Volvo S60 vs. Mazda CX-9 MPG

Chart is based on 130 fuel economy reports for the Volvo S60 and 335 fuel economy reports for the Mazda CX-9.

Volvo S60 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 Sedan, ext. turbocharged 240hp 2.0L I4 8-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	lead	hvy	0	25	5	70	70	28.2
2016	4dr Sedan twincharged 302hp 2.0L I4 8-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	none	0	0	0	100	120	38.6
2013	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.5L I5 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	none	0	0	2	98	70	31.0
2013	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.5L I5 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	mtns	light	light	0	3	17	80	78	28.9
2012	4dr Sedan turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	5	20	50	25	75	23.0
2012	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.5L I5 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	2	17	34	47	73	24.0
2009	4dr Sedan turbocharged 208hp 2.5L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	mtns	v.lt	hvy	0	0	0	100	65	35.0
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2008	4dr Sedan turbocharged 208hp 2.5L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	none	0	0	50	50	70	23.0
2008	4dr Sedan turbocharged 208hp 2.5L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	hills	light	light	0	5	20	75	70	25.5
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 300hp 2.5L I5 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	10	13	15	63	70	21.3
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 208hp 2.5L I5 5-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	20	10	10	60	70	29.2
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 300hp 2.5L I5 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	6	14	22	58	71	20.3
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 300hp 2.5L I5 6-speed manual AWD	flat	med	none	0	50	0	50	80	23.4
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 208hp 2.5L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	none	0	16	17	68	68	25.0
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 208hp 2.5L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	light	0	80	10	10	80	17.0
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 208hp 2.5L I5 5-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	0	13	44	44	60	24.0
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 208hp 2.5L I5 5-speed automatic AWD	flat	light	light	4	10	51	35	66	23.5
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 177hp 2.0L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	0	10	0	90	90	24.8
2005	4dr Sedan turbocharged 300hp 2.5L I5 6-speed manual AWD	flat	med	light	17	27	8	48	75	22.3
2005	4dr Sedan turbocharged 300hp 2.5L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	lead	hvy	5	5	33	57	78	22.3
2005	4dr Sedan turbocharged 257hp 2.4L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	5	20	25	50	65	27.0
2005	4dr Sedan turbocharged 208hp 2.5L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	0	5	20	75	85	22.0
2005	4dr Sedan 168-horsepower 2.4L I5 5-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	5	5	45	45	70	23.5
2004.5	4dr Sedan turbocharged 161hp 2.4L I5 Diesel 6-speed manual FWD	flat	light	none	5	8	31	57	65	41.6
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 300hp 2.5L I5 6-speed manual AWD	flat	med	none	9	11	23	57	71	23.9
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 300hp 2.5L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	hills	med	none	15	7	12	67	72	24.0
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 247hp 2.3L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	mtns	med	light	10	38	0	53	65	26.2
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 208hp 2.5L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	5	40	20	35	70	22.0
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 208hp 2.5L I5 5-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	41	5	42	13	108	24.4
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 208hp 2.5L I5 5-speed automatic AWD	flat	med	hvy	23	24	24	29	60	27.0
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 161hp 2.4L I5 Diesel 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	med	none	6	18	18	58	60	32.1
2004	4dr Sedan 168-horsepower 2.4L I5 5-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	9	36	10	45	77	28.1
2003	4dr Sedan turbocharged 208hp 2.5L I5 5-speed automatic AWD	flat	med	light	16	18	18	49	68	21.0
2003	4dr Sedan turbocharged 197hp 2.4L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	v.lt	hvy	5	20	15	60	65	25.3
2003	4dr Sedan 168-horsepower 2.4L I5 5-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	3	28	21	49	66	27.8
2002	4dr Sedan turbocharged 247hp 2.3L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	0	30	47	23	60	22.8
2002	4dr Sedan turbocharged 197hp 2.4L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	none	5	10	10	75	65	27.0
2002	4dr Sedan turbocharged 197hp 2.4L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	3	60	23	15	60	18.9
2002	4dr Sedan turbocharged 197hp 2.4L I5 5-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	1	17	15	67	65	27.1
2002	4dr Sedan 168-horsepower 2.4L I5 5-speed manual FWD	flat	lead	light	5	5	0	90	160	39.2
2002	4dr Sedan 168-horsepower 2.4L I5 5-speed automatic FWD	hills	light	none	10	40	10	40	55	28.6
2001	4dr Sedan turbocharged 247hp 2.3L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	lead	light	0	0	46	54	80	23.4
2001	4dr Sedan turbocharged 197hp 2.4L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	none	3	10	23	63	70	29.1
2001	4dr Sedan turbocharged 197hp 2.4L I5 5-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	none	7	5	28	61	67	25.9
2001	4dr Sedan 168-horsepower 2.4L I5 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	0	20	30	50	115	28.0

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Mazda CX-9 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
2019	4dr SUV turbocharged 250hp 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	none	0	50	0	50	50	25.2
2017	4dr SUV turbocharged 250hp 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	none	5	5	50	40	75	19.7
2013	4dr SUV 273-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	light	0	95	0	5	70	21.1
2012	4dr SUV 273-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	med	none	0	0	4	97	78	20.2
2012	4dr SUV 273-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	0	5	80	15	70	16.5
2011	4dr SUV 273-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	hvy	44	20	15	21	64	17.1
2011	4dr SUV 273-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	light	0	10	35	55	63	19.3
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2010	4dr SUV 273-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	33	17	13	37	63	18.4
2010	4dr SUV 273-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	hills	light	none	6	48	17	29	73	14.5
2009	4dr SUV 273-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	med	light	5	19	61	14	62	18.7
2009	4dr SUV 273-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	none	7	26	18	50	66	17.9
2008	4dr SUV 273-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	4	15	13	68	72	19.7
2008	4dr SUV 273-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	light	6	15	25	54	70	19.0
2007	4dr SUV 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	hvy	13	19	25	43	67	19.7
2007	4dr SUV 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	none	10	20	16	54	69	18.3

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Volvo S60

Volvo S60 Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2012	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.5L I5 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Average mpg from trip computer is 30.1! Can't complain. Mostly driven as a commuter car on relatively flat 2 lane roads at 55 mph. see full Volvo S60 review
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 300hp 2.5L I5 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	For a sport-sedan, this car gets great mileage. 50/50 driving is an average 20.5 mpg for me. 90/10 driving is 24 mpg for me. I pick up speed quick and then light foot my way down the road. Average temperature is 32F which can impact my mpgs. see full Volvo S60 review
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 208hp 2.5L I5 5-speed automatic FWD	7/100kms - excellent for a car this size see full Volvo S60 review
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 208hp 2.5L I5 5-speed automatic FWD	Surprisingly good fuel economy for a pretty powerful engine. 28+ on highway. see full Volvo S60 review
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 300hp 2.5L I5 6-speed manual AWD	For AWD, 300 HP, I can still get 24 mpg. see full Volvo S60 review
2003	4dr Sedan turbocharged 197hp 2.4L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Good fuel economy from the 5cyl. see full Volvo S60 review
2002	4dr Sedan 168-horsepower 2.4L I5 5-speed automatic FWD	Is really decent, for what it is. I could swear it gets better than what fueleconomy.gov says. see full Volvo S60 review

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Mazda CX-9

Mazda CX-9 Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2008	4dr SUV 273-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	avg 18mpg for a large vehicle see full Mazda CX-9 review
2007	4dr SUV 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Uses regular gas. I have been getting about 19-20 MPG with mostly rush hour highway driving. see full Mazda CX-9 review

Mazda CX-9 Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2012	4dr SUV 273-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	EPA ratings of 17/24, but I've averaged barely 18 overall in my first 1200 miles...hoping for a slight improvement after break-in. UPDATE- as of 02/11/2013, I am averaging 20-21mpg overall with 4200 miles on the clock. On a recent 380-mile interstate trip, I managed 22.8mpg with the cruise set at 80mph. see full Mazda CX-9 review
2009	4dr SUV 273-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	A bit lower than the competitions see full Mazda CX-9 review
2009	4dr SUV 273-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	in city gives about 13-14 mpg. Highway is still good. I can get 21-23 mpg on highways see full Mazda CX-9 review
2008	4dr SUV 273-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	The AWD feature does use more gas than a FWD vehicle. Averages about 17-18 city and about 20 highway. see full Mazda CX-9 review
2008	4dr SUV 273-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	The fuel economy was lower than for the Murano. The plus is that it uses regular. see full Mazda CX-9 review
2008	4dr SUV 273-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	too low see full Mazda CX-9 review
2007	4dr SUV 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	Could be better. I have seen 24mpg as a high on the highway....but usually closer to 21-22. Around town is 17-18. see full Mazda CX-9 review
2007	4dr SUV 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	Around town mileage is low. see full Mazda CX-9 review