I mostly gas up at shell & cheveron mostly.

 

The tank only holds 10.8 gal. Why do you run it so low? Not sure about the Fit, but I know some vehicles relay on the gas in the tank to keep the fuel pump cool and consistantly running the tank low can cause your fuel pump to fail.

I assume you don't live in a northern climate either. We have to keep more in the tank, especially in the winter. All that empty space invites condensation and eventually water!

I really won't get too worked up about getting 30 mpg's...with your driving style. Wait until after 6K to get worried and then do a couple of MPG checks with NO pedal to the metal tactics and less gallons per fill. Do it over a week, or however long it takes to average 3-4 tanks. JMHO

 

Just filled up from the free tank of gas (from dealership) after 210 miles. Took 6.3 gal of gas, that would put me at 33.3 mpg for now. Most of those miles were city driving.

 

Help track the Fit's real-world gas mileage here:
https://www.fueleconomy.gov/mpg/MPG.do?action=garage

I've seen a few posts reference this website, but to be more direct, I think it'd be easier to track the Fit's gas mileage on this site than with this million post sticky.

 

Quote from that site;

"The EPA ratings estimate the MPG a "typical" driver should get under "typical" city and highway conditions. However, most drivers and driving environments aren't typical, and the factors that affect fuel economy can vary significantly:

Driver Behavior & Driving Conditions
Vehicle Condition & Maintenance
Variations in Fuels
Inherent Variations in Vehicles
Engine Break-In

So, the EPA rating is a useful tool for comparing vehicles when car buying, but it may not accurately predict the average MPG you will get.

Also this link;
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/factors.shtml

 

Thanx for the info!

 

I'm perplexed. I drove another Fit that I drove fairly hard and on that car's tank I got 32 mpg. Again, it had 5-6K miles, so I ask again, has anyone else noticed poor fuel economy for the first 1K-2K miles?

 

I agree. The sheer volume of posts in this thread make it an impractical tool to really understand the big picture here. If for one am having miserable combined city/hwy mileage and am wondering if it is just the break-in miles. Still, at 1,500 it should be better I'd think. 29 mpg is my best.

 

I have never gotten below 34 mpg no matter how hard I drive my Fit. I average 36+ mpg.

 

YMMV

That is true, even more greatly so, in more efficient vehicles.

I would not count your car as one of the poor mileage getters here yet. You should seriously give it 5-6000 miles for a total 'break in'. As I've related here, I used to have an Insight, which was VERY sensitive, and it did not start getting up into it's normal/average economy until just after 6000 miles.

As always, in ANY car, the biggest thing that affects fuel economy is YOU.

 

Another option would be to create a profile at www.gassavers.org and create a garage entry for your fit (www.gassavers.org/garage). You can enter data into your gaslog and it will have a record of all of your fillups, as well as a chart of all of your fuel usage (example: http://www.gassavers.org/garage/viewgaslog/97)

Next month GasSavers will have a gas mileage battle between the Honda Fit and the Toyota Yaris. it would be nice if we had more than two Fits to represent in the battle of the subcompacts.

 

Does gassavers.org track individual data only, or does it also aggregate data from all contributors for a given car model like fueleconomy.gov does?

 

Just put in my info on fueleconomy.gov - first 20 tanks on a SSM Sport AT, mostly a 100 mile roundtrip commute 70% highway driving with some hills:

 

I personally hope it's just break in mileage. Mine was not above 29, except for the dealer tank, but this last one, I hit 30.8. That was driving interstate, but hilly terrain. I now have a little over 2200 miles, so maybe it's a sign for the better. As for the town driving, it's extremely poor right now, as in 25, maybe 26 mpg. I drive 90% city, and like a grandma all of the time.

 

I use www.gasaroo.com to track my mileage, and all of my point are there.

 

I drove like the proverbial grandma (shift at 2,200, accelerate at 2000, constant speed at 1,600).

All that work for 26.8 MPG... which is better than the 24 before, I guess.

I wasn't even close to the 3k line for the entire tank, that's how lightly I went.

 

That is mine so far. I have the fit since may, and I started to record the mileage since august. So I don't have any record to suport the poor mileage in the first miles. It has improved tho.

BTW, it is your right foot who determines the MPG. I have had 41.6MPG and 20MPG in the same car. Don't anyone tell me that are fluctuations in the car. I've been behind the wheel, and trust me... It is my right foot

 

Right now it's only individual, but I will be adding data by car model soon.

 

Awesome mileage folks -- have yet to check mine, but I know it's great since I seldom see the gas pumps these days!

My first really fuel efficient car was a 1971 Datsun 1200 2 door sedan and this Fit is much nicer and more powerful and extremely fun to drive -- a long over due entry into the Canadian market!

My hat's off to Honda!

 

Tank MPG
6 36.7
7 34.3
8 37.2
9 35.0
10 37.3

5-Tank Average 36.1

YTD Average 37.4 MPG