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Mazda Mazda3 Fuel Economy Data

4dr Hatch 155-hp 2.0L I4 6-sp shiftable automatic FWD

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
hills med none 5 19 24 52 68 28.600
flat med none 10 30 50 10 68 24.500
flat med none 0 45 20 35 68 26.400
hills med none 10 20 30 40 68 27.000
flat med none 0 50 20 30 68 26.600
flat med none 10 30 40 20 68 25.600
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flat med none 10 30 40 20 74 27.600
flat med none 0 40 20 40 68 26.800
mtns med none 10 5 0 85 68 36.000
flat med none 0 35 25 40 68 27.500
hills med none 10 10 10 70 74 30.400
flat med none 10 10 30 50 68 31.300
flat med none 10 20 40 30 68 28.200
flat med none 5 10 19 67 68 30.300
flat med none 20 20 40 20 62 28.100
flat med none 5 10 25 60 68 29.400
flat med none 0 20 20 60 74 31.200
flat med none 15 15 40 30 68 28.500
flat med none 0 35 25 40 68 29.800
flat med none 15 15 30 40 68 26.700
flat med light 10 20 20 50 74 31.800
flat med none 10 20 30 40 74 29.400
hills med none 5 5 5 85 74 34.500
flat med none 10 10 40 40 68 29.800
flat med none 0 20 10 70 74 33.900
flat med none 10 10 30 50 68 28.300
flat med none 0 35 25 40 68 28.300
flat med none 15 15 50 20 68 29.000
flat med none 15 15 60 10 68 27.200
flat med none 0 50 25 25 68 25.700
flat med none 10 10 20 60 68 27.400
flat med none 10 20 40 30 68 27.800
flat med none 5 10 25 60 68 29.600
flat med light 15 25 20 40 74 30.700
flat med none 15 25 35 25 62 28.600
flat med light 15 15 20 50 68 29.600
flat med none 11 22 22 45 62 30.700
flat med none 10 20 40 30 68 29.000
flat med none 20 20 40 20 62 28.100
flat med none 10 30 40 20 62 28.600
flat med none 5 10 15 70 68 30.800
flat med none 11 22 22 44 62 29.000
flat med none 5 10 15 70 68 31.000
flat med none 0 10 10 80 68 32.800
flat med none 20 20 40 20 62 28.400
flat med none 11 22 22 45 62 31.100
flat med light 10 25 40 25 68 27.800
flat med none 10 20 40 30 68 30.100
flat med none 15 15 40 30 68 30.300
flat med none 10 10 30 50 68 28.000
flat med none 0 20 40 40 74 31.600
flat med none 5 10 25 60 68 29.500
flat med none 15 25 35 25 62 26.600
flat med light 15 15 30 40 62 26.800
flat med none 0 60 20 20 68 24.600
hills med none 5 30 25 40 68 28.900
flat med none 10 30 50 10 68 24.800
flat med none 0 45 20 35 68 26.500
flat med none 10 40 40 10 68 25.100
hills med none 10 10 15 65 68 34.100
flat med none 15 30 35 20 62 25.900
flat med light 25 25 25 25 68 25.600
flat med none 10 30 40 20 68 27.100
flat med none 0 35 25 40 68 29.800
flat med none 10 10 40 40 68 30.200
flat med none 10 40 40 10 62 24.300
flat med none 10 20 40 30 68 26.900
flat med none 10 30 30 30 68 25.400
flat med none 0 50 20 30 68 25.900
flat med light 15 15 20 50 68 27.500
flat med none 15 30 35 20 62 26.000
flat med light 10 10 40 40 68 30.100
flat med none 10 25 30 35 68 31.400
flat med light 10 10 20 60 74 33.500
hills med none 15 15 20 50 68 29.900
flat med none 10 30 50 10 68 24.500
flat med none 15 15 60 10 68 26.300
flat med none 0 35 25 40 68 26.700
hills med none 0 9 9 82 74 35.300
hills med none 10 15 25 50 68 28.500
flat med none 0 30 20 50 68 28.100
flat med none 0 30 20 50 68 28.000
hills med none 5 14 24 57 68 30.300
flat med none 5 25 50 20 68 28.800
hills med none 10 20 30 40 68 27.000

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TrueDelta Reviews the Real Gas Mileage of the 2013 Mazda Mazda3

2013 Mazda Mazda3 Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearComment
2014 Ever since gas guzzling rotary engines almost put Mazda out of business in the 1970s, fuel economy has been a company weakness. The 2013 Mazda3 with a 167-horsepower 2.5-liter engine and five-speed automatic transmission managed only 22 mpg city, 29 mpg highway in the EPA's tests. (The same engine with a manual transmission did even worse, 20/28.) The 2014 with a new SKYACTIV 184-horsepower 2.5-liter engine and six-speed automatic transmission fares much better, 27 mpg city and 37 mpg highway. A $1,600 Tech Package (on the tested car) adds a capacitor-based regenerative braking system that bumps these ratings to 28/38. Quite impressive for a large, fairly powerful four-cylinder engine. The i's 155-horsepower 2.0-liter engine does a bit better still, 30/40, but anyone who cares about driving will gladly trade a 2-3 mpg to pick up 29 horsepower. In my real-world, sub-freezing suburban driving, the trip computer reported a two-way average around 40 mpg when I drove with a feather-light right foot. Push the car harder and high-20s to mid-30s happen. The Focus also manages 27/37 in the EPA's tests, but wasn't quite as efficient as the Mazda in my real-world driving. Others including the 23/35 Dodge Dart GT and 21/29 Kia Forte SX don't come close. see full Mazda Mazda3 review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the 2013 Mazda Mazda3

2013 Mazda Mazda3 Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2014 4dr Hatch 184-horsepower 2.5L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
Even with the 2.5L 'S' Option, the Mazda SkyActiv tech gives the Mazda3 a very impressive 28/39MPG. The 2.0L standard option gives 31/42. That's pretty standard in most new cars, however the performance for that economy is well above average. Good engines, these are. see full Mazda Mazda3 review
2013 4dr Hatch 155-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
30+mpg avg since new; starting to improve to around 33mpg per tankful, mixed driving, more town than highway see full Mazda Mazda3 review
2012 4dr Hatch 155-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
I drive it on the highway at a constant speed of about 78 with the cruise control on, for my daily commute . Very little traffic on my commute, and speed limit is 70. I get about 33 mpg, or 380 miles per tank. I've found that long-range runs of an hour or more seems to burn out the gunk, and I have better fuel economy for the next week or two. I figure driving near 80 is killing the advertised 39 mpg with the Skyactiv engine. see full Mazda Mazda3 review
2012 4dr Sedan 155-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
Hard to beat 40 mpg in a car that drives as well and has the performance of the Mazda3. Most ZOOM ZOOM for the price of any car I test drove. see full Mazda Mazda3 review
2012 4dr Sedan 155-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
This car does very well.. I drive mostly highway during the week, but a lot of rush hour driving means lots of stop and go. Even with that and the around town driving I do on the weekends, I am still averaging 38.1 MPG! see full Mazda Mazda3 review
2012 4dr Hatch 155-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed manual FWD
Excellent fuel economy with the skyactiv 155hp engine see full Mazda Mazda3 review
2012 4dr Sedan 155-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
While reviews are mixed, the Skyactiv engine delivers as promised for me. With over 70% city/suburb driving, I've yet to average under 30mpg (odo/pump). Set the cruise control at 65-70 and > 40mpg is easy on a flat highway. see full Mazda Mazda3 review
2013 Mazda Mazda3 Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2013 4dr Hatch 155-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
Fuel economy has been OK. I usually do a 50/50 mix and in good weather, I get in the high 7s/100km or about 30 MPG. In the cold weather, it's been closer to 9L/100km or about 26 MPG. Strangely, it's about the same economy I got with my 99 Civic w/ 4 spd auto. see full Mazda Mazda3 review
 

2013 Mazda Mazda3 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 Mazda Mazda3's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.