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Chevrolet Cobalt vs. Chevrolet Malibu MPG

Chart is based on 139 fuel economy reports for the Chevrolet Cobalt and 448 fuel economy reports for the Chevrolet Malibu.

Chevrolet Cobalt MPG

Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2010 31.0 MPG Highway Percentage 90 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2010 21.6 MPG Highway Percentage 12 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2010 28.1 MPG Highway Percentage 40 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2009 25.9 MPG Highway Percentage 48 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2009 32.9 MPG Highway Percentage 38 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2009 30.2 MPG Highway Percentage 73 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2008.5 25.7 MPG Highway Percentage 10 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2008 32.4 MPG Highway Percentage 71 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2008 32.7 MPG Highway Percentage 51 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2008 28.7 MPG Highway Percentage 99 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2008 25.7 MPG Highway Percentage 54 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2008 28.0 MPG Highway Percentage 55 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2008 28.6 MPG Highway Percentage 48 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2008 29.7 MPG Highway Percentage 40 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2007 28.5 MPG Highway Percentage 55 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2007 26.3 MPG Highway Percentage 40 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2007 26.6 MPG Highway Percentage 25 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2007 24.5 MPG Highway Percentage 11 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2007 26.9 MPG Highway Percentage 31 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2007 35.0 MPG Highway Percentage 60 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2007 29.5 MPG Highway Percentage 54 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2006 35.6 MPG Highway Percentage 65 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2006 26.3 MPG Highway Percentage 30 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2006 35.4 MPG Highway Percentage 5 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2006 28.4 MPG Highway Percentage 28 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2006 25.3 MPG Highway Percentage 75 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2006 28.2 MPG Highway Percentage 64 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2006 24.3 MPG Highway Percentage 31 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2006 36.6 MPG Highway Percentage 55 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2006 30.2 MPG Highway Percentage 48 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2005 28.0 MPG Highway Percentage 35 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2005 29.9 MPG Highway Percentage 52 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2005 27.9 MPG Highway Percentage 23 percent Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt 2005 37.6 MPG Highway Percentage 79 percent
Year Body/Powertrain flat, hilly, or mountainousLand driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot A/C use: none to heavyA/C constant stop and goTraf % many stops per mileCity % stop every mile or twoSub % fairly steady speedHwy % Hwy Spd MPG
2010 4dr Sedan 155-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat light light 0 1 9 90 70 31.0  
2010 2dr Coupe 155-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 hills light light 57 22 10 12 100 21.6  
2010 2dr Coupe 155-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 hills med none 5 30 25 40 100 28.1  
2009 4dr Sedan turbocharged 260hp 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 hills med none 6 34 12 48 80 25.9  
2009 4dr Sedan 155-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat light light 3 25 33 38 60 32.9  
2009 2dr Coupe turbocharged 260hp 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med none 10 15 2 73 100 30.2  
2008.5 2dr Coupe turbocharged 260hp 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat lead hvy 10 40 40 10 65 25.7  
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2008 4dr Sedan 148-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med none 6 10 13 71 67 32.4  
2008 4dr Sedan 148-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat med light 8 14 27 51 71 32.7  
2008 2dr Coupe turbocharged 260hp 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med light 0 1 0 99 60 28.7  
2008 2dr Coupe 171-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med none 9 8 29 54 73 25.7  
2008 2dr Coupe 171-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat med light 5 13 28 55 65 28.0  
2008 2dr Coupe 148-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 hills light light 2 23 27 48 70 28.6  
2008 2dr Coupe 148-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 hills light hvy 0 25 35 40 60 29.7  
2007 4dr Sedan 173-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat med none 0 10 35 55 70 28.5  
2007 4dr Sedan 148-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat med none 13 33 15 40 96 26.3  
2007 2dr Coupe supercharged 205hp 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med light 13 35 27 25 73 26.6  
2007 2dr Coupe 173-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat lead none 0 77 13 11 95 24.5  
2007 2dr Coupe 173-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 hills med light 39 13 18 31 78 26.9  
2007 2dr Coupe 148-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat light none 8 22 10 60 72 35.0  
2007 2dr Coupe 148-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat light none 3 12 30 54 63 29.5  
2006 4dr Sedan 171-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 mtns light none 1 34 0 65 61 35.6  
2006 4dr Sedan 171-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat lead light 18 23 30 30 70 26.3  
2006 4dr Sedan 145-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat v.lt none 0 10 85 5 60 35.4  
2006 4dr Sedan 145-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat light none 4 54 14 28 74 28.4  
2006 2dr Coupe supercharged 205hp 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med none 10 5 10 75 110 25.3  
2006 2dr Coupe 171-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med light 16 13 8 64 90 28.2  
2006 2dr Coupe 171-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat med hvy 7 22 40 31 93 24.3  
2006 2dr Coupe 145-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 hills light light 11 26 10 55 60 36.6  
2006 2dr Coupe 145-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat med light 9 35 8 48 77 30.2  
2005 4dr Sedan 145-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat lead hvy 15 0 50 35 75 28.0  
2005 4dr Sedan 145-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat med none 12 17 20 52 65 29.9  
2005 2dr Coupe supercharged 205hp 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med none 5 13 58 23 70 27.9  
2005 2dr Coupe 145-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med light 0 6 15 79 75 37.6  

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Chevrolet Malibu MPG

Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu 2016 33.7 MPG Highway Percentage 36 percent Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu 2015 27.4 MPG Highway Percentage 66 percent Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu 2014 26.2 MPG Highway Percentage 36 percent Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu 2012 29.4 MPG Highway Percentage 66 percent Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu 2011 28.1 MPG Highway Percentage 58 percent Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu 2010 22.6 MPG Highway Percentage 18 percent Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu 2010 25.2 MPG Highway Percentage 38 percent Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu 2009 22.1 MPG Highway Percentage 29 percent Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu 2009 27.1 MPG Highway Percentage 34 percent Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu 2009 28.6 MPG Highway Percentage 76 percent Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu 2009 29.9 MPG Highway Percentage 80 percent Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu 2008 22.6 MPG Highway Percentage 15 percent Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu 2008 22.1 MPG Highway Percentage 20 percent Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu 2008 26.0 MPG Highway Percentage 53 percent Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu 2007 31.1 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu 2007 22.3 MPG Highway Percentage 54 percent Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu 2006 28.1 MPG Highway Percentage 100 percent Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu 2006 25.5 MPG Highway Percentage 33 percent Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu 2006 28.0 MPG Highway Percentage 30 percent Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu 2006 19.5 MPG Highway Percentage 51 percent Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu 2006 25.6 MPG Highway Percentage 46 percent Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu 2005 40.4 MPG Highway Percentage 88 percent Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu 2005 32.7 MPG Highway Percentage 79 percent Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu 2005 26.8 MPG Highway Percentage 40 percent Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu 2004 31.0 MPG Highway Percentage 63 percent Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu 2004 27.7 MPG Highway Percentage 55 percent Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu 2004 25.3 MPG Highway Percentage 38 percent Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu 2003 24.5 MPG Highway Percentage 56 percent Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu 2002 25.4 MPG Highway Percentage 62 percent Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu 2001 25.4 MPG Highway Percentage 32 percent
Year Body/Powertrain flat, hilly, or mountainousLand driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot A/C use: none to heavyA/C constant stop and goTraf % many stops per mileCity % stop every mile or twoSub % fairly steady speedHwy % Hwy Spd MPG
2016 4dr Sedan turbocharged 163hp 1.5L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat light none 0 64 0 36 106 33.7  
2015 4dr Sedan 196-horsepower 2.5L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat med light 0 3 31 66 70 27.4  
2014 4dr Sedan 196-horsepower 2.5L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat lead none 0 1 63 36 74 26.2  
2012 4dr Sedan 169-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 hills light hvy 7 18 10 66 68 29.4  
2011 4dr Sedan 169-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat light light 3 22 18 58 67 28.1  
2010 4dr Sedan 252-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat med light 9 61 13 18 70 22.6  
2010 4dr Sedan 169-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat light light 14 16 33 38 73 25.2  
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2009 4dr Sedan 252-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 hills med none 4 39 28 29 56 22.1  
2009 4dr Sedan 169-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat med light 2 19 45 34 78 27.1  
2009 4dr Sedan 169-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat light light 3 12 9 76 65 28.6  
2009 4dr Sedan 164-horsepower 2.4L I4 Hybrid
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat v.lt none 0 10 10 80 100 29.9  
2008 4dr Sedan 252-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 hills med light 5 3 78 15 60 22.6  
2008 4dr Sedan 169-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 hills light hvy 20 30 30 20 75 22.1  
2008 4dr Sedan 169-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 hills light none 11 17 19 53 65 26.0  
2007 4dr Sedan 145-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat light light 16 29 5 50 82 31.1  
2007 4dr Hatch 217-horsepower 3.5L V6
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat med none 4 13 30 54 117 22.3  
2006 4dr Sedan 240-horsepower 3.9L V6
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat med hvy 0 0 0 100 70 28.1  
2006 4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 3.5L V6
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat lead light 5 25 38 33 60 25.5  
2006 4dr Sedan 144-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat light light 10 30 30 30 65 28.0  
2006 4dr Hatch 240-horsepower 3.9L V6
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat med none 12 20 18 51 75 19.5  
2006 4dr Hatch 201-horsepower 3.5L V6
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat light none 3 11 41 46 72 25.6  
2005 4dr Sedan 200-horsepower 3.5L V6
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 hills light none 0 13 0 88 84 40.4  
2005 4dr Sedan 145-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 hills light light 7 5 9 79 63 32.7  
2005 4dr Hatch 200-horsepower 3.5L V6
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat light none 8 16 35 40 73 26.8  
2004 4dr Sedan 200-horsepower 3.5L V6
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat light light 3 12 23 63 67 31.0  
2004 4dr Sedan 145-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 hills med light 12 18 15 55 68 27.7  
2004 4dr Hatch 200-horsepower 3.5L V6
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat med light 6 31 25 38 78 25.3  
2003 4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 3.1L V6
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat light light 9 16 19 56 96 24.5  
2002 4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 3.1L V6
4-speed automatic FWD		 hills med light 2 1 35 62 71 25.4  
2001 4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 3.1L V6
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat light light 13 45 10 32 63 25.4  

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Chevrolet Cobalt vs. Chevrolet Malibu MPG

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Chevrolet Cobalt

Chevrolet Cobalt Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2010 2dr Coupe 155-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 Around town it's not great, but out on the open road mileage almost doubles. see full Chevrolet Cobalt review
2009 2dr Coupe turbocharged 260hp 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 The fuel economy is very good considering the performance available. I typically get better than 25MPG with a fair bit of city driving and fairly heavy throttle. see full Chevrolet Cobalt review
2009 4dr Sedan turbocharged 260hp 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 In mixed driving I get 25 - 26 MPG, even with 75 mph stints and popping in and out of traffic. In pure highway, gets 28+ at 70+ see full Chevrolet Cobalt review
2008 4dr Sedan 148-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 Better than most North American cars. Lower carbon footprint. Cheaper to run. see full Chevrolet Cobalt review
2007 2dr Coupe 173-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 Under good highway driving conditions the Cobalt can go 700km on a single tank, but even in harsh conditions fuel economy is reasonable. see full Chevrolet Cobalt review
2007 2dr Coupe 148-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 Most neighbors report 35 mpg on hyway. here we do mostly high spped highway. see full Chevrolet Cobalt review
2007 2dr Coupe 173-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 I like that the 2.4L engine is able to put out significantly more power than the 2.2L and keep the same economy. The SS 2.4L is pretty quick and fun to drive and I still get 28 mpg on average just gunning around town with a lead foot and about 20% high see full Chevrolet Cobalt review
2007 2dr Coupe 148-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 While not as impressive as some of its competitors, the Cobalt is still good for low to mid 30s if driven properly. see full Chevrolet Cobalt review
2007 2dr Coupe 148-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 34 MPG observed - and this from a roomy stylish car that cost me less that 15,000 see full Chevrolet Cobalt review
2007 2dr Coupe 148-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 While the Cobalt may only get 23mpg in real city driving with a heavy foot, it is still relatively easy to achieve 28mpg in the city and 35+mpg on freeway. see full Chevrolet Cobalt review
Chevrolet Cobalt Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2010 4dr Sedan 155-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 The best documented rating I could find when looking indicated it still did not rival Fiesta. see full Chevrolet Cobalt review
 

TrueDelta Reviews the Real Gas Mileage of the Chevrolet Malibu

Chevrolet Malibu Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearComment
The EPA rates the Malibu turbo 21 mpg city, 30 highway, below the Fusion 2.0T's 22/33 and the Sonata 2.0T's 22/34. The V6s in the Accord and Altima also do better?so much for the inherent fuel economy advantage of a turbocharged four over a V6. The trip computer confirmed the EPA ratings, with a little over 30 in straight 75 mph highway driving and anywhere from 19 to 27 in the suburbs depending on the frequency of reds and the heaviness of my right foot. Go with the traffic flow, and you'll split the difference at about 23. see full Chevrolet Malibu review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Chevrolet Malibu

Chevrolet Malibu Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2014 4dr Sedan 196-horsepower 2.5L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 We are seeing beteer fuel economy over our 2009 Malibu w/2.5L 4-cyl engine. Just turned 5,000 miles & have gotten just under 34 MPG on hwy & 28 MPG around town. I expect this to improve, especially the hwy MPG. see full Chevrolet Malibu review
2013 4dr Sedan 182-horsepower 2.4L I4 Hybrid
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 So far the dash display average is fluctuating between 37 and 40 mpg with mixed interstate (65%)/suburban (35%), "light accelerator foot," speed limit driving; at least 40% better than my prior V6 Toyota Solara. see full Chevrolet Malibu review
2012 4dr Sedan 169-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 Wanted something fairly roomy, but cheap to run. It has filled the bill in that respect. see full Chevrolet Malibu review
2011 4dr Sedan 169-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 Good overall. Highway mpg can be 30-32 mpg. In city driving (stop and go) with short trips more like 18-19 mpg. see full Chevrolet Malibu review
2010 4dr Sedan 169-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 2.4 liter 4 gets 30+ on the highway. see full Chevrolet Malibu review
2010 4dr Sedan 252-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 My fuel economy has been better than the EPA ratings. Having said that I don't drive the car hard. see full Chevrolet Malibu review
2009 4dr Sedan 169-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 Outstanding highway fuel economy. City fuel economy could be better but my driving is limited to fairly short distances with mostly stop and go. see full Chevrolet Malibu review
2009 4dr Sedan 169-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 Very good, 21 in fixed driving, up to 33 on the highway. see full Chevrolet Malibu review
2009 4dr Sedan 169-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 I drive 50 miles each way to work and the highway mileage is excellent see full Chevrolet Malibu review
2009 4dr Sedan 169-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 30-32 mpg on I70 from Indy to KC at 70 mph, 24 around town. see full Chevrolet Malibu review
Chevrolet Malibu Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2011 4dr Sedan 252-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 V6 is 5 mpg less than 4 cyl. The 4 cylinder has sufficient power but the V6 is more responsive. see full Chevrolet Malibu review
2011 4dr Sedan 169-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 too low for a 4 cylinder see full Chevrolet Malibu review
2008 4dr Sedan 169-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 gets mid teens in the city hilly driving see full Chevrolet Malibu review
2006 4dr Hatch 201-horsepower 3.5L V6
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 To get something close in horsepower, you need a 6 cylinder and the inherently lower fuel economy that comes with that vs. a 4 cyl. see full Chevrolet Malibu review
2004 4dr Hatch 200-horsepower 3.5L V6
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 Less than manufacturers claim see full Chevrolet Malibu review