Just purchased a v40 with about 16000km(10K miles). Have filled up twice and checked mileage after doing some city driving. My mileage checked out to be 22 mpg, and 21.5 mpg. I thought I was supposed to get around 26 mpg in the city. What are other people getting for gas mileage and what does Volvo rate these cars for gas mileage?

I'm getting @ 27 in city and @ 33 higway.....

sorry to say I felt the say way and volvo exuse is that it all depends on the way you drive and the quality of the gas you use. Try different station like a Exxon or Shell. I found out that if you put cheap gas in you will not get the best gas mileage. I have a s40 / 2000

Bret

In pure city driving I get fairly close to 10 l/100 km (23 MPG), on the highway I get aprox 6.5-7 l/100km (aprox 35.5MPG) I generally get 5-600 km (3-400 miles)on the tank in the city and around 800+ km (500+ miles) on the highway, and no I don't drive slow. Transport Canada rates the car at 10.5 l/100 km in the city and 6.5 l/100 km on the highway (I'll check again to make sure though, I am pretty certain this is correct though). This is of course for a V40 with 1.9T and 5 speed automatic.
sounds like you are in the ballpark anyway.

BTW MPG figure are US MPG not imperial, if you are saying 22 MPG imperial than you aren't getting the mialge you should be (city should be over 26 MPG city Imperial).

Thanks for all the info- I checked the Volvo Canada site and they rate the V40 at 10.5/100km (27 imp. gal./mile) city and 6.8/100km(41 imp. gal./mile) highway. Transport Canada rates the car the same.
I guess I'm not getting very good mileage at 22 Imp.gal/mile for city driving.
Could using mid grade(89) fuel account for poor mileage?

Make sure your tires are inflated to the spec in the fuel door (the higher number for best fuel economy), put super (91 or higher) in it will make a difference in your milage (and perfomance) although the manual says you can use 87 if you have to, it also says optimum performace will be achieved with 91. I tend to use 93 where it is available (from pioneer stations here in Ontario) and as I said my milage is very close to what volvo says the car is rated. Good luck :)

Since I dont have the trip computer it is very difficult to say what I am actually getting. I can say for certain, the most I ever got was about 27.65 miles/gallon, all highway miles.

I filled up the tank one morning, went for a trip and when I got back home, I had 401 miles and the low fuel light came on. So my math is as follows:

401 miles / (16-1.5) = 27.65

S40 has a 16 gallon fuel tank and the light comes on when there is only 1.5 gallons left.

Did your tank actually take 14.5 gallons at refill?

It has been discussed here that the tank truely holds 16 gallons but the refill indicator comes on when there is still nearly 4 gallons in the tank. If I fill up as soon as the indicator says so, I can put about 12 - 12.5 gallons in.

Your highway mileage should be in the low 30's.

mormit
1985 245DL 232,000mi
2002 S40 5,000mi

I really cant say that it actually took 14.5 gallons.

Window sticker calls for 22 mpg in the city.

Yannis
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Car companies tend to post best case scenario mileage ratings. Your actual mileage will vary due to individual conditions. Traffic jams, improperly inflated tires, personal driving habits and bad weather will play a roll in your actual mileage.

22mpg might be a little low. I have an S40 which is a little lighter so I would anticipate gas mileage between the S and V to be maybe 1 or 2 mpg. I get 27mpg when I'm driving the car day to day (60%city,40%highway with some traffic). My wife gets 23-24mpg under similar conditions....no I don't drive slow, she hits a little more traffic to and from work. On a out of town trip last weekend we got 32.2mpg highway driving with three people in the car doing 80-90mph.

Aside from checking your tire pressure, you might want to switch to a synthetic oil (Amsoil or Mobil 1). This should help you pick up maybe 2 mpg.

mormit
1985 245DL 232,000mi
2002 S40 5,000mi

I live in the Bay Area, and I get 23-24 just driving around, freeway and city. On my last trip to LA on the 5, I got 31, which is pretty decent considering that I was running 85-95 mph most of the way. (vehicles travelling slower than 80 are roving road blocks on I-5!)