/10 and 1/26/10), I got 28 and 34 MPG

My last three tanks:

4/05/10 472mi/09.972gal = 47.332
4/13/10 504mi/10.253gal = 49.156
5/03/10 469mi/10.299gal = 45.538

And right now the 4th Bar shut off this morning @ 285mi... I could be close to a 500 mile tank when all is done.

I tend to drive in many conditions (Winter, Spring, Highway, State Road, City, mountain, valley, etc.), and very very light on the gas... cautious with my driving technique all the time. I wouldn't say I'm extreme yet? No hypermiling, scanguaging or major physical car adjustments. But, lots of gliding, slow starts, slow driving, and Ethanol free gas... :smile:

Heck, I drive slower than grandma's grandma! Wait! They were still riding in horse and buggy... LOL!

[tomato]

Hi, Mater! Yep, it's been a year. Well, it has been almost 13 months now.

My son and I both like our cars, but I am getting the "itch" again. :biggrin:

I sure do like the 2010 Corolla S, and they are giving 0% interest for 60 months on them now. Hmmmmmmmmm. :smile:


Tom

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! not again!!! :laugh:

Whoever gets to buy your current car is going to be one happy camper, though. I'm sure you've kept her totally spotless all that time.

[why?]

I know what you are saying, Dave. But, I would have to disagree on being unrealistic for real world conditions.

My first two tanks (1/8/10 and 1/26/10), I got 28 and 34 MPG

My last three tanks:

4/05/10 472mi/09.972gal = 47.332
4/13/10 504mi/10.253gal = 49.156
5/03/10 469mi/10.299gal = 45.538

And right now the 4th Bar shut off this morning @ 285mi... I could be close to a 500 mile tank when all is done.

I tend to drive in many conditions (Winter, Spring, Highway, State Road, City, mountain, valley, etc.), and very very light on the gas... cautious with my driving technique all the time. I wouldn't say I'm extreme yet? No hypermiling, scanguaging or major physical car adjustments. But, lots of gliding, slow starts, slow driving, and Ethanol free gas... :smile:

Heck, I drive slower than grandma's grandma! Wait! They were still riding in horse and buggy... LOL!

ethanol free gas, lucky!!! that would make anyone get much better gas mileage.

i get about 38 mpg roughly. I stopped keeping track of it a long time ago, I am just too lazy, i just do the quick gas station math.

the longest i've been able to go on one tank of fuel was 444 miles. Then the car stalled. Don't do it, this tank scavenges the heck out of everything, so when it says the tank is empty, it really means it.

[STC]

ethanol free gas, lucky!!! that would make anyone get much better gas mileage.

i get about 38 mpg roughly. I stopped keeping track of it a long time ago, I am just too lazy, i just do the quick gas station math.

Yup! Until it's still around? Three gas stations left in my area.

I'm starting to keep track on GasSavers.org, intead of writing and the Excel sheet. Now I have to figure how to place GasSavers.org on my Yaris World Signature??? :iono:

[YarisOwnersDad]

Mark, I would tell you, my friend, but it has been so long since I did mine that I don't remember how.

Tom

OK, I THINK I know how to do this.

You go to Gassavers.org and get signed up. Go to the "Garage" tab, and down toward the bottom of the page that comes up you will see a window with a link in it, and above that window it says "copy and paste this text to other forums... "

[YarisOwnersDad]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! not again!!! :laugh:

Whoever gets to buy your current car is going to be one happy camper, though. I'm sure you've kept her totally spotless all that time.

You got it, Mater! She's lookin' good. I do take care of my vehicles, even if I don't keep them very long. They get all their scheduled maintenance as if I were going to drive them until they had 400,000 miles on them. I try to keep them spotless inside and out.

Tom

[STC]

Mark, I would tell you, my friend, but it has been so long since I did mine that I don't remember how.

Tom

OK, I THINK I know how to do this.

You go to Gassavers.org and get signed up. Go to the "Garage" tab, and down toward the bottom of the page that comes up you will see a window with a link in it, and above that window it says "copy and paste this text to other forums... "

Thanks Tom... Done! :w00t:

[pelesl]

When traveled from Colorado to Maryland last year to visit family, I averaged 36 MPG doing about 70 to 85 the whole way with intermittent AC and variously strong headwinds.

When they asked what sort of MPG's I got I told them 36 and they said "That's all!?" They were shocked such a small car didn't get better mileage, but I'm happy with it considering the conditions of the drive and the fact that my Jeep would have had me at about 15mpg for the same run. Plus the Yaris is just fun as all heck to drive especially on the twisty mountain roads around here.

I think cars like the Yaris have good strength in city mileage. No matter what you do, driving a solid bubble through air at high speed will suck gas. That's why there's little difference between the rated city and highway mileage.

I have a 2000 BMW 323 coupe (2.5 6 cylinder, 5 speed manual) and I got 37 mpg driving from LA to Vegas (which takes crossing some lowish mountains) and 34 for the two-way trip. But when I used to drive only in the city it would average 18 to 22.

[marcus]

i remember doing 45-47 mpg going camping one summer rear fully loaded with ac all the way..we were going 90km/hr 85% of the time....manual and rs 4dr hatch edition