Mazda CX-3 vs. Ford Freestar MPG

Chart is based on 13 fuel economy reports for the Mazda CX-3 and 15 fuel economy reports for the Ford Freestar.

Mazda CX-3 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 SUV 146-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	none	0	68	11	22	60	28.0

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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
2006	4dr Minivan, ext. 201-horsepower 4.2L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	10	5	3	82	80	22.0
2005	4dr Minivan, ext. 201-horsepower 4.2L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	3	7	5	85	95	21.1
2004	4dr Minivan, ext. 201-horsepower 4.2L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	15	20	28	38	93	19.9
2004	4dr Minivan, ext. 193-horsepower 3.9L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	2	20	40	38	70	23.5

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Mazda CX-3 Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Comment
2016	You might expect a small, light vehicle to go farther on a gallon of gas, and here as well the Mazda CX-3 doesn't disappoint. With front-wheel drive, the CX-3 earns EPA ratings of 29 MPG city, 35 MPG highway. The city rating is one MPG higher than the HR-V's, while the highway rating is a tie. When fitted with all-wheel drive (AWD), both models still manage 27/32. The JUKE isn't far behind: 28/32 with FWD and 26/31 with AWD. A Fiat 500X, though not as quick as the CX-3 and fitted with a nine-speed automatic transmission, lags well behind in city driving with 21/30. In my real-world suburban driving I had little trouble exceeding the EPA city figure, with trip computer averages usually around 30 and as high as 36. The HR-V's trip computer reported numbers two or three MPG higher in the suburbs, but this could be because it has an Eco mode that facilitates hypermiling. Even in its regular mode the Honda doesn't encourage inefficient driving the way the Mazda does. On a 70-MPH highway the trip computers in both vehicles reported averages around 33 or 34, a bit better than their EPA ratings. see full Mazda CX-3 review

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Ford Freestar Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2004	4dr Minivan, ext. 201-horsepower 4.2L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	Fuel economy seemed poor for our Freestar. We averaged about 13 mpg city / 19-20 mpg highway. see full Ford Freestar review
2004	4dr Minivan, ext. 201-horsepower 4.2L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	about 3 mpg less than caravan see full Ford Freestar review
2004	4dr Minivan, ext. 201-horsepower 4.2L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	Daily mileage around City average about 18.6 MPG Windstar was around 20/21 MPG under same conditions see full Ford Freestar review
2004	4dr Minivan, ext. 193-horsepower 3.9L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	not as fuel friendly as i would have liked but okay see full Ford Freestar review