Chrysler PT Cruiser vs. Pontiac Vibe MPG

Chart is based on 116 fuel economy reports for the Chrysler PT Cruiser and 454 fuel economy reports for the Pontiac Vibe.

Chrysler PT Cruiser 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
2010	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	10	40	20	30	55	27.0
2009	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	9	4	8	80	64	23.5
2008	4dr Wagon turbocharged 180hp 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	hvy	0	20	70	10	60	18.8
2008	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	9	31	22	39	72	22.6
2008	2dr Convertible turbocharged 180hp 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	v.lt	light	6	10	18	66	68	22.4
2007	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	hills	med	none	1	4	50	45	65	23.1
2007	2dr Convertible 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	0	0	95	5	65	18.1
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2006	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	1	11	5	83	70	26.4
2006	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	3	35	23	39	64	19.9
2006	2dr Convertible 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	hvy	0	20	75	5	60	25.1
2006	2dr Convertible 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	5	45	0	50	70	21.0
2005	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	none	3	3	25	70	63	26.5
2005	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	7	11	30	52	60	24.4
2005	2dr Convertible turbocharged 230hp 2.4L I4 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	med	light	1	6	26	68	64	24.6
2004	4dr Wagon turbocharged 220hp 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	none	5	5	30	60	120	27.0
2004	4dr Wagon turbocharged 220hp 2.4L I4 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	light	light	7	20	26	48	93	23.2
2004	4dr Wagon turbocharged 119hp 2.1L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	light	33	33	0	34	130	29.8
2004	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	10	50	30	10	60	21.7
2004	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	none	5	10	48	38	67	23.3
2003	4dr Wagon turbocharged 215hp 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	4	21	18	57	79	23.9
2003	4dr Wagon turbocharged 215hp 2.4L I4 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	hvy	17	28	44	11	65	25.0
2003	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	hills	light	none	3	10	15	73	105	20.6
2003	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	5	11	33	50	61	23.1
2002	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	9	10	14	68	70	22.6
2001	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	hills	light	light	14	11	15	60	63	21.3

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Pontiac Vibe 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
2010	4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	2	72	9	17	65	26.6
2009	4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	none	3	15	51	31	73	26.8
2009	4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	4	7	57	29	62	25.0
2009	4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	lead	none	3	2	22	74	68	25.9
2009	4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	none	3	15	23	58	65	33.6
2009	4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	1	16	13	70	69	33.9
2008	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	v.lt	none	0	5	90	5	55	36.1
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2008	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	8	8	22	62	94	29.7
2007	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	hills	med	light	15	26	17	42	85	32.7
2007	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	none	9	15	26	50	77	32.3
2006	4dr Hatch 164-horsepower 1.8L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	hvy	10	10	20	60	80	31.2
2006	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	3	6	25	66	77	32.1
2006	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	7	25	22	46	70	30.6
2005	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	8	18	26	48	50	30.3
2005	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	12	13	23	51	64	32.1
2005	4dr Hatch 118-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic AWD	hills	light	none	4	21	6	69	97	28.6
2004	4dr Hatch 180-horsepower 1.8L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	9	13	13	66	60	29.2
2004	4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	8	20	24	49	95	31.8
2004	4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	hvy	1	28	18	53	61	33.7
2004	4dr Hatch 123-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic AWD	hills	light	light	0	13	8	80	60	23.7
2003	4dr Hatch 180-horsepower 1.8L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	lead	none	2	27	35	36	76	26.8
2003	4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	light	2	8	47	44	64	33.6
2003	4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	hills	med	light	10	33	23	35	69	28.9
2003	4dr Hatch 123-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	med	light	0	25	25	50	70	25.0

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Chrysler PT Cruiser

Chrysler PT Cruiser Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2008	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	For a car that weights over 3100 lbs and has this much room inside, the 22-24 mpg is not bad. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2006	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	Very good. My personal commuter. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2004	4dr Wagon turbocharged 220hp 2.4L I4 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Good compromize between performance and fuel economy, with most cars the gas milage is proportional to the right foot. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2002	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	the cruiser only sips never guzzles, i can go a week on a tank of gas. thankfully, prices are back to normal. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review

Chrysler PT Cruiser Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2009	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	For size of vehicle, fuel economy should be 40% better. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2008	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	For a 4 cyl engine it really show get a little better MPG. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2007	2dr Convertible turbocharged 180hp 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	It averages around 15 in town and no better than 20 highway. This is way behind the curve of other more modern small cars. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2006	2dr Convertible turbocharged 230hp 2.4L I4 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	One would expect to get much better mileage from a car this size, however 17 city/23 highway is what I actually get. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2006	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	This thing had a 4 cylinder but sucked fuel like a big V-6 or larger. Is this the result of cinder-block like aerodynamics? see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2005	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	Manual transmission with standard 4 cylender engine averages 25 mpg. Power is just adequate. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2004	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	Poorer than I expected, not much better than my Porsche! see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2003	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	Poor highway fuel economy, compared to Vibe. Poor city fuel economy, compared to Vibe. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2003	4dr Wagon turbocharged 215hp 2.4L I4 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	I have a 91 8 cylinder truck that gets better gas mileage see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2002	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	19 MPG on average is just pathetic for a four-cylinder. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Pontiac Vibe

Pontiac Vibe Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2009	4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	I have gotten as low as 28 mpg and as high as 36 mpg. I like the fact that it is doing this well without being a hybrid. see full Pontiac Vibe review
2009	4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	After driving larger cars & service trucks, I actually was looking forward to driving a smaller car again. see full Pontiac Vibe review
2009	4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	For its size (2.4 l) the fuel economy is good see full Pontiac Vibe review
2009	4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	Very good fuel economy Kept mileage since new - averaging 30mpg over 17,000 miles see full Pontiac Vibe review
2009	4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	Excellent fuel economy see full Pontiac Vibe review
2009	4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	considering weight 3075lb-its quiet and rides nice my 26 overall with the performance engine is the perfect middle for me. see full Pontiac Vibe review
2008	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	I continually average 32-35mpg with the Vibe. I don't think I would get that with the Patriot. see full Pontiac Vibe review
2008	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	26 town 32 highway see full Pontiac Vibe review
2007	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	It is excellent on gas see full Pontiac Vibe review
2007	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	am actually getting better mileage than the EPA estimates....highway driving at 72 mph = 36 mpg.....at 60 mph mileage increases to 42 mpg see full Pontiac Vibe review

Pontiac Vibe Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2008	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	Mediocre fuel economy. Average 8.5L/100KM (27MPG) with range over 5 years from 6.5L (36MPG) to 9.5L (24MPG). Not bad compared to SUV but not as good as hoped. see full Pontiac Vibe review
2006	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	. see full Pontiac Vibe review