2005 Ford Escape Gas Mileage (MPG)
Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Ford Escape's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.
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Ford Escape Gas Mileage
| 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 |
| 2005 | 4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | none | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 21.3 |
| flat | med | hvy | 30 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 70 | 19.0 | ||
| flat | med | none | 0 | 30 | 20 | 50 | 70 | 21.9 | ||
| flat | med | none | 0 | 30 | 20 | 50 | 70 | 21.0 | ||
| flat | med | none | 15 | 45 | 30 | 10 | 60 | 22.8 | ||
| 2005 | 4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | med | none | 9 | 42 | 22 | 27 | 68 | 21.2 |
| Averages | flat | med | none | 9 | 42 | 22 | 27 | 68 | 21.2 | |
| With the 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2005 Ford Escape fuel economy has been averaging
21.2 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2005 Ford Escapes in this analysis were driven mostly in the city (about 42 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 68 miles per hour (27 percent), in the suburbs (22 percent), and in heavy traffic (9 percent). In addition the average 2005 Ford Escape in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| 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 |
| 2005 | 4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic AWD |
flat | light | light | 20 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 70 | 17.0 |
| flat | light | light | 10 | 25 | 40 | 25 | 65 | 21.0 | ||
| flat | light | light | 10 | 25 | 40 | 25 | 65 | 23.0 | ||
| flat | med | none | 10 | 20 | 70 | 0 | N/A | 16.7 | ||
| hills | med | none | 40 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 60 | 14.3 | ||
| 2005 | 4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic AWD |
flat | light | light | 18 | 30 | 32 | 20 | 65 | 18.4 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 18 | 30 | 32 | 20 | 65 | 18.4 | |
| With the 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and all-wheel drive, the 2005 Ford Escape has been averaging
18.4 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2005 Ford Escapes in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 32 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (30 percent), on the highway at an average speed of 65 miles per hour (20 percent), and in heavy traffic (18 percent). In addition the average 2005 Ford Escape in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| 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 |
| 2005 | 4dr SUV 153-horsepower 2.3L I4 5-speed manual AWD |
flat | light | hvy | 1 | 9 | 70 | 20 | 65 | 23.3 |
| flat | light | hvy | 1 | 9 | 70 | 20 | 65 | 22.1 | ||
| flat | light | hvy | 1 | 9 | 70 | 20 | 65 | 21.8 | ||
| flat | light | hvy | 1 | 9 | 70 | 20 | 65 | 29.5 | ||
| flat | light | hvy | 1 | 9 | 70 | 20 | 65 | 22.5 | ||
| 2005 | 4dr SUV 153-horsepower 2.3L I4 5-speed manual AWD |
flat | light | hvy | 1 | 9 | 70 | 20 | 65 | 23.8 |
| Averages | flat | light | hvy | 1 | 9 | 70 | 20 | 65 | 23.8 | |
| With the 153-horsepower 2.3L I4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and all-wheel drive, 2005 Ford Escape gas mileage has been averaging
23.8 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2005 Ford Escapes in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 70 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 65 miles per hour (20 percent), in the city (9 percent), and in heavy traffic (1 percent). In addition the average 2005 Ford Escape in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on most or all of the time. |
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| 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 |
| 2005 | 4dr SUV 153-horsepower 2.3L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | med | hvy | 80 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 75 | 24.0 |
| flat | med | hvy | 0 | 10 | 50 | 40 | 62 | 29.4 | ||
| flat | light | none | 50 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 62 | 19.5 | ||
| flat | med | none | 0 | 5 | 10 | 85 | 70 | 19.7 | ||
| flat | med | hvy | 10 | 10 | 50 | 30 | 62 | 33.6 | ||
| 2005 | 4dr SUV 153-horsepower 2.3L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | med | light | 28 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 66 | 25.2 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 28 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 66 | 25.2 | |
| With the 153-horsepower 2.3L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2005 Ford Escape fuel economy has been averaging
25.2 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2005 Ford Escapes in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 66 miles per hour (about 36 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in heavy traffic (28 percent), in the suburbs (24 percent), and in the city (12 percent). In addition the average 2005 Ford Escape in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| 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 |
| 2005 | 4dr SUV 153-horsepower 2.3L I4 4-speed automatic AWD |
mtns | light | hvy | 5 | 5 | 20 | 70 | 70 | 23.9 |
| hills | light | hvy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 70 | 22.5 | ||
| flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 45 | 17.0 | ||
| 2005 | 4dr SUV 153-horsepower 2.3L I4 4-speed automatic AWD |
hills | light | light | 2 | 2 | 23 | 73 | 62 | 21.1 |
| Averages | hills | light | light | 2 | 2 | 23 | 73 | 62 | 21.1 | |
| With the 153-horsepower 2.3L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and all-wheel drive, the 2005 Ford Escape has been averaging
21.1 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2005 Ford Escapes in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 62 miles per hour (about 73 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (23 percent), in heavy traffic (2 percent), and in the city (2 percent). In addition the average 2005 Ford Escape in this analysis was driven on hilly terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| 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 |
| 2005 | 4dr SUV 133-horsepower 2.3L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD |
flat | med | none | 15 | 50 | 15 | 20 | 60 | 26.2 |
| 2005 | 4dr SUV 133-horsepower 2.3L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD |
flat | med | none | 15 | 50 | 15 | 20 | 60 | 26.2 |
| Averages | flat | med | none | 15 | 50 | 15 | 20 | 60 | 26.2 | |
| With the 133-horsepower 2.3L I4 Hybrid engine, CVT transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2005 Ford Escape gas mileage has been averaging
26.2 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2005 Ford Escapes in this analysis were driven mostly in the city (about 50 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 60 miles per hour (20 percent), in heavy traffic (15 percent), and in the suburbs (15 percent). In addition the average 2005 Ford Escape in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| 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 |
| 2005 | 4dr SUV 133-horsepower 2.3L I4 Hybrid CVT AWD |
hills | v.lt | light | 0 | 40 | 0 | 60 | 55 | 28.5 |
| hills | v.lt | light | 1 | 4 | 65 | 30 | 60 | 30.0 | ||
| 2005 | 4dr SUV 133-horsepower 2.3L I4 Hybrid CVT AWD |
hills | v.lt | light | 1 | 22 | 33 | 45 | 58 | 29.3 |
| Averages | hills | v.lt | light | 1 | 22 | 33 | 45 | 58 | 29.3 | |
| With the 133-horsepower 2.3L I4 Hybrid engine, CVT transmission, and all-wheel drive, 2005 Ford Escape fuel economy has been averaging
29.3 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2005 Ford Escapes in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 58 miles per hour (about 45 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (33 percent), in the city (22 percent), and in heavy traffic (1 percent). In addition the average 2005 Ford Escape in this analysis was driven on hilly terrain with an ultra-light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real 2005 Ford Escape MPG
| 2005 Ford Escape Fuel Economy: Pros | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2005 | 4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic AWD |
Between 24 and 25 mpg on the road is excellant for a performer like this! |
| 2005 | 4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic AWD |
it was at the top with the imports. |
| 2005 | 4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic AWD |
25 mpg highway with AWD |
| 2005 Ford Escape Fuel Economy: Cons | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2005 | 4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic AWD |
Perhaps the 6 speed automatics are better, but the 4 speeds just suck! Not good at all, in my humble opinion, for a vehicle this size. |
