ntrainer

So.... what are all you other SportWagon drivers out there getting in terms of miles per gallon?

My first tank was a disappointing 19.5 mpgs. I admit, it's mostly stop-n-go driving, dropping of the kiddos at various activities (read: short trips). But, still, for a car that's rated 22/30, shouldn't I be getting better mileage? Bought a used '14 with just 8,300 miles on it, but perhaps during that critical "break in" period, my lovely car was abused.

Note: my other car is a hybrid, so I've played the game of driving in order to increase the mileage... I like coasting as much as the next person, but it's not paying off. Maybe only highway driving will make a difference. Dunno.

Ken1997TL

I had an '11 TSX wagon. I got about 21 around town and up to 34 on the highway, though 32 was a fairly consistent number on my 'usual' 600 mile round trip.

BROlando

19.x isn't too far off from 22. But...the screen always reads high. Your MPG...just like is true for 99.999% of people...has more to do with driving habits and conditions than any "break-in abuse".

Stop and go means a range of 0mpg at worst to shitty MPG at best. At 3500+ LBS....its not exactly going to be a fuel miser around town.

Our wagon ranges (on the dash) from 21-24 with suburban driving (not to be confused with city driving). I'm sure the car gets 29-31 on the highway, but we haven't been on any trips with it.

I've noticed that the 2G seems to take longer to come up to operating temp than my 1G...which seems to warm up instantaneously. This definitely hurts MPG quite a bit if you're in a cool/cold environment and driving short trips where the car barely gets to come out of open loop operation.

blacktsxwagon

Stop and Go MPG is not great (20ish). Highway MPG has been a pleasant surprise (35+). Keep in mind also that the MPG in the car is based on the last time your trip counter was reset. I sometimes forget to clear the trip counter before I go on a long highway ride. This means it just averages all of my average commute MPG with the great highway MPG. Sometimes makes me think WTF?? but then I realize what is going on.

fbt

Mostly 65mph rural highway, the computer says 31.5 but at the gas pump it's averaging about 29.7 after about a year and 12000 miles on a 2014

SlowLane

I had a 2012 wagon. I averaged around 19 mpg in congested city driving. I'd get 32 to 33 on highway trips.

xtcnrice

Yeah I've been finding the calculator to be a bit optimistic as well. It's not far off though which is good enough for me

cu2wagon

19mph here.

Statistics:
17 fillups
Min- 18.71 mpg
Avg- 19.83 mpg
Max- 21.77 mpg

Nearly all stop and go, no long trips. Mostly around 12 miles a day total commute time in the 45-50 minute range. (Damn, it hurts to actually read that. I could commute by foot quicker if the city had the infrastructure)

LakesideAnnie

Mine is a 2011. I bought it used last August; it had 31,000 miles on it.

That being said, I'm averaging 27 mpg on Regular gas, 31 mpg on Premium. On a road trip, with Premium, I've gotten as much as 34.9.

ScottyWM

Seriously, 19? I get 29-30 mixed driving, 34 on trips, and since I got my car 35k miles ago, has averaged 31.2 according to the computer. Premium gas.

xtcnrice

Sounds normal if you ask me.

BROlando

You can program your trip computer to auto reset one or both of the counters upon every fill up.

BROlando

Define "mixed" driving. I do some rural driving with my car and I average 27-28. I wouldn't describe it as "mixed" in any way. Its mostly highway style miles.

Crowded suburban driving is "mixed". Depending on how evil the red lights are acting, I'd say somewhere between 23 and 25 mixed.

City driving...Fuggedaboudit. Shit is terrible.

tecono1

25.1 across 3360 miles, 60/40 mix city/hwy.

BROlando

^that's pretty normal if we're talking an actual city mix. People in the burbs always think they up in the city because there's like 3 cars on their commute, though.

EPA 22/30. 25mpg "mixed". The dash reads high...so that's like 23-24mpg real life.

2012wagon

I drive 70 miles a day. Always premium gas.


80% highway (80mph) and 20% city (40mph). I get 28-28.5MPG religiously.


On highway trips (just finished 3800 mile trip), I got as high as 34MPG (80-85mph), 90% highway, 10% mountain roads.


A/C is on 80% of the time, due to LA Heat.



At my driving style, the TSX Computer has been suggesting 9500 mile interval for oil change.

I sold my 2013 Lexus CT200 Hybrid (41MPG) to get my wagon. Sometimes I feel I am going backwards in life.

BROlando

Dayum. 9500 mile service interval! That computer really likes you lol.

We haven't had our wagon long enough for me to gauge it accurtely, but I'm guessing like 6500 miles for my GF's driving. I never get over 5500 miles in any of our previous/current cars with smart minders.

Downshifting is my crime. :'(

kalfaz

I just bought a 2012 wagon a couple of weeks ago.
My avg mileage is 28 mpg. pretty good considering almost all of it was intown traffic.

richngray

I have a 2012 with 83k miles and live in the Dallas area and I have been getting around 30.5 on premium. On trips to Austin I can easily see 33~34 Mpg.

ScottyWM

My daily commute is 24 miles, with 36 traffic lights (each way)! Speed limits are mostly between 40-50mph. If I reset at the beginning of the week at the end of the week I'll see between 29-30mpg, sometimes higher depending on how many green lights I get. Rarely do any highway driving during the week that would up this number. It may not be NYC or LA driving, but it's pretty much stop and go.

WheelMcCoy

Someone said "Life must be lived forward but can only be understood backward." So you are doing ok.

I am averaging 23 mpg, with 30+ mpg on the highway; this is measured manually. Like others have said, the trip computer is about 1 mpg too optimistic.

The TSX Wagon is represented on Fuelly.com, but the number of contributors are few. Here's the link:

Acura TSX Mileage | Fuelly

ntrainer

Clearly we all live with very different understandings of what "suburban" vs. "city" driving is. I'm in the close-in D.C. suburbs, where it's very hilly (read: low mpg) and very stop-n-go (read: low mpg), so honestly 23 or 24 mpg would be a dream. But it sounds like others have had similar experiences, with 19 or 20 mpg in those circumstances. Dang. Gotta go on a road trip to really rev this puppy up!

On the other hand, I replaced a '05 VW Passat Wagon which was rated at 22/28 and even on a road trip I never got above 19 mpgs. Usually I was running at 15 or 16 mpgs, which is like a *gasp* SUV-level mpg... Man, I got wagons in the first place for the mileage (among other things)!

Sometimes it seems these ratings are based on... total fiction? But it sounds like the TSX Sport Wagon rating bares out as somewhat true. That's good news, I suppose. Still, I wish my "city" driving was at 22 mpg. *Sigh*

2012wagon

If I didn't have to go up these massive grades/hills in LA everyday (car has to downshift to stay at 80mph), my MPG would be even better.

WheelMcCoy

I was surprised at the good highway mpg and disappointed and the low city mpg. But at 3600 pounds, stop and go traffic takes its toll.

The TSX does have a bit of an aggressive throttle tip-in. That is, from a stop, tapping the accelerator pedal gives a good burst of speed before settling in. This is fun and sporty, but for better mpg, be gentle with the pedal from a standing start.

You might want to increase your tire pressures a bit to reduce rolling resistance. The placard on the door jamb recommends 33 psi, but you can increase it to 35 psi.

Keep your trunk free of unnecessary stuff to lighten your load.

Always use premium gas. For the TSX, it has been proven to give better mpg.

And if you have time, reset the ECU. It has stored the driving habits of the previous owner and you want the ECU to know yours. Often, resetting the ECU means some weird sequence involving disconnecting your battery, holding the brake pedal and clicking your heels. It could also wipe your radio presets and radio code. I don't know the exact procedure, so you'll have to search this forum on how to properly do this and recover your settings.

Do all this, and you might get back 1 city mpg!

2012wagon

My dealer set my tire pressure to 36PSI.


On highway after all day driving (800 miles) it reads 38-39pSI hot

WheelMcCoy

Ah, that explains your great highway mileage. I think it's safe to adjust psi +/- 10% cold on OEM spec'd tires. Too much and you shrink the effective contact patch, which reduces traction in the wet.

Hot pressures look right. They are usually 2% to 4% higher.

Brandontrek

80% of my driving is highway. With the roof rack on I can see 29mpg...off up to 32mpg.

Chicago Wagon

I get anywhere from 23-28 with a mix of stop and go highway and city.