Since I bought my 2006 Civic Hybrid in January, and it is supposed to have great gas mileage, I figured I’d post my MPG results. Yes, I track my gas mileage. Don’t blame me, blame my statistics-freak father.
Overall, I’m pretty happy with the real world gas mileage. The EPA rating is for 50MPG city, and 50MPG highway. I’m mostly doing highway miles, and I’m getting a little shy of 48MPG. You can tell when I’m driving the speed limit and when I’m speeding based on the ups and downs in this chart. What I really like most about the civic is its range. I get an average of 517 miles per tank of fuel. My Accord can only go about 400 miles per tank, and the boxster gets around 275.
If you drive a Civic or Prius – post your charts too!
| Date | Mileage | Price/Gal | Total Price | Gallons | MPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan | 4 | ||||
| 15-Jan | 480 | $2.23 | $23.87 | 10.71 | 44.45 |
| 22-Jan | 1007 | $2.30 | $24.86 | 10.81 | 48.74 |
| 31-Jan | 1528 | $2.54 | $28.02 | 11.04 | 47.21 |
| 6-Feb | 2034 | $2.48 | $27.04 | 10.91 | 46.39 |
| 13-Feb | 2573 | $2.56 | $27.09 | 10.59 | 50.92 |
| 19-Feb | 3088 | $2.40 | $25.65 | 10.69 | 48.17 |
| 27-Feb | 3637 | $2.33 | $26.84 | 11.52 | 47.64 |
| 5-Mar | 4137 | $2.33 | $24.57 | 10.55 | 47.40 |
| 13-Mar | 4659 | $2.68 | $28.87 | 10.78 | 48.44 |
| 20-Mar | 5164 | $2.54 | $26.69 | 10.51 | 48.04 |
| 26-Mar | 5662 | $2.54 | $27.70 | 10.91 | 45.65 |
| 31-Mar | 6186 | $2.74 | $28.89 | 10.55 | 49.68 |
| 5-Apr | 6712 | $2.76 | $30.99 | 11.23 | 46.83 |
| 12-Apr | 7233 | $2.85 | $31.74 | 11.14 | 46.77 |
| 19-Apr | 7747 | $3.00 | $32.29 | 10.77 | 47.74 |
| 25-Apr | 8278 | $3.16 | $34.25 | 10.84 | 48.98 |
| 2-May | 8797 | $3.32 | $34.18 | 10.30 | 50.40 |
| TOTALS | 8797 | $2.63 | $483.54 | 183.84 | 47.85 |
One last note – my previous cars got 21MPG and 27MPG. If I had driven those cars for the miles I’ve put on my Civic, I would have spent an extra $592.70 and $353.53 on fuel (not including the extra per-gallon charge for premium!)
Personally, I don’t think it’s an altogether bad looking car.
It would probably have had more appeal if it was a hatchback…….
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