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Mazda Mazda3 Fuel Economy Data

4dr Hatch 184-hp 2.5L I4 6-sp shiftable automatic FWD

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
flat med light 0 10 20 70 70 28.671
flat med light 0 10 20 70 70 26.888
flat med light 0 10 20 70 70 29.070
hills med light 0 0 15 85 70 33.350
flat med none 0 10 20 70 70 29.568
flat med light 0 10 20 70 70 26.303
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flat med light 0 10 20 70 70 27.039
flat med none 0 10 20 70 70 27.977
hills med light 0 0 30 70 60 35.046
hills med light 0 0 30 70 60 30.984
mtns med light 0 0 15 85 70 32.347
flat med light 0 10 20 70 70 28.301
mtns med none 0 0 5 95 70 29.572
flat med none 0 10 20 70 70 29.292
flat med light 0 10 20 70 70 30.955
flat med light 0 10 20 70 70 30.112
flat med none 0 10 20 70 70 29.670
mtns med light 0 10 10 80 70 33.358
flat med light 0 10 20 70 70 26.079
flat med light 0 10 20 70 70 30.292
flat med light 0 10 20 70 70 29.070
flat med none 0 10 20 70 70 27.230
flat med light 0 10 20 70 70 25.840
flat med light 0 10 20 70 70 27.093
mtns med light 0 0 20 80 70 31.876
flat med light 0 10 20 70 70 28.486
flat med light 0 10 20 70 70 28.476
flat med light 0 10 20 70 70 26.766
flat light none 0 0 90 10 60 28.200

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TrueDelta Reviews the Real Gas Mileage of the 2014 Mazda Mazda3

2014 Mazda Mazda3 Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearComment
2014 Ever since gas guzzling rotary engines almost put Mazda out of business in the 1970s, fuel economy has been a company weakness. The 2013 Mazda3 with a 167-horsepower 2.5-liter engine and five-speed automatic transmission managed only 22 mpg city, 29 mpg highway in the EPA's tests. (The same engine with a manual transmission did even worse, 20/28.) The 2014 with a new SKYACTIV 184-horsepower 2.5-liter engine and six-speed automatic transmission fares much better, 27 mpg city and 37 mpg highway. A $1,600 Tech Package (on the tested car) adds a capacitor-based regenerative braking system that bumps these ratings to 28/38. Quite impressive for a large, fairly powerful four-cylinder engine. The i's 155-horsepower 2.0-liter engine does a bit better still, 30/40, but anyone who cares about driving will gladly trade a 2-3 mpg to pick up 29 horsepower. In my real-world, sub-freezing suburban driving, the trip computer reported a two-way average around 40 mpg when I drove with a feather-light right foot. Push the car harder and high-20s to mid-30s happen. The Focus also manages 27/37 in the EPA's tests, but wasn't quite as efficient as the Mazda in my real-world driving. Others including the 23/35 Dodge Dart GT and 21/29 Kia Forte SX don't come close. see full Mazda Mazda3 review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the 2014 Mazda Mazda3

2014 Mazda Mazda3 Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2014 4dr Hatch 184-horsepower 2.5L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
Even with the 2.5L 'S' Option, the Mazda SkyActiv tech gives the Mazda3 a very impressive 28/39MPG. The 2.0L standard option gives 31/42. That's pretty standard in most new cars, however the performance for that economy is well above average. Good engines, these are. see full Mazda Mazda3 review
2013 4dr Hatch 155-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
30+mpg avg since new; starting to improve to around 33mpg per tankful, mixed driving, more town than highway see full Mazda Mazda3 review
2014 Mazda Mazda3 Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2013 4dr Hatch 155-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
Fuel economy has been OK. I usually do a 50/50 mix and in good weather, I get in the high 7s/100km or about 30 MPG. In the cold weather, it's been closer to 9L/100km or about 26 MPG. Strangely, it's about the same economy I got with my 99 Civic w/ 4 spd auto. see full Mazda Mazda3 review
 

2014 Mazda Mazda3 Gas Mileage (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 Mazda Mazda3's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.