My 2013 Ford Fiesta
I've been doing a lot of traveling to work lately so I need a car that gets good gas mileage.
I was intrigued by the Fiesta's estimated 39 miles per gallon (MPG) on the highway since most of my driving is
on the interstate.
I was sold on this car when they offered me 0% financing. I also like the Ford SYNC® system when it
understands my voice (and it usually does). I use it to listen to audio books, podcasts, and my MP3 music.
I purchased this vehicle in July 2013. By mid-December it had over 20 thousand miles on it. It currently has
76328 miles on it as of my most recent fill-up on 2015-12-18 . My MPG on that date was 28.7 MPG.
Update - With starting a new job on March 24th , my commute
is now only 38 miles. I am also carpooling so I only make the trip 1 or 2 times
per week. There is less highway driving on the new route, so my MPG isn't as good.
I completed 33,209 miles before starting the new job and my average MPG up until
that time was 36.0 (n=118 fill-ups).
After about 80K miles the car has developed a problem where it does not start reliably. The voltage seems fine (all the lights come on and the battery tests Ok) but it just won't start. It typically won't start several times in a row but will eventually start. Then it may happen once or twice more but will usually start on the second or third try. I made some videos that show the problem.
See Table
Date ODO Gallons MPG
2013-07-13 59 1.8 36 2013-07-15 386 9.086 37.4 2013-07-16 615 6.125 34.3 2013-07-18 860 7.138 35.5 2013-07-19 1101 6.781 34.3 2013-07-23 1435 9.751 38.4 2013-07-24 1762 8.516 34.5 2013-07-27 2013 7.275 40 2013-07-30 2273 6.503 37.2 2013-07-31 2660 10.407 36.2 2013-08-03 2958 8.233 36.9 2013-08-06 3310 9.539 36.4 2013-08-08 3652 9.4 35 2013-08-11 3912 7.432 39.5 2013-08-13 4242 8.365 36.6 2013-08-14 4568 8.916 35.1 2013-08-18 4840 7.751 37.7 2013-08-19 5144 8.061 37.5 2013-08-20 5442 7.944 37.4 2013-08-21 5670 6.1 33.4 2013-08-25 5944 8.234 35.7 2013-08-27 6264 8.964 35.2 2013-08-28 6584 9.1 33.5 2013-08-31 6856 8.125 33.9 2013-09-02 7050 5.721 37.5 2013-09-04 7367 8.445 35.9 2013-09-05 7687 8.903 38.7 2013-09-09 7947 6.715 41.5 2013-09-10 8255 7.423 38.8 2013-09-12 8602 8.944 39.9 2013-09-13 8901 7.494 35.4 2013-09-16 9167 7.517 39.5 2013-09-17 9467 7.595 36.3 2013-09-23 9819 9.708 37.8 2013-09-24 10119 7.933 39.3 2013-09-26 10474 9.032 35.8 2013-09-27 10744 7.552 36.7 2013-09-30 11029 7.772 36.4 2013-10-01 11334 8.371 37.5 2013-10-03 11591 6.851 34 2013-10-06 11871 8.227 37 2013-10-08 12202 8.948 35.7 2013-10-09 12527 9.098 34.1 2013-10-13 12806 8.178 37.8 2013-10-16 13097 7.694 27.4 2013-10-18 13321 8.31 40.9 2013-10-22 13670 8.535 33.6 2013-10-23 14010 10.121 30.5 2013-10-26 14264 8.341 37.3 2013-10-28 14566 8.087 33.8 2013-10-29 14792 6.693 36.4 2013-10-31 15048 7.039 33.6 2013-11-03 15343 8.782 33.6 2013-11-05 15595 7.51 36 2013-11-06 15896 8.356 35.7 2013-11-07 16221 9.104 35.4 2013-11-12 16497 7.786 35.4 2013-11-13 16781 8.015 36.1 2013-11-15 17118 9.34 36 2013-11-19 17448 9.154 35.5 2013-11-20 17782 9.414 35.2 2013-11-23 18109 9.298 34.3 2013-11-26 18364 7.437 30.1 2013-11-30 18523 5.284 37.4 2013-12-03 18774 6.703 36.3 2013-12-04 19075 8.281 35.3 2013-12-05 19395 9.057 32.6 2013-12-07 19670 8.437 34.1 2013-12-10 19978 9.032 34.7 2013-12-12 20295 9.148 35.6 2013-12-14 20512 6.099 33.9 2013-12-17 20795 8.36 37 2013-12-18 21104 8.362 36.1 2013-12-19 21424 8.867 38.7 2013-12-22 21760 8.681 36.6 2013-12-26 22089 8.993 39 2013-12-27 22410 8.238 35.8 2013-12-29 22716 8.546 36.5 2013-12-30 23053 9.238 36.4 2014-01-02 23298 6.736 35.7 2014-01-04 23589 8.153 32.3 2014-01-05 23778 5.854 34.6 2014-01-08 24065 8.292 32.8 2014-01-10 24300 7.175 35.7 2014-01-12 24621 8.988 36.4 2014-01-14 24938 8.718 38.3 2014-01-15 25263 8.496 32.3 2014-01-19 25549 8.856 36.9 2014-01-20 25843 7.973 34.2 2014-01-23 26089 7.198 31.2 2014-01-27 26375 8.199 41.5 2014-01-28 26677 8.001 34 2014-01-29 27000 9.511 33.8 2014-02-02 27316 9.336 35.9 2014-02-04 27538 6.183 35.4 2014-02-07 27749 5.955 33.5 2014-02-10 28026 8.276 35.6 2014-02-12 28264 6.679 36.8 2014-02-14 28507 6.611 35.4 2014-02-15 28830 9.12 34.4 2014-02-18 29065 6.827 37 2014-02-18 29247 4.914 37.5 2014-02-20 29512 7.06 41.6 2014-02-21 29779 6.415 36.8 2014-02-23 30005 6.148 37.9 2014-02-24 30207 5.325 38.5 2014-02-25 30418 5.487 37.8 2014-02-26 30638 5.826 36.8 2014-02-28 30949 8.46 35.3 2014-03-04 31239 8.206 37.3 2014-03-06 31497 6.924 35.4 2014-03-08 31801 8.585 37.5 2014-03-11 32079 7.416 38.7 2014-03-12 32293 5.535 37.2 2014-03-13 32522 6.157 36.2 2014-03-16 32795 7.546 37 2014-03-19 33026 6.244 39.9 2014-03-19 33209 4.582 31.9 2014-03-26 33455 7.711 35.6 2014-03-29 33729 7.704 31.3 2014-04-03 33948 7.001 34 2014-04-06 34204 7.531 33.6 2014-04-09 34433 6.816 31.5 2014-04-13 34661 7.234 31.6 2014-04-18 34900 7.56 34 2014-04-22 35141 7.098 33.4 2014-04-26 35400 7.757 38.2 2014-05-02 35674 7.164 33 2014-05-04 35916 7.342 30.4 2014-05-08 36109 6.353 33.9 2014-05-10 36419 9.14 34.9 2014-05-17 36712 8.403 35 2014-05-18 36875 4.663 34 2014-05-21 37096 6.501 33.1 2014-05-27 37377 8.489 34 2014-05-31 37627 7.351 34 2014-06-04 37881 7.465 35.3 2014-06-06 38158 7.845 32 2014-06-11 38365 6.475 32.9 2014-06-13 38593 6.929 30.2 2014-06-15 38758 5.465 32.7 2014-06-21 39009 7.687 33.2 2014-06-25 39143 4.042 31.2 2014-06-30 39306 5.221 31.5 2014-07-03 39443 4.355 33.7 2014-07-08 39705 7.768 30.8 2014-07-13 39972 8.661 33.6 2014-07-18 40192 6.541 32.2 2014-07-22 40386 6.017 31.6 2014-07-25 40517 4.14 34.5 2014-07-27 40786 7.789 29.1 2014-07-30 40912 4.335 32.2 2014-08-04 41106 6.029 32.5 2014-08-08 41338 7.138 33 2014-08-13 41621 8.585 31.6 2014-08-18 41882 8.26 34.1 2014-08-20 42084 5.93 36.4 2014-08-22 42385 8.278 36.6 2014-08-23 42764 10.349 33.6 2014-08-30 43032 7.987 32.6 2014-09-05 43247 6.589 30.1 2014-09-10 43518 9.008 31.6 2014-09-13 43806 9.125 32.6 2014-09-18 44067 8.004 36.9 2014-09-23 44294 6.16 34.9 2014-09-27 44562 7.76 32.1 2014-10-01 44831 8.386 31.5 2014-10-05 45021 6.027 33.5 2014-10-10 45351 9.837 34.6 2014-10-13 45520 4.879 35.3 2014-10-18 45773 7.158 29.5 2014-10-25 46026 8.589 34 2014-10-29 46267 7.097 33 2014-11-02 46570 9.171 29.4 2014-11-07 46839 9.15 29.6 2014-11-14 47063 7.578 35.6 2014-11-15 47407 9.659 36.5 2014-11-16 47628 6.05 35.7 2014-11-16 47857 6.417 31.1 2014-11-20 48091 7.519 36.2 2014-11-21 48410 8.813 36.5 2014-11-23 48717 8.414 41.7 2014-11-23 49011 7.043 29.1 2014-11-29 49221 7.215 31.4 2014-12-03 49429 6.621 31 2014-12-07 49643 6.894 30.4 2014-12-12 49887 8.02 32.3 2014-12-14 50115 7.054 33.6 2014-12-17 50319 6.08 28.7 2014-12-23 50567 8.656 33.3 2014-12-27 50818 7.546 37.5 2014-12-27 51126 8.216 38.7 2014-12-28 51381 6.586 30.2 2015-01-02 51641 8.606 30.2 2015-01-07 51873 7.681 28.6 2015-01-13 52116 8.511 29.8 2015-01-18 52342 7.581 33.8 2015-01-20 52589 7.315 32.2 2015-01-22 52784 6.058 28.9 2015-01-28 53002 7.538 28.3 2015-01-31 53161 5.627 33.9 2015-02-02 53395 6.903 31 2015-02-03 53681 9.235 37.1 2015-02-11 53938 6.93 30.3 2015-02-14 54201 8.679 27.3 2015-02-18 54403 7.406 29.2 2015-02-22 54600 6.739 29.1 2015-02-26 54771 5.881 30.7 2015-03-04 54988 7.079 32 2015-03-08 55253 8.29 33.5 2015-03-11 55522 8.023 31.3 2015-03-14 55775 8.088 35.3 2015-03-15 56075 8.506 29.4 2015-03-21 56268 6.568 29.6 2015-03-24 56482 7.228 34.8 2015-03-26 56615 3.826 31.6 2015-04-01 56913 9.441 33.6 2015-04-04 57166 7.536 30.8 2015-04-08 57461 9.582 31.9 2015-04-12 57667 6.461 29.6 2015-04-18 57911 8.248 34.4 2015-04-22 58166 7.416 32.3 2015-04-26 58402 7.314 33.2 2015-04-27 58607 6.182 36.9 2015-04-29 58869 7.094 33.6 2015-05-02 59161 8.703 36.2 2015-05-06 59479 8.774 35.3 2015-05-06 59722 6.893 32.9 2015-05-08 59923 6.106 31.2 2015-05-09 60061 4.421 34.5 2015-05-13 60339 8.06 32.2 2015-05-17 60596 7.971 34 2015-05-23 60908 9.185 33.6 2015-05-26 61169 7.775 32.4 2015-05-30 61423 7.837 33.4 2015-06-05 61656 6.967 33.2 2015-06-10 61901 7.385 29.2 2015-06-15 62135 8.007 33 2015-06-19 62375 7.278 32.1 2015-06-24 62568 6.108 38.9 2015-06-28 62832 6.787 29.6 2015-07-01 62965 4.497 32.8 2015-07-03 63199 7.125 30.8 2015-07-10 63415 7.016 33.7 2015-07-13 63676 7.745 34.3 2015-07-17 63967 8.472 37.7 2015-07-19 64288 8.517 41.7 2015-07-19 64652 8.724 34 2015-07-22 64875 6.554 32.2 2015-07-28 65093 6.779 32.4 2015-08-02 65383 8.957 32.3 2015-08-06 65612 7.08 38.2 2015-08-10 65806 5.083 33.8 2015-08-13 66098 8.641 33.7 2015-08-18 66359 7.751 34.2 2015-08-22 66640 8.228 31.7 2015-08-25 66869 7.214 33.9 2015-08-28 67009 4.133 33.9 2015-08-30 67275 7.836 31.6 2015-09-06 67533 8.155 31.2 2015-09-11 67795 8.408 35.4 2015-09-13 68113 8.975 29.7 2015-09-17 68338 7.568 35.9 2015-09-19 68676 9.409 34.3 2015-09-21 68893 6.318 32.1 2015-09-28 69135 7.549 38.1 2015-09-30 69410 7.226 40.4 2015-09-30 69689 6.901 32.7 2015-10-06 69977 8.804 32.3 2015-10-09 70211 7.252 34.6 2015-10-13 70510 8.63 32.2 2015-10-20 70749 7.411 33.5 2015-10-23 71083 9.96 41 2015-10-24 71762 8.6 33.4 2015-10-28 72026 7.907 32.5 2015-11-01 72332 9.401 31 2015-11-06 72619 9.27 29.4 2015-11-12 72877 8.787 40 2015-11-13 73246 9.233 35 2015-11-15 73523 7.918 32.4 2015-11-17 73805 8.695 32.8 2015-11-22 73981 5.367 31.9 2015-11-27 74246 8.299 35.2 2015-11-29 74502 7.27 29.6 2015-12-02 74733 7.801 30.4 2015-12-04 74991 8.492 32 2015-12-08 75243 7.881 33.5 2015-12-10 75520 8.259 35.1 2015-12-11 75784 7.527 30.7 2015-12-15 76050 8.658 32.8 2015-12-18 76328 8.487 28.7
Overall Avg: 34.3 MPG (n=291 fill-ups)
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