Poor Hybrid Mileage

howards said:

I recently bought a 2023 Sportage Hybrid (all wheel drive) and just filled my tank for the second time. I'm a little bit concerned about its mileage, which is just barely better than the 2010 all-gas vehicle I just got rid of.

Kia's website (and the car's sticker) says the hybrid should be getting 38 mpg for City, Highway and Combined. My dashboard, however, says I am getting only 29.1 mpg. It has never yet been higher than that. My driving has been a somewhat even combination of street and freeway driving... but either way I should be averaging about 38, right?

29 mpg is very disappointing. Is this common among others here?

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That is almost EXACTLY the mileage (29.5) I'm getting on my 2025 sportage hybrid. It's supposed to get 38mpg. I now have 5,700 miles on it and I have written down the number gallons and miles traveled every time I refill. It matches what the vehicle is telling me - 29.5. Very disappointed.

howards said:

I recently bought a 2023 Sportage Hybrid (all wheel drive) and just filled my tank for the second time. I'm a little bit concerned about its mileage, which is just barely better than the 2010 all-gas vehicle I just got rid of.

Kia's website (and the car's sticker) says the hybrid should be getting 38 mpg for City, Highway and Combined. My dashboard, however, says I am getting only 29.1 mpg. It has never yet been higher than that. My driving has been a somewhat even combination of street and freeway driving... but either way I should be averaging about 38, right?

29 mpg is very disappointing. Is this common among others here?

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I have a 2023 Sportage Hybrid AWD and I am getting above 38 consistently. It drops in the summer (Phoenix) due to AC. It takes about 6000 miles to stabilized. Also, you will never get 38 if you are driving faster than 65 on the highway. The EPA highway test has an average speed of 48 mph so the EPA MPG creates a lot of confusion. In the winter in Phoenix, most ppl wouldn't call it winter, I consistently get over 40.

You have to drive it like you want to save gas. This is my second Hybrid and once I learned to drive them right, I was and am very happy with the mileage. PS expect to get 25 MPG if you ever drive I20 in West Texas where the speed limit is 80.

solarchi said:

I’m also thinking that the estimated mileage on previous vehicles was never very accurate. When I refill I’ll check the mileage the old fashion way.

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The "Old fashioned way" is heavily dependent on the calibration of the shut off pressure of the pump. There is no calibration of that required so it will very a lot.

Kia Sportage GT Line 29k miles and getting 54mpg and over 500 miles on a full tank

Kia Sportage GT Line 29k miles and getting 54mpg and over 500 miles on a full tank

howards said:

I recently bought a 2023 Sportage Hybrid (all wheel drive) and just filled my tank for the second time. I'm a little bit concerned about its mileage, which is just barely better than the 2010 all-gas vehicle I just got rid of.
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Kia's website (and the car's sticker) says the hybrid should be getting 38 mpg for City, Highway and Combined. My dashboard, however, says I am getting only 29.1 mpg. It has never yet been higher than that. My driving has been a somewhat even combination of street and freeway driving... but either way I should be averaging about 38, right?

29 mpg is very disappointing. Is this common among others here?

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Consumer Reports gives real life average of 31 mpg for Sportage hybrid. Disappointing.

If you drive it like you stole it, that is the mileage you can expect. I am now consistently getting mileage in the low 40s per tankful while driving up and down steep hills in the mountains of WV.