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2003 Pontiac Vibe Gas Mileage (MPG)

2003 Pontiac Vibe 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 Pontiac Vibe's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.

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Pontiac Vibe 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
2003 4dr Hatch 180-horsepower 1.8L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 flat lead none 0 25 70 5 80 24.2
flat lead none 0 50 20 30 80 28.6
flat lead none 0 50 20 30 80 26.5
flat lead none 0 25 70 5 80 28.5
flat lead none 0 25 70 5 80 25.8
2003 4dr Hatch 180-horsepower 1.8L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 flat lead none 0 35 50 15 80 26.7
  Averages flat lead none 0 35 50 15 80 26.7
With the 180-horsepower 1.8L I4 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2003 Pontiac Vibe fuel economy has been averaging 26.7 MPG (miles per gallon).

The 2003 Pontiac Vibes in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 50 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (35 percent), on the highway at an average speed of 80 miles per hour (15 percent), and in heavy traffic (0 percent).

In addition the average 2003 Pontiac Vibe in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a lead foot and the AC not used at all.
 
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
2003 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med hvy 0 0 0 100 75 32.3
flat v.lt hvy 10 30 10 50 60 30.4
flat light hvy 5 20 5 70 70 34.1
hills med hvy 0 0 80 20 65 36.0
hills light none 5 35 45 15 62 32.2
2003 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat light light 4 17 28 51 66 33.0
  Averages flat light light 4 17 28 51 66 33.0
With the 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2003 Pontiac Vibe has been averaging 33.0 MPG (miles per gallon).

The 2003 Pontiac Vibes in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 66 miles per hour (about 51 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (28 percent), in the city (17 percent), and in heavy traffic (4 percent).

In addition the average 2003 Pontiac Vibe in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time.
 
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
2003 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat med hvy 10 30 10 50 75 28.0
flat lead hvy 10 30 10 50 70 30.6
hills med none 10 35 35 20 65 27.0
hills med none 10 35 35 20 65 30.0
2003 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 hills med light 10 33 23 35 69 28.9
  Averages hills med light 10 33 23 35 69 28.9
With the 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2003 Pontiac Vibe gas mileage has been averaging 28.9 MPG (miles per gallon).

The 2003 Pontiac Vibes in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 69 miles per hour (about 35 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (33 percent), in the suburbs (23 percent), and in heavy traffic (10 percent).

In addition the average 2003 Pontiac Vibe in this analysis was driven on hilly terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time.
 
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
2003 4dr Hatch 123-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic AWD		 flat med light 0 25 25 50 70 25.0
2003 4dr Hatch 123-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic AWD		 flat med light 0 25 25 50 70 25.0
  Averages flat med light 0 25 25 50 70 25.0
With the 123-horsepower 1.8L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and all-wheel drive, 2003 Pontiac Vibe fuel economy has been averaging 25.0 MPG (miles per gallon).

The 2003 Pontiac Vibes in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 70 miles per hour (about 50 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (25 percent), in the suburbs (25 percent), and in heavy traffic (0 percent).

In addition the average 2003 Pontiac Vibe 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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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real 2003 Pontiac Vibe MPG

2003 Pontiac Vibe Fuel Economy: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2003 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 Great highway mileage with 1.8L VVT-i engine. City mileage is acceptable for my needs - lots of short trips.
2003 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 About as good as it gets for what I describe as a mini-SUV. EPA rated 28/33 at the time. I get 25-26 mpg in driving that is mostly city; on trips 31-32 mpg going 65-70.
2003 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 27-29 City and 32-34 Highway.
2003 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 29 mpg... and I cane the poor thing frequently. It would probably do a little better if I drove it sensibly.
2003 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 I get anywhere from 32 to 34 MPG highway in this little beauty! It saved my butt through skyrocketing gas prices during the summer of 2008.