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D4 MPG is Crap
So, just over a month of ownership and I have entered all my fuel receipts into Fuelly and to be honest I am really really disappointed.
I have filled up 10times since I picked it up and the best I have got from a tank is 28.4mpg, the worst so far being 25.2mpg
Now granted,every now and again my right foot has been heavy but only for 10 mins or so to clear traffic and the likes but never go above 80mph so I would not have expected the results I am getting.
There could be an issue with the way I am filling the car however, on the D3 there is no mis-fuelling device so it is really easy to brim the tank and therefore the results are far more accurate, on the D4 I cant do this so wait for second click every time I fill up.
Am I the only one experiencing crap Mpg?
I was getting 26-28 in the D3 with a heavy foot.
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12th Mar 2017 4:23 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Getting pretty much the same mpg in my D4 (ok, MY11 with 6 speed box) as in my D3. 29.31mpg from the D3 for the last 2 years/32k miles and 29.75mpg from the D4 for 7 months/5,500 miles. Mostly sitting at 60mph on mways. We don't buy these to save the planet!
12th Mar 2017 4:31 pm
BrianT
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I agree about the planet thing Del, but the 3.0 twin turbo Ad Blu stop/start should be a helluva lot more economical I would have thought.
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12th Mar 2017 4:36 pm
Hairy Dan
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Location: Co. Durham
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On the left is my MY2015 D4 with stop/start and on the right is my MY2016 with add blue and stop/start, admittedly I haven't done many miles in my new one but I'm not expecting to get much better
The 4 D4's I've had I've got the following figures
Like Del says we don't buy them for their fuel economy Cheers Ian
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12th Mar 2017 4:44 pm
60DISCO
Member Since: 27 Oct 2016
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I was pleasantly surprised yesterday to get 29.9 MPG on a 104 mile run on my D3 (hoping it would hit 30 but not to be)..
Usually around town and short runs average is about 22.
12th Mar 2017 5:12 pm
JksD4
Member Since: 31 Mar 2015
Location: Highlands
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3 years of ownership, rarely get better than 27 mpg (Calculated using trip meter and always filling to the second click)MY2010 D4 3.0 TDV6 HSE Stornaway grey
12th Mar 2017 5:20 pm
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
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2016 D4 with DEF-Using Road Trip Lite, I averaged 27.79 mpg over 14,000 miles. Best was 31.01 mpg worst was 23.68 mog (a lot of off-road use). Typically 27-29 mpg on a good run.
Better than my D3, which was nearer 25 mpg on average.2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
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12th Mar 2017 5:28 pm
discoteca
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BrianT - sounds about the same as I'm getting from my 2016
12th Mar 2017 5:34 pm
Dave T
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my average is 27.49 over 10768 miles using road trip, never really changes that much really. If ad blue save me £300 a year on car tax, its fine by me!Joined the BMWX5 45e group
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12th Mar 2017 5:36 pm
Dave T
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Was your D3 a manual Brian?Joined the BMWX5 45e group
1994 Defender 90
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2012 D4 XS Orkney Grey
2005 D3 S Maya Gold
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12th Mar 2017 5:38 pm
JackNorris
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Im about the same as Hairy Dan. My Adblue my16 is worse than my non adblue my15 MY2023 Discovery 5 R-Dynamic 3.0
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12th Mar 2017 5:43 pm
Canburne
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A couple of things to chew on. First you are right up north so the FBH will have been running a fair bit and consumption will always be a bit poor in cold climes. Second I am assuming you bought it brand new in which case the car needs about 2k to get run in and with 10 tanks of diesel you will have done about 4k so really the engine will only just be settling in so maybe an mpg comparison if the next month or so might be more realistic..
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12th Mar 2017 6:45 pm
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LT wrote:
2016 D4 with DEF-Using Road Trip Lite, I averaged 27.79 mpg over 14,000 miles. Best was 31.01 mpg worst was 23.68 mog (a lot of off-road use). Typically 27-29 mpg on a good run.
Better than my D3, which was nearer 25 mpg on average.
Had a couple of 36.something in the D3, strangely both in mid 30s heat. Lowest was 12mpg dragging the D3 over dune after dune after dune in Tunisia. Maximum smiles per gallon.
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12th Mar 2017 6:50 pm
LT
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Location: South West
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I think I might have had a mid 30's mpg run in the D3. Slip streaming a lorry at 55mph on the M4 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography
12th Mar 2017 6:58 pm
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So that's why DiscoJase bought his D4 with adaptive cruise.
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