Mpg or general miles per tank

[Sdw172]

Good morning!

Just bought on 06 GTI, and it is generally doing 6 miles per day into town and backing my wife going to work, school etc, so probably not getting warmed up as much as it needs, and then I'm using it for longer runs at weekends.

The mpg indicator is giving us 17 mpg around town, and on a run at a steady 80 over say, 50 miles last week it averaged 28mpg?

VW have just given it the all clear health wise, and their master tech says its a really good example.

I'm just curious what others get, and moreso average miles to a tank of fuel. Running mine on optimax.

Thanks!! 

[J400uk]

Sounds maybe a bit low. During the week I just drive 2 miles each way to the station and back, during which it returns about 25mpg. On slightly longer runs I get closer to 30 and the highest I've seen is 35 on the motorway. This is just with normal driving not trying to be economical but at the same time not pushing the car hard either.

Is yours manual or dsg? That can make a difference

[Banham]

I do just under 8 miles to my work and by the time i get there i get about 28-31mpg. Half of it is national speed limit if that would make any difference. Driving steady as letting the engine warm up. Even around town i get about 26-30ish.  
Yours does seem rather low.  Considering i have a custom map and twintake, i would of thought you would have better mpg.
I always run mine on V-power  

[Leonpettit]

I do 6 miles to work down B roads.

I get between 26-33mpg depending on conditions and traffic. On the motorway I get 34-37mpg when driving normally, in economy mode I get near 40mpg.

[Hurdy]

For a GTI that is only mildly tuned the OP's MPG seems low. Urban mpg I would have thought very low 20's and motorway should be just over 30mpg at 80mph.

[Nodz]

I get high between 26 and 30 plodding around and can get mid 30's on longer with cruise control on. That's mixed driving

[Sdw172]

Thanks guys, mines a manual. It had been remapped but I've had it put back to standard the as it's mainly a daily drive for the wife to ferry the kids about. I also wasn't sure about the map so thought it was best to be safe. Emissions and hydrocarbons are spot on too?

[Sdw172]

Could someone give me an idea on miles -per -tank ?

[Nodz]

I average between 310 to 350 per tank. Some people have got over 400 but the nearest I get to that is 370 as I get bored and te right foot gets heavier lol. I've also had it as low as 160 some have had it lower

[Hurdy]

You aren't trying nodz, I managed 105 miles on a tank on my ED30....... It was at the Nurburgring though!

[Frodo-anni]

Urban, 24-26mpg, my commute to work 22 miles 35-38mpg mainly motorway at 50-60mph. Although sat in heavy traffic sub 20 is occasionally seen on short journeys.

[rich83]

If I pop the the shops or train station in mine it does about 16mpg 
Short motorway run ~25
Long motorway run ~30-35 depending on speed.

[Leigh200sx]

I Too have a 2006 gti and when I first bought it the mpg was terrible at a average of 22mpg. And around 250 miles to a tank...I've replaced the diverter to a rev g,also replaced the pcv system and also had the spark plugs changed at the last service, my car is now running stage 2 map around 280 bhp and is getting 28mpg on my very short 6mile round trip commute.. Yesterday I did a 120mile drive at motorway speeds and i got 36mpg

[greygti]

 I get 24-28 round the doors and dependant on length travelled 32-40 mpg on a run

[jbenekeorr]

Definitely sounds a bit low, short journies are a bit of a killer in these cars. On my 18 mile drive to work (mostly motorway and national speed limit) I get 33-37 mpg depending on traffic. And around 350 miles to a tank.

However I have had some time off this week and have just been nipping about making short trips and I've chewed through almost as much petrol as if I had been going to work! I've seen about 24mpg. Although I may have been 'enjoying it' a bit!

As said above - may be worth looking at changing spark plugs, PCV, Diverter valve etc.