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Ford Focus MPG

MPG	Number of Vehicles
27 miles per gallon	1 vehicles
28 miles per gallon	2 vehicles
29 miles per gallon	2 vehicles
30 miles per gallon	2 vehicles
31 miles per gallon	0 vehicles
32 miles per gallon	3 vehicles
33 miles per gallon	2 vehicles
34 miles per gallon	2 vehicles
35 miles per gallon	1 vehicles
36 miles per gallon	2 vehicles
37 miles per gallon	3 vehicles
38 miles per gallon	2 vehicles
39 miles per gallon	1 vehicles
40 miles per gallon	1 vehicles
41 miles per gallon	1 vehicles

Model Year	Body/Powertrain	MPG
2009	2009 4dr Sedan 140-hp 2.0L I4 5-sp manual FWD	34.23	See all data
With the engine, transmission, and rear-wheel drive, the 2009 Ford Focus has been averaging 34.23 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2009 Ford Focuses in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 69 miles per hour (about 73.7 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (6.9 percent), in heavy traffic (4.1 percent), and in the suburbs (0 percent). In addition, the average 2009 Ford Focus in this analysis was driven on hilly terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time.
2009	2009 4dr Sedan 140-hp 2.0L I4 4-sp automatic FWD	34.39	See all data

2009	2009 2dr Coupe 143-hp 2.0L I4 5-sp manual FWD	32.14	See all data

2009	2009 2dr Coupe 140-hp 2.0L I4 4-sp automatic FWD	27	See all data

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the 2009 Ford Focus

2009 Ford Focus Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2010	4dr Sedan 140-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	Hard driving - stop and go on the highway gets me 30+ mpg. see full Ford Focus review
2010	4dr Sedan 140-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	Good fuel economy, getting 30 MPG in town see full Ford Focus review
2010	4dr Sedan 140-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	Three days of extensive driving only burned up 1/4 of a tank. see full Ford Focus review
2009	4dr Sedan 140-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	The fuel economy is great on a fixed income, and allows us to be able to do a few more things and go a few more places. see full Ford Focus review
2009	4dr Sedan 140-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	With manual, w/o cruise, highway mpg 40+, average 30+ see full Ford Focus review
2009	2dr Coupe 140-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	The rated 27 mpg is on the money. I have gotten as high as 37 on the highway. Nice feeling to pass the gas station more often without having to buy gas. see full Ford Focus review
2009	2dr Coupe 143-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	35 mpg will save $ in the long run. see full Ford Focus review
2009	4dr Sedan 140-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	Unconfirmed reports have stated people getting up to 39 miles per gallon highway with the 5 speed. This is very appealing to me as gas prices will rise again. see full Ford Focus review
2009	4dr Sedan 140-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	With mixed highway and city driving and a medium heavy foot, I still average about 31mpg. see full Ford Focus review
2008	4dr Sedan 140-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	On my daily 250 round trip commute I average around 33MPG. There are new vehicles that get better but they usually come with higher price tags which offset any fuel savings. see full Ford Focus review

2009 Ford Focus Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2010	4dr Sedan 140-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	Great fuel economy. Abt 30 mpg with hard highway driving and abt 26-27mpg with all suburban driving. see full Ford Focus review