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Volvo V50 vs. Volvo S40 MPG

Chart is based on 34 fuel economy reports for the Volvo V50 and 79 fuel economy reports for the Volvo S40.

Volvo V50 MPG

Volvo V50 Volvo V50 2010 31.8 MPG Highway Percentage 5 percent Volvo V50 Volvo V50 2008 23.4 MPG Highway Percentage 10 percent Volvo V50 Volvo V50 2007 22.1 MPG Highway Percentage 35 percent Volvo V50 Volvo V50 2007 27.3 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent Volvo V50 Volvo V50 2006 22.4 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent Volvo V50 Volvo V50 2006 24.2 MPG Highway Percentage 5 percent Volvo V50 Volvo V50 2006 42.0 MPG Highway Percentage 30 percent Volvo V50 Volvo V50 2006 23.7 MPG Highway Percentage 23 percent Volvo V50 Volvo V50 2005 32.1 MPG Highway Percentage 32 percent Volvo V50 Volvo V50 2005 25.3 MPG Highway Percentage 15 percent Volvo V50 Volvo V50 2005 23.6 MPG Highway Percentage 44 percent Volvo V50 Volvo V50 2005 24.3 MPG Highway Percentage 52 percent
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 143-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 hills light light 50 40 5 5 100 31.8  
2008 4dr Wagon turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic AWD		 hills light none 9 1 80 10 80 23.4  
2007 4dr Wagon turbocharged 218hp 2.5L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic AWD		 hills light none 0 60 5 35 65 22.1  
2007 4dr Wagon 168-horsepower 2.4L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat light light 19 11 20 50 76 27.3  
2006 4dr Wagon turbocharged 218hp 2.5L I5
6-speed manual AWD		 flat med light 10 12 28 50 67 22.4  
2006 4dr Wagon turbocharged 218hp 2.5L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat med light 3 3 90 5 75 24.2  
2006 4dr Wagon turbocharged 109hp 1.6L I4 Diesel
5-speed manual FWD		 mtns light light 20 20 30 30 110 42.0  
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2006 4dr Wagon 168-horsepower 2.4L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat light light 15 23 40 23 68 23.7  
2005 4dr Wagon turbocharged 218hp 2.5L I5
6-speed manual FWD		 flat med none 25 16 27 32 78 32.1  
2005 4dr Wagon turbocharged 218hp 2.5L I5
6-speed manual AWD		 hills med light 35 35 15 15 110 25.3  
2005 4dr Wagon turbocharged 218hp 2.5L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat light light 16 31 10 44 77 23.6  
2005 4dr Wagon 168-horsepower 2.4L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat lead hvy 13 17 18 52 73 24.3  

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Volvo S40 MPG

Volvo S40 Volvo S40 2011 18.9 MPG Highway Percentage 0 percent Volvo S40 Volvo S40 2011 33.6 MPG Highway Percentage 15 percent Volvo S40 Volvo S40 2009 23.6 MPG Highway Percentage 89 percent Volvo S40 Volvo S40 2009 58.8 MPG Highway Percentage 44 percent Volvo S40 Volvo S40 2009 25.2 MPG Highway Percentage 40 percent Volvo S40 Volvo S40 2008 29.6 MPG Highway Percentage 60 percent Volvo S40 Volvo S40 2008 50.3 MPG Highway Percentage 10 percent Volvo S40 Volvo S40 2008 27.0 MPG Highway Percentage 30 percent Volvo S40 Volvo S40 2007 31.5 MPG Highway Percentage 83 percent Volvo S40 Volvo S40 2007 23.0 MPG Highway Percentage 60 percent Volvo S40 Volvo S40 2007 40.8 MPG Highway Percentage 40 percent Volvo S40 Volvo S40 2007 26.2 MPG Highway Percentage 48 percent Volvo S40 Volvo S40 2007 27.9 MPG Highway Percentage 62 percent Volvo S40 Volvo S40 2006 26.4 MPG Highway Percentage 75 percent Volvo S40 Volvo S40 2006 25.2 MPG Highway Percentage 13 percent Volvo S40 Volvo S40 2006 26.3 MPG Highway Percentage 55 percent Volvo S40 Volvo S40 2006 26.1 MPG Highway Percentage 35 percent Volvo S40 Volvo S40 2005 22.3 MPG Highway Percentage 45 percent Volvo S40 Volvo S40 2005 24.6 MPG Highway Percentage 47 percent Volvo S40 Volvo S40 2005 27.5 MPG Highway Percentage 66 percent Volvo S40 Volvo S40 2005 29.3 MPG Highway Percentage 87 percent Volvo S40 Volvo S40 2004.5 33.4 MPG Highway Percentage 80 percent Volvo S40 Volvo S40 2001 20.0 MPG Highway Percentage 10 percent
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
2011 4dr Sedan turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat med light 60 40 0 0 0 18.9  
2011 4dr Sedan turbocharged 113hp 1.6L I4 Diesel
6-speed manual FWD		 hills v.lt none 5 10 70 15 100 33.6  
2009 4dr Sedan turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic AWD		 flat med hvy 0 0 11 89 70 23.6  
2009 4dr Sedan turbocharged 109hp 1.6L I4 Diesel
5-speed manual FWD		 flat light light 31 13 13 44 130 58.8  
2009 4dr Sedan 168-horsepower 2.4L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat med light 10 40 10 40 75 25.2  
2008 4dr Sedan turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat light light 3 13 25 60 65 29.6  
2008 4dr Sedan turbocharged 109hp 1.6L I4 Diesel
5-speed manual FWD		 hills light light 10 30 50 10 140 50.3  
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2008 4dr Sedan 168-horsepower 2.4L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 hills med none 40 30 0 30 75 27.0  
2007 4dr Sedan turbocharged 218hp 2.5L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat med light 0 6 11 83 70 31.5  
2007 4dr Sedan turbocharged 218hp 2.5L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic AWD		 mtns med none 5 5 30 60 75 23.0  
2007 4dr Sedan turbocharged 134hp 2.0L I4 Diesel
6-speed manual FWD		 flat light light 5 15 40 40 75 40.8  
2007 4dr Sedan 168-horsepower 2.4L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat med light 11 29 12 48 74 26.2  
2007 4dr Sedan 168-horsepower 2.4L I5
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med none 1 36 1 62 66 27.9  
2006 4dr Sedan turbocharged 218hp 2.5L I5
6-speed manual AWD		 flat med light 5 17 4 75 73 26.4  
2006 4dr Sedan turbocharged 218hp 2.5L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat med none 19 19 49 13 68 25.2  
2006 4dr Sedan turbocharged 218hp 2.5L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic AWD		 hills light light 2 3 40 55 65 26.3  
2006 4dr Sedan 168-horsepower 2.4L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat light light 9 24 32 35 75 26.1  
2005 4dr Sedan turbocharged 218hp 2.5L I5
6-speed manual AWD		 hills lead light 15 20 20 45 60 22.3  
2005 4dr Sedan turbocharged 218hp 2.5L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat med light 7 32 14 47 78 24.6  
2005 4dr Sedan 168-horsepower 2.4L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat light light 0 8 26 66 60 27.5  
2005 4dr Sedan 168-horsepower 2.4L I5
5-speed manual FWD		 flat light light 3 4 6 87 102 29.3  
2004.5 4dr Sedan 168-horsepower 2.4L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 hills light light 10 10 0 80 60 33.4  
2001 4dr Sedan turbocharged 165hp 1.9L I4
5-speed automatic FWD		 flat light none 20 70 0 10 60 20.0  

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Volvo V50 vs. Volvo S40 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 Volvo V50 and Volvo S40's where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of their real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Volvo V50

Volvo V50 Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2010 4dr Wagon 168-horsepower 2.4L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 Great fuel economy for a 5 cylinder wagon. see full Volvo V50 review
2006 4dr Sedan 168-horsepower 2.4L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 getting 25 around town and 32 hwy see full Volvo V50 review
2006 4dr Wagon turbocharged 218hp 2.5L I5
6-speed manual AWD		 25-30 mpg is DOUBLE what my previous Jeep was getting. see full Volvo V50 review
2006 4dr Wagon 168-horsepower 2.4L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 30 plus mpg h/w at 65-70 mph for hours on end. see full Volvo V50 review
2005 4dr Wagon turbocharged 218hp 2.5L I5
6-speed manual FWD		 30+ on the highway makes this a real touring car. City mileage plummets but typically get 27+ combined. The Turbo gives it lots of acceleration when needed and frugal when you leave the turbo alone. see full Volvo V50 review
Volvo V50 Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2008 4dr Sedan turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic AWD		 Really not that great but part of that is I LOVE to kick in the turbo when getting on the interstate or pulling out from a stop sign. see full Volvo V50 review
2006 4dr Wagon 168-horsepower 2.4L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 Keeping those five cyclinders fed burns fuel. On the highway, that's not a problem, but in stop and go traffic, MPG numbers go down and down. see full Volvo V50 review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Volvo S40

Volvo S40 Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2002 4dr Sedan turbocharged 160hp 1.9L I4
5-speed automatic FWD		 It is adequate at 32mpg highway. see full Volvo S40 review
Volvo S40 Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2002 4dr Sedan turbocharged 160hp 1.9L I4
5-speed automatic FWD		 Bad in comparson to the Prius: 30+ hwy / 20- city. see full Volvo S40 review
2002 4dr Wagon turbocharged 160hp 1.9L I4
5-speed automatic FWD		 For a car this size. the fuel economy should be better. see full Volvo S40 review