I've been getting 150 miles to the tank on my fit . Ive changed the spark plugs, i also change the oil every 3000 miles .i never go pass 3000 rpm . I live in ny so there's alot of stop and go traffic but even so i shouldn't be getting less than 20 miles to the gallon. Thanks for your help

 

 

The car has 117,862 miles . I find it crazy because its supposed to get at least 28 miles to the gallon

 

 

 

Fit can make 28 or better mpg if:
is driven at top gear between 1700 and 2000 rpm
at acceleration, the rpm are not exceeding 2500 (A/T) before shifting to next gear
the gas contains less than 10% of additives and less than 0.1% of water
So drive like a grandma on the country road and your car will meet the advertised expectations!
Ironically this city car demonstrates low fuel economy when driven in city traffic (this is why European and JDM models were equipped with CVT (which did not last long anyways)
other contributing factors can be
-shifted lean AFR sensor
-excessive valve clearances (loose valves)
-stuck open thermostat
-bad battery (increases alternator's duty cycle)

 

How much gas are you putting in the car each fill-up? Saying 150 miles per fill-up isn't helpful.

 

Have you checked the O2 sensors? If they're fouled up that could mess with efficiency

 

I afraid the original poster no longer cares

 

and this is why, I dont bother with the 1 post count folk

they type up a post (most of the times, already covered topics), and they never come back

 

Shitballzzz, I get pissed if mine is gets ~26mpg... When we used it at the travel lax command vehicle, with four grown ups, full of luggage, yakima skybox and driving thru the mountains at higher revs, it would drive me crazy because it would drop to ~21mpg. I always wondered how such a teeny tiny motor and a car that weighs so little how this car can't get like high 30's - low 40's mpg.

Maybe if you hyper mile it but is it really worth all the additional stress/worry?
I usually fill the car up around ~250 miles on trip odometer.

Dean

 

So you overloaded the car, killed its little aero efficiency and were beating on it in thin air & are angry you didn't get the EPA numbers?

 

can you elaborate for us a little bit, about the additional stresses and worries that "hyper mile" has caused you and your family?

 

Fit is not a light vehicle! It weights more than 1.5 L 1989 Tercel Hatchback!