Ford C-MAX vs. Chevrolet Silverado 1500 MPG

Chart is based on 179 fuel economy reports for the Ford C-MAX and 311 fuel economy reports for the Chevrolet Silverado 1500.

Ford C-MAX MPG

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
2017	4dr Hatch 141-horsepower 2.0L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD	flat	light	none	0	0	53	47	69	34.8
2015	4dr Hatch 141-horsepower 2.0L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD	flat	light	light	24	37	21	19	66	44.4
2014	4dr Hatch 141-horsepower 2.0L I4 Plug-in Hybrid CVT FWD	flat	light	none	0	20	30	50	65	72.2
2013	4dr Hatch 141-horsepower 2.0L I4 Plug-in Hybrid CVT FWD	flat	light	light	17	21	42	21	70	63.0
2013	4dr Hatch 141-horsepower 2.0L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD	flat	light	light	1	18	35	46	63	43.1

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Chevrolet Silverado 1500 MPG

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
2016	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 355-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	light	none	0	16	0	84	92	19.0
2014	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 355-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range	hills	light	none	1	20	24	55	58	18.9
2014	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 285-horsepower 4.3L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	light	none	5	10	15	70	65	21.8
2014	4dr Crew Cab 6.5ft bed 355-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range	hills	light	hvy	0	0	1	100	69	18.1
2013	4dr Extended Cab 8ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	light	none	0	17	28	55	110	15.6
2013	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	light	none	0	0	20	80	55	16.4
2013	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range	hills	light	hvy	0	0	30	70	50	16.5
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2012	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	light	light	0	20	43	37	65	16.0
2012	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	v.lt	light	0	0	56	44	60	15.4
2011	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	med	hvy	0	15	25	60	70	16.4
2011	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range	hills	light	hvy	5	5	30	60	65	16.9
2010	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	v.lt	hvy	10	60	10	20	60	16.2
2010	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	med	none	6	33	20	41	65	15.5
2009	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	light	none	0	0	100	0	0	16.0
2009	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 295-horsepower 4.8L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	hills	light	light	4	24	14	58	52	20.2
2009	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 403-horsepower 6.2L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	med	none	0	10	0	90	70	15.5
2009	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	light	none	2	4	25	69	63	15.4
2008	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	light	none	0	0	0	100	75	17.3
2008	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	light	hvy	2	9	34	56	68	16.4
2008	4dr Extended Cab 5.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	light	light	11	14	15	60	65	15.3
2008	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	light	0	15	0	85	60	17.0
2008	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	light	none	20	15	15	50	65	16.0
2008	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 295-horsepower 4.8L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	med	light	10	40	10	40	110	14.6
2008	2dr Regular Cab 8ft bed 195-horsepower 4.3L V6 4-speed automatic RWD	hills	light	light	2	45	19	35	65	17.6
2007	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 367-horsepower 6.0L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	none	29	29	43	0	0	13.0
2007	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 367-horsepower 6.0L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	v.lt	light	1	5	3	91	60	15.2
2007	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	light	7	30	27	37	75	17.0
2007	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	med	none	7	15	19	59	69	18.2
2007	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 295-horsepower 4.8L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	v.lt	none	10	20	10	60	60	15.7
2007	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 295-horsepower 4.8L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	hills	light	none	10	25	40	25	75	16.0
2007	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 367-horsepower 6.0L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	lead	light	10	10	40	40	80	12.7
2007	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	med	light	18	23	35	25	65	17.5
2007	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 295-horsepower 4.8L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	hvy	0	10	40	50	70	17.0
2006	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 310-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	hills	light	light	0	3	7	90	69	18.2
2006	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	light	6	19	10	66	68	18.3
2006	4dr Crew Cab 6.5ft bed 300-horsepower 6.0L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	light	none	16	16	37	32	60	12.5
2006	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 345-horsepower 6.0L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	med	light	11	22	11	56	65	15.2
2006	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	hvy	0	15	50	35	60	18.5
2006	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	med	none	5	60	10	25	60	16.0
2006	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 285-horsepower 4.8L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	light	10	10	10	70	60	21.0
2006	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 285-horsepower 4.8L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	light	none	0	40	0	60	65	15.0
2005	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 345-horsepower 6.0L V8 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	v.lt	light	0	20	20	60	55	17.5
2005	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 310-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	hills	med	none	9	9	64	18	65	16.0
2005	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 310-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	hills	med	light	8	13	47	31	72	17.1
2005	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	hvy	0	80	5	15	60	16.0
2005	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 285-horsepower 4.8L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	hvy	0	0	0	100	80	18.9
2005	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	light	5	20	40	35	75	17.0
2005	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	hills	light	none	2	13	12	73	68	17.2
2005	2dr Regular Cab 8ft bed 295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	med	light	0	0	80	20	60	16.0
2005	2dr Regular Cab 6.5ft bed 295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	hvy	2	3	70	25	65	18.9
2005	2dr Regular Cab 6.5ft bed 195-horsepower 4.3L V6 5-speed manual RWD	flat	med	hvy	5	5	5	85	75	18.0
2004	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	light	2	18	34	46	62	17.7
2004	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	light	none	0	0	5	95	70	17.4
2004	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	mtns	light	light	1	3	9	87	61	16.3
2004	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 285-horsepower 4.8L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	none	0	0	50	50	65	18.0
2004	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 285-horsepower 4.8L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	light	none	0	20	0	80	60	17.5
2004	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	lead	hvy	13	38	5	45	75	16.5
2004	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	light	light	26	1	1	73	67	16.7
2004	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	mtns	light	none	23	23	25	30	60	17.8
2004	2dr Regular Cab 8ft bed 285-horsepower 4.8L V8 5-speed manual 4WD, part-time w/low range	hills	light	none	0	0	18	83	61	16.7
2004	2dr Regular Cab 6.5ft bed 295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	hills	med	hvy	33	33	11	22	75	16.5
2003	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 345-horsepower 6.0L V8 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	lead	light	13	13	43	33	88	10.1
2003	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 285-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	light	light	1	10	9	80	70	16.0
2003	4dr Crew Cab 6.5ft bed 300-horsepower 6.0L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	hills	light	none	1	10	15	74	70	13.8
2003	2dr Regular Cab 8ft bed 275-horsepower 4.8L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	none	5	5	10	80	75	21.0
2002	4dr Extended Cab 8ft bed 285-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	light	none	0	0	45	55	55	17.1
2002	4dr Extended Cab 8ft bed 275-horsepower 4.8L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	light	light	5	5	5	85	60	18.0
2002	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 285-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	v.lt	hvy	0	0	95	5	70	18.2
2002	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 275-horsepower 4.8L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	hvy	0	0	30	70	58	18.9
2002	2dr Regular Cab 6.5ft bed 275-horsepower 4.8L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	none	19	23	27	31	60	20.0

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TrueDelta Reviews the Real Gas Mileage of the Ford C-MAX

Ford C-MAX Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Comment
2013	The Ford C-MAX's fuel economy is at once the #1 reason most people will buy a C-MAX, but also the model's greatest shortfall. The EPA ratings are an impressive 47 mpg city, 47 highway. In real suburban driving we (and many owners) observed trip computer averages of 33 to 40, with an overall average of 35.8. Go easy on the gas and initiate braking early enough to fully recoup kinetic energy, and low to mid 40s can happen. But 47 is a stretch. There are two ways to look at this. On the one hand, the C-MAX isn't coming close to its EPA ratings. Odds are Ford will have to make an adjustment and credit past buyers for the difference, Hyundai-Kia style. (Which actually might be a reason to buy one before this happens.) On the other hand, even 36 mpg is about 8-12 miles-per-gallon better than similarly functional non-hybrid vehicles, including the related Ford Escape. Efficiency is supported by excellent, highly configurable instrumentation. I personally opted to view a tach (rare in a hybrid), driving style ratings, and average mpg. A "brake coach" lets you know after each stop what percentage of kinetic energy was regenerated. In hybrids, this has a large impact on mpg than how hard you accelerate (more on this below). The C-MAX is also offered as an "Energi" Plug-in Hybrid rated to cruise 21 miles on electricity alone. see full Ford C-MAX review

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Ford C-MAX

Ford C-MAX Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2013	4dr Hatch 141-horsepower 2.0L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD	With some care, it is not too hard to surpass the revised EPA estimates of 44 city / 39 highway. It particulary shines in city and suburban driving where you can crest 50 mpg on some short trips. In mixed driving, we match the EPA estimate of 40 MPG without paying much attention. While not as great as the Prius, this efficiency was certainly a step up for us and the difference in fuel costs over a year between the C-Max and Prius was not worth the shortcomings we found in the Prius (particularly poor handling and uncomfortable seats). see full Ford C-MAX review

Ford C-MAX Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2013	4dr Hatch 141-horsepower 2.0L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD	On the down side for fuel economy, cold weather does a number on the MPG as is reported with other hybrid. On short trips (4 miles or less) on a cold start in cold weather with the heater going, expect low 20s for your MPG. This is mitigated over longer trips once the engine has warmed up, but we still get 1-3 MPG under our usual in cold weather for longer trips. see full Ford C-MAX review

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2008	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	I have the 1500 ext cab 2wd model that includes the 5.3 l v-8 with management. The truck gets 26 mpg on the highway! The average for the truck with over 6000 miles city/highway is now 20.6! see full Chevrolet Silverado 1500 review
2007	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	For full size truck with V8 I get 17-18 mpg in mixed driving. see full Chevrolet Silverado 1500 review
2007	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	Best in its class see full Chevrolet Silverado 1500 review
2006	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	With the specific gears I have in my truck, I get 20+ MPG on the highway...and I have a crew cab truck. City mileage is right in-line with the EPA of 14, but it is no worse than the others. see full Chevrolet Silverado 1500 review
2006	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	Good for a pickup truck. see full Chevrolet Silverado 1500 review
2006	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	The 5.3L gets an impressive 20mpg on the freeway and with a tonneau, about 21. Mixed driving is about 15-17mpg and purely city driving nets between 14-16mpg. Towing economy is not bad at about 12-13mpg with a light load and 9-11mpg with a heavy load. see full Chevrolet Silverado 1500 review

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2010	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD	Much worse than my last truck( 2005 Sileverado) In town 10 to 13 Road at speed limit 19-20 see full Chevrolet Silverado 1500 review
2007	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	Highway mileage could be beter. see full Chevrolet Silverado 1500 review
2004	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	Granted this is a truck but I did not like the fact that I was getting 14 mpg when the price of fuel was skyrocketing. This was never a good choice for fuel mileage. see full Chevrolet Silverado 1500 review
2004	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 345-horsepower 6.0L V8 4-speed automatic AWD	Big engine sucks gas - 8mpg on tests see full Chevrolet Silverado 1500 review