Mazda Protege vs. Toyota Matrix MPG

Chart is based on 100 fuel economy reports for the Mazda Protege and 292 fuel economy reports for the Toyota Matrix.

Mazda Protege 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
2003	4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	4	19	45	32	71	28.3
2003	4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	med	none	8	28	38	28	93	24.0
2003	4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	hvy	0	8	5	88	70	31.4
2003	4dr Sedan turbocharged 170hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	lead	light	31	8	15	46	71	29.9
2003	4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	hills	med	none	13	23	43	21	66	27.6
2003	4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	7	23	17	53	70	25.3
2003	4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	none	7	18	2	73	73	27.8
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2002.5	4dr Wagon turbocharged 170hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	hills	med	none	11	42	16	32	75	28.6
2002.5	4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	0	45	45	10	100	23.1
2002.5	4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	23	41	2	34	70	25.0
2002	4dr Wagon 140-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	0	0	15	85	70	27.7
2002	4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	4	39	20	37	88	27.0
2002	4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	5	29	20	46	83	24.9
2002	4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	8	22	37	33	83	28.0
2001	4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	light	10	20	30	40	110	28.7
2001	4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	hills	light	none	1	1	88	10	65	27.0
2000	4dr Sedan 122-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	hvy	1	65	0	34	58	24.9
2000	4dr Sedan 105-horsepower 1.6L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	0	15	35	50	65	31.5

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Toyota Matrix 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
2013	4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	none	0	32	28	41	59	32.2
2013	4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	0	25	25	50	90	31.0
2012	4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	0	35	10	55	68	27.8
2010	4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	8	28	13	53	71	28.5
2010	4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	med	light	5	5	8	82	72	20.4
2010	4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	0	0	10	90	140	39.2
2010	4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	30	40	10	20	120	31.2
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2009	4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	18	14	13	55	63	26.4
2009	4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	20	25	17	39	80	25.6
2009	4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	light	none	0	5	20	75	100	26.7
2009	4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	none	0	1	4	95	118	26.7
2009	4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	27	46	1	27	65	28.5
2008	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	v.lt	none	1	9	85	5	80	17.3
2007	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	none	10	13	23	53	96	32.1
2007	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	1	33	25	42	92	25.1
2006	4dr Hatch 164-horsepower 1.8L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	light	hvy	0	10	25	65	65	29.0
2006	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	0	13	18	69	69	32.1
2006	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	4	28	14	55	87	30.8
2006	4dr Hatch 118-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	light	none	0	0	50	50	100	26.1
2005	4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	4	19	8	69	64	30.7
2005	4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	13	25	22	40	79	30.7
2005	4dr Hatch 123-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	light	light	9	24	41	26	63	27.0
2004	4dr Hatch 173-horsepower 1.8L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	0	8	0	93	65	32.7
2004	4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	14	40	24	22	100	29.4
2004	4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	1	9	23	68	71	29.7
2003	4dr Hatch 180-horsepower 1.8L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	3	5	53	38	68	27.3
2003	4dr Hatch 180-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	35	15	10	40	70	27.8
2003	4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	7	14	23	56	69	31.7
2003	4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	8	23	21	48	71	27.0
2003	4dr Hatch 123-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	med	none	30	13	18	40	72	27.2

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

Mazda Protege Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2003	4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	Gets original rating of 25/30 MPG. see full Mazda Protege review
2003	4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	On a recent trip from Charlottetown, PE, Canada to Halifax, NS my car averaged 35 miles per US gallon, or over 730km per tank of fuel. As a Merchandiser, my job requires a lot of city Driving and I average 600km per tank of gas see full Mazda Protege review
2003	4dr Sedan turbocharged 170hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	A turbo sedan that got me 35mpg all-highway, and gets 28+ in mixed driving. see full Mazda Protege review
2003	4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Great fuel economy my first tank was 28mpg, my second one with my cold air intake installed got it over 30! see full Mazda Protege review
2003	4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	The car does get excellent fuel economy- IF you can keep your foot out of it. I rarely succeed in that endeavor- the car is just too much fun to drive, the embodiment of "driving a slow car, fast." see full Mazda Protege review
2003	4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	Great fuel efficiency but still retains a lot of pep and zip. see full Mazda Protege review
2003	4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	Not too bad, the roof rack hurts it a bit. gets a solid 22-25 driving 70-75 on highway. Does get 30mpg at 60 mph, but that speed will get you killed on California interstates. see full Mazda Protege review
2003	4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	ave 30 mpg+ see full Mazda Protege review
2002	4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	I average right around 30mpg with mixed driving, a little highway-biased. I've been satisfied with the overall gas mileage. see full Mazda Protege review
2002	4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	30+ mpg highway. 28 city. Not too shabby. see full Mazda Protege review

Mazda Protege Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2003	4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	Suburban fuel economy is acceptable, at nearly 30 mpg. But on the highway, with the engine spinning well over 3,000 rpm, fuel economy also struggles to crack 30. Many much larger, much more powerful cars achieve better highway fuel economy. Some owners have fitted the fifth gear from the related transmission in the Mazda6 to get more of an overdrive. see full Mazda Protege review
2003	4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	not good for a small 4 cyl. i have had better economy on the same roads with bigger and simmilar cars see full Mazda Protege review
2003	4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	Gets below avaerage mileage for a car this size/ engine/ trans. see full Mazda Protege review
2001	4dr Sedan 103-horsepower 1.6L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	It was significantly lower than Toyota or Honda at the time. see full Mazda Protege review

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Toyota Matrix

Toyota Matrix Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2009	4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	should be good see full Toyota Matrix review
2006	4dr Hatch 118-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic AWD	We purchased our Matrix NEW June of 2006, we now (21 Dec 2012) have 82,000 miles and I have monitored the mileage since we purchased the car. We get 24 in city driving and the VERY best we've got on a long freeway drive was 30mpg. Overall our mileage for the 80,000 miles is 27 which isn't great but is acceptable. see full Toyota Matrix review
2005	4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	Front WD w/ 4sp auto, great highway mileage, but not near the advertised ratings see full Toyota Matrix review
2004	4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	Have never gotten less than 28 MPG, even when driving hard and in mountains. Usually get between 30 and 31 in the rolling country where I live. Have gotten over 34. see full Toyota Matrix review
2004	4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	Very economical on gas. see full Toyota Matrix review
2004	4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	Great fuel economy for a 1.8L with 30 MPG on the highway and a 500km range. see full Toyota Matrix review
2004	4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	With K&N air intake, we got 34mpg on freeway, and it adds 5hp to 10hp when you need to pass other cars. see full Toyota Matrix review
2004	4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	Very good 28 city 33 highway see full Toyota Matrix review
2003	4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	Haul 600# of sports cargo during trips. Car does 36 mpg if speed <=60 mph, 33 mpg <=70, 30 mpg under 80 and 28 under 90 mph. see full Toyota Matrix review
2003	4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	Gets approx 32 miles per gallon on average see full Toyota Matrix review

Toyota Matrix Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2009	4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	good, but should be much better see full Toyota Matrix review
2008	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	It only gets about 25mpg in a mixed cycle. Fit would get 28mpg or better in same driving. see full Toyota Matrix review
2007	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	expected the famous corolla frugality and efficiency - it has the same powertrain. we were totally disappointed. below freezing point, fuel consumption was scary: 17-20 l/100km. the best mileage we got was only 10 l/100 km. see full Toyota Matrix review
2005	4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	Not even close to what is advertised see full Toyota Matrix review