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#1 ·
6 week old 2020 CR-V EX-l.
Getting barely 21mpg. This is over 600 miles. Don't hotrod it. Miles are a mix of cit (mostly) and some highway.
Tried ECO mode but didn't help.

Is this normal?

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#4 ·
6 week old car?

You need to get a few thousand miles under your belt to see how the MPG increases and the engine beds in.

Perhaps manually try calculating MPG between fill ups and see the difference.
 
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4159 miles divided by 157 US gallons = 26.5 MPG
This over the last 13 months of 95 % city driving, rarely over 40 MPH, this by actual manually recorded numbers
 
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With now about 1600 miles, my mileage is averaging about 32, (that's calculated) with about a 80/20 highway/local mix. Most highway exclusively runs are about 35-36 on the dash computer, with a few runs getting into the low 40's. I certainly can't complain about this. I've used Shell 87 (Toptier) exclusively during this initial period. The CRV's mileage is distinctly affected by steep hills, but at least my vehicle, seems capable of significantly exceeding its advertised highway rating when the conditions are right. YMMV
 
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Just took our first road trip in our 19 CR-V EX AWD, 1 k miles total. Over 5 k miles on car. 4 adults, luggage and cooler for snacks. Not flat terrain. Dealt with high winds both directions. Rain and snow also.
70 - 80 MPH. Still averaged 28 MPG with the wind. Pleased with the 4 banger turbo.
 
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Computer numbers or hand calculated?
Computer numbers are always off in my experience. My computer numbers are 2-3 mpg off compared to hand calculated.
 
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#14 ·
Fuelly.com seems to be at around 28 MPG for 2017-2020 model years. The highest number of vehicles reporting are at 25 MPG. We don't drive ours much on the highway because the wifey uses it as her grocery getter/ kid picker upper and we average closer to 24MPG but we also have higher than normal fuel dilution than most are reporting. Once your engine breaks in I would bet you will do much better.

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#17 ·
Generally worth reminding also that the CR-V, as a design, is not exactly designed for fuel efficiency as perhaps, a diesel powered-4th Gen was....often, its practicality that is the main reason.

Enjoy the car and fill up as needed, thats my motto....
 
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#18 ·
It also, like most SUV's, has the aerodynamics of a shipping crate. As a new CRV owner, i'm generally surprised at it's real-world mileage. in mixed (20/80 city highway) driving, my overall average is generally in the low-mid 30's, straight highway, relatively flat roads, I've seen 41+ on the "this trip" computer.
 
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#19 ·
OK... we get these sorts of threads often. :)

Fact is.... this is a poster child example of a discussion topic where "your results may vary" or better yet "your mileage may vary". Reason: every driver has a different foot for the accelerator, and some do not actually adjust to the vehicle but instead demand the vehicle adjust to them. A great example with the 1.5T engine is that it likes to be pushed off the stop at an intersection to get it to 25+ mph as quickly as possible.. which is where you enter the strong torque curve of the engine.

It is torque that powers the CVT.. not fuel per se.... and in the low torque zone of the 1.5T..... it will not only feel sluggish, it will consume more fuel for the same result in the drive train. Once I learned to drive aggressively from a stop up to 25+ mph.. and then ease way back on the fuel as the rich torque is delivered to the CVT.. I found 2-3 mpg improvement just doing that.. while changing no other driving conditions.

If you are a mostly short trip in town driver, with low miles per year on average... then don't expect to see average fuel economy readouts much above low 20s (even with the accelerate from a stop tip above). Gen5 CRVs are incredibly fuel efficient, but they actually appear to be at their worst in frequent stop and go traffic, lot of stop lights, etc.

Easy to verify if your vehicle is working normally in terms of fuel economy --> fill the tank and take a full tank road trip at highway speeds and then see what the result for that tank is.

Overall suggestion for owners: Learn to use your instantaneous mpg graph available on your instrument panel to learn where the sweet spots are for your CRV in terms of fuel economy vs performance. Hop on the gas during in town driving when you are at a stop.. and once you get above 25 mph... you can ease way back on the fuel and the vehicle will still continue to increase speed modestly until you reach the final speed for the road.. and you will see the instant mpg bar sitting between 35-45 mpg as you let off the fuel at cruising speed. It really is all the stops and gos that eat fuel in this power train.
 
#20 ·
I found the city driving , short trips kills MPG, on highway I drive and get 32 mpg.....my wife drives all city...avg's 18-21 mpg....2019 CRV-LX 2.4L keep an eye on highway trips , reset trip and see what you're getting for MPG....all the best
 
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#53 ·
Very true. I maintain a household in two different countries; the Philippines and the UAE. In the Philippines, my driving is around 95% city and 10% highway. In the UAE it is about 20% city and 80% highway. I get better fuel economy with my V8 in the UAE(mostly highway) than I do with my V6 in the Philippines(mostly city).
 
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#22 · (Edited)
I'm thrilled with the mileage I'm getting. Having said that, I came from an 04 Chevy Avalanche and I was lucky to get 16 mpg going downhill. I have a 2018 CR-V about 9200 on the odometer. I generally average about 28 MPG all city driving. Took it down to mom's house this evening, filled it up and then put about 130 highway miles on it and hit 42 MPG. I generally average around 38 on the interstate. Average speed about 70MPH. My advice: Switch to full synthetic if you haven't already & keep your foot out of the turbo, it's a roomy econobox which is exactly what I wanted, not a wannabe Porsche Cayenne. My friend hit 46MPG on his 2019 driving from Charlotte, NC to Greenville, SC. I'm chasing his record. These things sip fuel on the interstate if you properly set your expectations for acceleration & passing...

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#25 ·
2020 EX-L, just turned 2000 miles tonite, filled up and calculated it out at 32.4 same mix of driving, the on- board mpg calculator is always about 2 mpg optimistic. I've (obsessively no doubt) always kept a fuel notebook where I record each fillup and calculate mpg. Use Shell 87 octane, usually fill up at the same station, same pump. My mileage results pretty much mirrors yours. I've seen 41+on the dash straight flat highway, have yet to take a 3-400 mile trip, should be interesting.
 
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#26 ·
A couple of comments -
  • my 2017 EX-L AWD CR-V is the most fuel efficient car I've owned, over 56 years. That's my bottom line.
    • starting with a VW beetle. (And the 'V can climb a hill without slowing down.)
  • I never use ECO.
  • I drive like I want to, not trying for hyper mileage.
  • Computer vs calculated mpgs average within 1-2% of each other, although there were a couple of outliers, very rare.
  • Life-of-the-car (36k miles) calculated average is a tad over 32 mpg. Road trip averages 33.7, non road trip averages 30.7.
  • We are retired, no daily commutes.
    • No extensive city driving, more suburban when around home.
    • On road trips, usually keep it down to the low 70s (mph).
Overall, very pleased with the car.
 
#27 · (Edited)
Purchased our 2018 in May, 2019. 24,367.5 miles using 788.04 gallons = 30.92 mpg. Best mileage - 35.49, lowest mileage - 27.41.

With our old '08 V, doing the same type of driving, usually averaged around 26-27 mpg. Just checked my posting from 2010 road trip: 2010 road trip results.

Still haven't had the long distance trip interstate trip to really see what that mileage will be.
 
#32 ·
I havent touched my B trip odometer setting since leasing it in may . So , mixed driving for 5.5 months and I'm getting 7.8 litres per 100 km which is 30 mpg U.S .

-6 celcuis this morning and it was nice and toasty by mid commute ; heat gauge halfway up within 8 minutes

my past crv , 2016 lx mixed use in summer was around 10 litres per 100 km , 11 in the winter months .
 
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#34 ·
first things first....you have 600 miles on it. it's not broken in yet. give it time. secondly, the highest culprit of poor fuel mileage is tire pressures. have you checked since purchase? don't expect it to be spot on from dealer. you don't say where you live. flat roads? hilly terrain? city traffic in florida (stop lights and length of stop) are far more longer than say city traffic in suburban KC area (examples i am both fully aware of personally). how much weight is in the car? if you live up north, you could already be in winter blend fuel.

type of oil used could affect mileage. do you have the A/C or heater on daily. lights on? everyone drives differently, we all live in different parts of the world. we all have different weather and terrain. all this will affect mileage.
 
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#35 ·
I'm at 49K miles.
Have new tires(Michelin crossclimate 2)
Average is 30mpg with 70% highway and 30% city in normal mode.
OEM tires I was averaging 26-27 mpg in eco mode.
 
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#36 ·
So, I've never bothered to do the exact number crunching but can tell by how often and much I fill the tank that my 2019 CR-V EX-L gets about the same. I was hoping for better, too. To be fair, I have only taken one LONG trip so mostly doing city, small trips, maybe a 50 mi RT once a week.
 
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