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| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 250-horsepower 3.0L H6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD | flat | light | light | 34 | 17 | 7 | 41 | 65 | 22.3 |
| flat | light | light | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 70 | 28.4 | ||
| flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 90 | 10 | 60 | 25.3 | ||
| Averages => | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 50 | 65 | 25.3 | |
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| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 256-horsepower 3.6L H6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD | flat | med | light | 1 | 5 | 90 | 4 | 70 | 20.0 |
| flat | light | light | 10 | 20 | 40 | 30 | 70 | 24.3 | ||
| flat | light | light | 0 | 0 | 25 | 75 | 68 | 24.0 | ||
| flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 30 | 70 | 74 | 23.1 | ||
| hills | med | none | 0 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 65 | 23.0 | ||
| Averages => | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 45 | 44 | 69 | 22.9 | |
| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2009 | 245-horsepower 3.0L H6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD | flat | light | none | 20 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 20.7 |
| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 245-horsepower 3.0L H6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD | flat | light | hvy | 5 | 25 | 10 | 60 | 70 | 27.2 |
| flat | light | hvy | 5 | 25 | 10 | 60 | 70 | 29.4 | ||
| flat | light | hvy | 5 | 25 | 10 | 60 | 70 | 26.8 | ||
| flat | light | hvy | 5 | 25 | 10 | 60 | 70 | 28.4 | ||
| flat | light | hvy | 5 | 25 | 10 | 60 | 60 | 27.6 | ||
| Averages => | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 10 | 60 | 68 | 27.9 | |
| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2007 | 245-horsepower 3.0L H6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD | flat | med | light | 10 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 74 | 25.9 |
| flat | lead | hvy | 0 | 12 | 29 | 59 | 74 | 19.6 | ||
| flat | lead | hvy | 10 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 74 | 17.6 | ||
| flat | med | hvy | 0 | 12 | 29 | 59 | 74 | 19.6 | ||
| flat | med | light | 0 | 12 | 29 | 59 | 74 | 23.5 | ||
| Averages => | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 53 | 74 | 21.2 | |
| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2006 | 250-horsepower 3.0L H6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD | flat | med | none | 0 | 15 | 30 | 55 | 70 | 21.3 |
| hills | med | light | 10 | 20 | 10 | 60 | 75 | 20.6 | ||
| Averages => | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 58 | 73 | 20.9 | |
| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2005 | 250-horsepower 3.0L H6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD | flat | med | hvy | 5 | 40 | 25 | 30 | 74 | 18.4 |
| flat | light | none | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | N/A | 18.0 | ||
| Averages => | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 38 | 15 | 74 | 18.2 | |
| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2003 | 212-horsepower 3.0L H6 4-speed automatic AWD | hills | med | light | 0 | 60 | 30 | 10 | 80 | 20.1 |
| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2010 | 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD | flat | light | hvy | 0 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 70 | 24.0 |
| flat | med | hvy | 40 | 0 | 40 | 20 | 70 | 23.0 | ||
| mtns | light | hvy | 0 | 15 | 10 | 75 | 60 | 32.0 | ||
| flat | v.lt | none | 3 | 12 | 15 | 70 | 60 | 29.7 | ||
| flat | v.lt | none | 0 | 5 | 5 | 90 | 60 | 34.1 | ||
| Averages => | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 61 | 64 | 28.6 | |
| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2009 | 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD | flat | light | none | 0 | 5 | 0 | 95 | 70 | 27.3 |
| flat | light | none | 20 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 65 | 25.0 | ||
| flat | light | light | 15 | 5 | 20 | 60 | 75 | 25.0 | ||
| Averages => | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 65 | 70 | 25.8 | |
| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD | flat | lead | none | 10 | 20 | 10 | 60 | 80 | 28.5 |
| flat | med | hvy | 2 | 18 | 30 | 50 | 70 | 25.6 | ||
| flat | med | light | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 81 | 23.5 | ||
| Averages => | 0 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 50 | 77 | 25.9 | |
| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2006 | 175-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD | hills | med | light | 5 | 5 | 15 | 75 | 75 | 25.5 |
| flat | light | none | 5 | 10 | 10 | 75 | 65 | 22.2 | ||
| hills | med | light | 10 | 20 | 0 | 70 | 75 | 26.0 | ||
| flat | med | none | 0 | 5 | 0 | 95 | 80 | 23.3 | ||
| flat | light | light | 0 | 0 | 5 | 95 | 65 | 25.0 | ||
| Averages => | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 82 | 72 | 24.4 | |
| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2005 | 168-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD | flat | med | none | 15 | 0 | 8 | 77 | 75 | 27.4 |
| flat | med | none | 15 | 0 | 8 | 77 | 75 | 27.4 | ||
| flat | light | none | 0 | 5 | 0 | 95 | 68 | 28.3 | ||
| flat | light | hvy | 10 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 62 | 27.4 | ||
| flat | med | hvy | 10 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 68 | 27.4 | ||
| Averages => | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 66 | 70 | 27.6 | |
| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2004 | 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD | flat | med | hvy | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 60 | 22.0 |
| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2002 | 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD | flat | light | none | 0 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 75 | 22.7 |
| flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 75 | 22.3 | ||
| flat | light | none | 10 | 50 | 0 | 40 | 60 | 23.4 | ||
| flat | light | none | 5 | 20 | 50 | 25 | 65 | 21.0 | ||
| Averages => | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 49 | 69 | 22.3 | |
| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2010 | 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD | flat | light | none | 0 | 20 | 50 | 30 | 60 | 26.0 |
| hills | light | light | 10 | 10 | 30 | 50 | 70 | 25.6 | ||
| flat | light | none | 0 | 5 | 50 | 45 | 65 | 27.2 | ||
| flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 5 | 95 | 65 | 32.4 | ||
| flat | light | none | 20 | 20 | 60 | 0 | N/A | 25.0 | ||
| Averages => | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 44 | 65 | 27.2 | |
| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2009 | 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD | flat | light | light | 27 | 31 | 0 | 42 | 70 | 27.5 |
| flat | med | hvy | 5 | 50 | 20 | 25 | 56 | 18.7 | ||
| flat | med | hvy | 5 | 50 | 20 | 25 | 62 | 19.3 | ||
| flat | med | hvy | 5 | 50 | 20 | 25 | 62 | 17.1 | ||
| flat | med | none | 0 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 68 | 25.0 | ||
| Averages => | 0 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 12 | 43 | 64 | 21.5 | |
| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD | flat | light | none | 30 | 50 | 10 | 10 | 60 | 21.6 |
| flat | med | light | 20 | 50 | 10 | 20 | 75 | 23.1 | ||
| flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 75 | 26.5 | ||
| flat | med | none | 40 | 25 | 10 | 25 | 70 | 21.4 | ||
| flat | light | none | 0 | 20 | 20 | 60 | 70 | 28.2 | ||
| Averages => | 0 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 29 | 10 | 43 | 70 | 24.2 | |
| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2007 | 175-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD | flat | light | light | 0 | 90 | 0 | 10 | 60 | 16.8 |
| flat | light | none | 10 | 10 | 25 | 55 | 65 | 26.5 | ||
| flat | light | none | 10 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 65 | 19.0 | ||
| Averages => | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 18 | 32 | 63 | 20.8 | |
| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2006 | 175-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD | flat | light | hvy | 10 | 20 | 40 | 30 | 60 | 26.7 |
| flat | light | light | 20 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 68 | 23.5 | ||
| flat | med | light | 0 | 5 | 55 | 40 | 70 | 26.8 | ||
| hills | med | none | 0 | 20 | 50 | 30 | 75 | 25.0 | ||
| flat | light | none | 10 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 70 | 27.0 | ||
| Averages => | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 44 | 69 | 25.8 | |
| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2005 | 168-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD | flat | light | hvy | 0 | 0 | 47 | 53 | 60 | 30.0 |
| hills | med | light | 11 | 44 | 22 | 22 | 74 | 21.4 | ||
| flat | med | light | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 75 | 24.5 | ||
| flat | med | none | 0 | 26 | 0 | 74 | 75 | 25.0 | ||
| flat | med | none | 1 | 1 | 8 | 90 | 70 | 27.5 | ||
| Averages => | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 58 | 71 | 25.7 | |
| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2003 | 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD | hills | light | light | 0 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 25.0 |
| flat | lead | hvy | 10 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 60 | 21.0 | ||
| flat | med | light | 30 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 80 | 23.0 | ||
| Averages => | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 67 | 23.0 | |
| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2002 | 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD | flat | light | hvy | 15 | 50 | 30 | 5 | 70 | 22.0 |
| flat | lead | none | 0 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 70 | 23.8 | ||
| hills | light | light | 0 | 60 | 0 | 40 | 70 | 25.0 | ||
| Averages => | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 23 | 32 | 70 | 23.6 | |
| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2001 | 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD | mtns | med | light | 0 | 25 | 50 | 25 | 60 | 20.0 |
| hills | med | light | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 60 | 19.1 | ||
| Averages => | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 50 | 38 | 60 | 19.6 | |
| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2009 | turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD | flat | med | hvy | 5 | 20 | 20 | 55 | 65 | 21.0 |
| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2007 | turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD | flat | med | none | 0 | 6 | 31 | 63 | 60 | 24.0 |
| flat | med | none | 0 | 6 | 31 | 63 | 60 | 24.0 | ||
| Averages => | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 63 | 60 | 24.0 | |
| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2006 | turbocharged 250hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD | flat | med | light | 5 | 20 | 45 | 30 | 70 | 24.9 |
| flat | med | hvy | 5 | 20 | 45 | 30 | 70 | 24.3 | ||
| Averages => | 0 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 45 | 30 | 70 | 24.6 | |
| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2005 | turbocharged 250hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD | flat | light | light | 5 | 5 | 80 | 10 | 62 | 19.0 |
| flat | med | none | 10 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 65 | 18.9 | ||
| flat | med | light | 5 | 0 | 5 | 90 | 75 | 23.9 | ||
| flat | med | light | 20 | 20 | 10 | 50 | 75 | 23.9 | ||
| flat | med | light | 5 | 0 | 5 | 90 | 75 | 26.2 | ||
| Averages => | 0 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 54 | 70 | 22.4 | |
| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD | flat | med | light | 11 | 67 | 11 | 11 | 70 | 18.9 |
| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2007 | turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD | flat | med | none | 43 | 43 | 0 | 14 | 45 | 16.8 |
| flat | med | light | 0 | 0 | 70 | 30 | 60 | 20.3 | ||
| flat | med | light | 0 | 0 | 70 | 30 | 70 | 20.3 | ||
| flat | med | hvy | 0 | 0 | 70 | 30 | 60 | 20.9 | ||
| Averages => | 0 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 53 | 26 | 59 | 19.6 | |
| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2006 | turbocharged 250hp 2.5L H4 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD | flat | light | light | 2 | 3 | 75 | 20 | 65 | 21.2 |
| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2005 | turbocharged 250hp 2.5L H4 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD | hills | light | hvy | 5 | 5 | 75 | 15 | 60 | 20.0 |
| hills | med | light | 10 | 20 | 35 | 35 | 60 | 20.4 | ||
| flat | lead | none | 0 | 65 | 0 | 35 | 70 | 19.8 | ||
| flat | light | light | 0 | 5 | 30 | 65 | 60 | 22.2 | ||
| flat | lead | hvy | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 70 | 20.7 | ||
| Averages => | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 38 | 40 | 64 | 20.6 | |
| Year | Powertrain | Land | Foot | A/C | Traf % | City % | Sub % | Hwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2010 | turbocharged 148hp 2.0L H4 Diesel 6-speed manual AWD | hills | light | none | 5 | 30 | 25 | 40 | 62 | 35.6 |
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Gas Mileage Survey results include the percent of the distance driven in:
- Traffic, bumper-to-bumper - constant stop and go (Traf)
- City - many stops for intersections per mile (City)
- Suburbs - stop every mile or two (Sub)
- Highway - fairly steady speed (Hwy, Spd)
Gas Mileage Survey results also include:
- Terrain from flat = 0 to mountains = 10 (Land)
- Driving style from very light on the gas = 0 to "lead foot" = 10 (Foot)
- Air conditioning use from none = 0 to heavy = 10 (A/C)
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Government estimates often aren't indicative of actual, real-world gas mileage for the Subaru Outback.
Here, unlike anywhere else, you can learn what actual fuel economy and gas mileage (MPG) to expect from the Subaru Outback based on how you drive and the roads you typically drive on. TrueDelta's Gas Mileage Survey (formerly the Fuel Economy Survey) is the only one to ask Subaru Outback owners about driving style, terrain, A/C use, driving speed, and other factors that can affect the Subaru Outback's fuel economy and gas mileage in the real world.
And, members can now filter real-world Subaru Outback gas mileage results by the most important factors.
