Hi,

as do alot of motorway miles I have noticed that the fuel guage appears to drop rather too quick for my liking and bit worried on fuel efficiency as believed specs indicated v good. I dont consider myself (guess everyone says that) a hard driver. Just wonder what other owners have found on similar model? I have no mods (yet!) to factory model and just use radio / a/c / lights etc which are all standard and not sure if normal or excessive. I know different dynamics etc but seems allot different to prevous 1.9 Tdi Golf consumption.

ps new owner of yeti so maybe little early to be drawing own conclusions and hope new purchase is not going to cost fortune to run as one of the reasons bought in first place.

Hi,

as do alot of motorway miles I have noticed that the fuel guage appears to drop rather too quick for my liking and bit worried on fuel efficiency as believed specs indicated v good. I dont consider myself (guess everyone says that) a hard driver. Just wonder what other owners have found on similar model? I have no mods (yet!) to factory model and just use radio / a/c / lights etc which are all standard and not sure if normal or excessive. I know different dynamics etc but seems allot different to prevous 1.9 Tdi Golf consumption.

ps new owner of yeti so maybe little early to be drawing own conclusions and hope new purchase is not going to cost fortune to run as one of the reasons bought in first place.

It would be useful to know what you are getting at the moment, your current mileage, and the type of speeds you are doing, as all this can affect your consumption. Remember that a diesel takes a while to start bedding in and that the Yeti is not the most aerodynamic shape.

Hi.

I can't tell which model you have, but the Yeti is not very efficient compared to a golf/Octavia with the same engine & gearbox. I think I'm getting about 4-5mpg less than my previous Octavia with similar engine & gearbox.

The yeti is very brick like and the vertical rear door with the raised ride height does nothing to help.

This is fairly well documented on here. Keep the speed down to 50-60mph and you can expect returns of late 40's early 50's, much more with the greenline I am led to believe. Around town in heavy traffic my DSG will struggle to get 30mpg.

Compare with its competitors Tiguan, Sportage/i35/Kuga etc and it is very good.

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I also have the 2.0 110 2wd.It took a while to bed in and was a little hard on fuel initialy. Two years on and I have since found that the best way to maximise my fuel economy in it is to keep the maximum revs at 2000 rpm, once you start heading towards 2500 rpm you will notice the fuel needle starts to drop very quickly. I have managed between 45 to 50 mpg by just watching the way I drive, watching ahead and planning my accelaration and braking. Changing up around 1500 rpm (where applicable) has also helped. As the other posters have said the Yeti's brick like shape does have an impact on fuel economy particulary when compared to a similar engined Octavia. Interstingly the 2.0 140 is actualy more fuel efficent than the 110, probably due to the engine not having to work as hard.

The A/C also has an impact on fuel consumption so turn it of when its not required.

If I decide to replace my current Yeti with another one I may consider the 1.6 Greenline but I don't know if this would mean losing some of the fun element offered by the 2.0 litre.

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I have a Sept 2010 110 SE, with a racetech box fitted, up to about 140, have covered 8500 miles, regularly returns 45= mpg in fact yesterday filled to brim after an intermeadiate drink, covered just short of 1000 miles and gave 46.3mpg a mix of French rural urban and m/way stuff, short and long journeys etc - I'm well pleased as its much better than my remapped 1.6 diesel Berlingo(about 40 - 43mpg) - driving style mixed, welly when demanded etc

Hi Oilrag.

I'm not sure if your question is a comment on Skodas very accurate fuel guages.

Owners have found the guage will move away from full straight away.

Most cars I've ever owned will stay on full till 2 or 3 gallons of fuel have been used.

Hi guys thanks for all replies.

Yeti is the 2.0l experience (similar to elegance trim I think) 2wd 110 model. Reg is 03/10 and only 15000 Kim's on clock so think low for car. Daily transit includes rural roads and motorway (120km /100km limits) and some urban city travel. I would say 15/60/25 % breakdown respectively. From comments so far maybe still bedding in engine. Accept that aerodynamics would not be high attribute for car but still slightl alarmed at fuel consumption so far.

I will need monitor revs more closely to see if over working so will keep eye on over next week. When I filled tank range showed 860km. I made a trip yesterday starting at 800km and when returned showed 579kms yet trip would only have been around 150kms round trip! I know the range can sit at same level for a while and even increase but seems to be obvious variance. Consumption was showing 6.1-6.3l/km.

Will continue to monitor and watch my driving ......

To get the best advice you should check your actual consumption full tank to full re-fill and do the maths from the odometer. Someone here would be able to do a direct conversion and we would be able to give you an idea of whether you are out of line. The gauge is sensitive and does show movement from full more quickly than I am used to. The range indicator is capable of quite wide variation depending on usage immediately before and after re-filling. If you re-fill after a spell at 50mph for 40 miles it will show a high figure-if you follow that with a brisker run or some heavy traffic it will fall alarmingly.

To get the best advice you should check your actual consumption full tank to full re-fill and do the maths from the odometer. Someone here would be able to do a direct conversion and we would be able to give you an idea of whether you are out of line. The gauge is sensitive and does show movement from full more quickly than I am used to. The range indicator is capable of quite wide variation depending on usage immediately before and after re-filling. If you re-fill after a spell at 50mph for 40 miles it will show a high figure-if you follow that with a brisker run or some heavy traffic it will fall alarmingly.

Yep -will monitor more fully over next week or so on tank.

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Over recent weeks I have also seen my Yeti's fuel consumption (2.0 TDi 140 4x4) really increase dramatically.

When we bought the car (this summer) we were managing to get 800-850 kms (500 miles) on a full tank. 10,000 km's later (now autumn) we are getting 700-750 kms. Normally as the engine beds in, fuel consumption should decrease not increase.

Personally, I have put this down to a drop in the outside temperature and all the wind and rain that we are getting at the moment.

In summer temperatures were averaging 28 degrees, now its about 10-14 degrees. This must have an effect on a cars performance.

I dont now if this is the answer, but its certainly the same pattern (not so dramatically) on our Octavia.

Its also worth remebering that winter grade diesel has a bearing on fuel consumption.

I've got the 140 4X4. After 22000 miles maxidot says 40.3. I drive it hard and always have the aircon going. I seem to recall that the 170s do just as well. Looks like the 110 could be a false economy.

To get the best advice you should check your actual consumption full tank to full re-fill and do the maths from the odometer. Someone here would be able to do a direct conversion and we would be able to give you an idea of whether you are out of line. The gauge is sensitive and does show movement from full more quickly than I am used to. The range indicator is capable of quite wide variation depending on usage immediately before and after re-filling. If you re-fill after a spell at 50mph for 40 miles it will show a high figure-if you follow that with a brisker run or some heavy traffic it will fall alarmingly.

I have always calculated my fuel consumption over 3 tanks - that way, it takes account of the variations in residue when I fill up. Working from actual miles travelled and actual fuel put in gives a more empirical figure. At the moment, I'm averaging anything between 40 and 45 mpg, depending on whether I do any long runs or motorway trips. If I go above 70 mph, Betty gets very thirsty!

Hi Oilrag.

I'm not sure if your question is a comment on Skodas very accurate fuel guages.

Owners have found the guage will move away from full straight away.

Most cars I've ever owned will stay on full till 2 or 3 gallons of fuel have been used.

Yes..and it gives the impression that the Yeti drinks fuel thanks to its near linear performance. I am used to fuel gauges staying full for 100 miles, dropping very slowly to just under half and then plumetting to empty.Accuracy shouldnt be irritating but in this case it is. Illogical but true.

I regularly see 50mpg + round town and 43mpg on the motorway at legalish speed.

Harry has done just over 10,000 miles.

Curiously I have found that having the climate control set on auto with the air conditoning ON doesn't impact on the fuel consumption by more than 1 or 2mpg.

I would have thought that it would be more?

I regularly see 50mpg + round town and 43mpg on the motorway at legalish speed.

Harry has done just over 10,000 miles.

Curiously I have found that having the climate control set on auto with the air conditoning ON doesn't impact on the fuel consumption by more than 1 or 2mpg.

I would have thought that it would be more?

I've never noticed much of a difference turning off the a/c with a diesel. I thought they liked being worked and worked best when loaded....

But I could be deluded

Over the last 5 months I've checked my fuel on Scarlet recording the mileage and fuel put in :

I've done 5471 miles - average consumption 44.46mpg

The maxidot shows an average speed of 39 mph.

I'm more than happy with this, and am sure that advanced driving techniques help in achieving this figures.

I have never noticed any difference using the a/c

It all seems to be about speed and what the wind is doing.

I drive at an exact 73mph, 123km on the speedo (calibrated with the satnav) whenever possible using the cruise control and often do long trips on the motorway and the maxidot varies fron 48 against a headwind to 58 with a tailwind for the whole journey average. Clearly the true consumption is somewhat less as the maxidot is so innacurate. drive a few miles per hour faster and you can quickly knock this back to 44 mpg against a headwind.

Do slower, more sedate journeys on minor roads at leisurely speeds and the maxidot can be 60+ for the journey. Saw 75mpg on a site-seeing trip just after the car was new in Northumberland, with 3 in the car.

Actual overall fuel consumption from the fuel card purchase records is about 46/47 mpg overall for the 24000 miles covered so far

just did a quick conversion on web and my current 6.1-6.3 l/100km = 44 - 46 mpg so maybe not too bad ? monitored revs and sits around the 21-2300 mark so again not over worked. kept speed to around the 115kms/hr this morning on motorway and think guage was more stable so would tend to have to agree above the 120 mark she gets very thirsty. seems might need get less heavy shoes!! :S

any users use fuel additives to increase fuel efficiency eg "dipetane". supposed to save over 10% fuel costs but not sure on purchase costs and cost benefit as maybe save couple hundred per year in fuel at current rates but need subtract cost to buy first. Guess still have purported secondary benefits of prolonged life of parts etc. but obviously cheapest and easist method is to just be bit more cautious with the pedal.

Never heard of "dipetane" but I've never heard of any fuel additive which does any good at all.

Your consumption isn't bad at all so I am moving towards the view that the untypically linear Yeti fuel gauge may be the cause of your anxiety.

The maxidot shows an average speed of 39 mph. I'm more than happy with this, and am sure that advanced driving techniques help in achieving this figures.

I'd love to have an average that high. Frequently it is around 16-20mph. Hardly surprising my average fuel condumption is somewhat less. Even with advanced driving techniques I can't get my average speed up that high around South London :lol: Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yep -will monitor more fully over next week or so on tank.

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Try my method, when you fill up note your mileage, check how many litres have gone in till pump clicks off ( at the pump or on the fuel receipt ) multiply the litres by 2 and divide by 9 to give gallons, then divide mileage by this figure this will give mpg as near as most people need. Obviously you would do this from zero on mileometer.

Over my first 1000 km's I have already managed a trip at an indicated 52mpg, mostly it's nearer 45 mpg though, but still very pleased. I do tend to use the suggested gear indicator light on my 6 speed manual Drop Bear, particularly driving to work where driving heroics aren't available nor required. This technique sees 46-48 achieved with aircon on even though it's only a 5 mile trip. Quite impressed with the suggested gear indicator on the maxi dot display as it obviously has a degree of intelligence and can tell when you are accelerating and want it to hold a gear. It doesn't just tell you to be in 6th because you are at 80 kph. I do find when cruising at just under 70 kph it will suggest 6th though which is really pushing the functional limits of the engine. It certainly labours and gets loud, but will show 65+ mpg! Good for fuel consumption, but I could die from boredom though.

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Ok just had to do some long distance autoroute stuff to collect from airport etc ad running at 10 - 11pm at speeds up to 104(indicated)mph with prorack aerobars fitted and 2 up got 43.2mph the engine seems to have freed up and runs really well!

Last night off the ferry and up the A34/M40 ran well again with 2 up, a dog a heavy BnO tv and luggage(aerobars still fitted), but as yet not checked mpg - again at up to 100(along with the rest!!)