Hi everyone, now 3 months into my Kodiaq and  still enjoying it. Such a great vehicle to drive but I have one thing that I am not keen on, the fuel consumption. I believe I am a steady driver but I am only averaging about 30mpg, I have done about 3000 miles now and I have been told that once I have reached 5000 miles I will start and see a vast improvement and should be looking at about 53mpg but I find this very hard to believe. What are other Kodiaq 2ltr 4 x 4 diesel drivers getting to the gallon out of theirs ? I would be very interested in hearing from you. cheers Kedo

It is never going to 'average 53mpg'. You must be getting into the 40's at times if you can average about 30mpg.

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Who told you about the better economy after 5,000 miles?

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/450740-skoda-kodiaq-20-190-tdi-sportline-economy

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/459918-typical-economy-figures

 

My Kodi started to show normal consumption figures after 20 000 km, as all my previous cars. Depends on driver, how fast the engine will run in.

1 hour ago, Kedo said:

Hi everyone, now 3 months into my Kodiaq and  still enjoying it. Such a great vehicle to drive but I have one thing that I am not keen on, the fuel consumption. I believe I am a steady driver but I am only averaging about 30mpg, I have done about 3000 miles now and I have been told that once I have reached 5000 miles I will start and see a vast improvement and should be looking at about 53mpg but I find this very hard to believe. What are other Kodiaq 2ltr 4 x 4 diesel drivers getting to the gallon out of theirs ? I would be very interested in hearing from you. cheers Kedo

 

You don't say if your car is auto or manual but the real-world economy figure for Mr Joe Average driving a 2.0tdi 4x4 150bhp should be 43.5mpg ( manual ) and 41.2mpg ( auto ).

 

In my experience, there is no such thing as modern engines increasing fuel economy of any significance thru time but for anyone to suggest it improves from 30mpg to 53mpg in 2000 miles!  It wouldn't have been a salesman who said that by any chance? 

 

What can make a difference tho is servicing. Most of the diesel cars I've owned have gained mpg after their first service with both Golfs I owned, seeing almost unbelievable 20% gain. ( I was convinced there was a software update applied ). As ever it depends on how you drive and use your car. What car/engine were you previously driving and what was it's average mpg?

 

Since the TSI's and TDI's started leaving the factory with VW508 / 509 0w 20 FS IV just incase they were put under a test at any country they were imported into the days have changed from doing a Oil Service after a few thousand miles or even 10,000 and getting better economy with the oil change from what was being achieved with the Factory Oil in.

 

Sometimes the noticeable improvement in economy might have been put doing to that oil change.

More likely it was the tyres having a slightly different circumference, the brakes being totally free and the drivers habits changing to suit the vehicle.

I have driven last 20 yars only nw cars and with everyone it`s the same - high consumption at the beginning, which starts improving. Been driving bigger engines though.

Problem lies in friction surfaces in the engine. They are not perfect, but will be polished to perfection during the expluatation.

14 minutes ago, linni said:

I have driven last 20 yars only nw cars and with everyone it`s the same - high consumption at the beginning, which starts improving. Been driving bigger engines though.

Problem lies in friction surfaces in the engine. They are not perfect, but will be polished to perfection during the expluatation.

Thanks for all your replies. No I was never expecting 53mpg, that's salesmen talk, I would be happy with 40/43mpg to be honest. my last car was a Octavia 1.5 diesel auto and the average was about 45mpg on that. The best one was a 1.5 diesel manual rapid the mpg was awesome on that

@Kedo  If the tank was full and you did a trip of a 100 or more miles what is the MPG that would show or you would actually get if you were to go fill the tank again?

I had no idea that there were 1.5 diesel Octavia or Rapids, were they 1.6TDI's?

2 hours ago, Roottootemblowinootsoot said:

Since the TSI's and TDI's started leaving the factory with VW508 / 509 0w 20 FS IV

 

Sometimes the noticeable improvement in economy might have been put doing to that oil change.

 

My first Golf was purchased 2007, the 2nd in 2009.

@Scot5,  Exactly.  Euro 4 and Euro 5 emission cars were using 5w 30 FS III oil from the factory.

Many noticed an improvement when the factory oil was used for a while then replaced.

 

Now the cars / engines have the rubbish that VW went with to get the WLTP / RDE results without getting away with the cheating they got away with in 2007 or 2009 with TSI's or TDI's. 

Things like diesel in the Engine oil of TDI's being put through the kidology tests in temperature controlled buildings on a rolling road.

** VW added Defeat Devices just to be sure to be sure.**

Edited 8 April, 20206 yr by Roottootemblowinootsoot

1 hour ago, Kedo said:

Thanks for all your replies. No I was never expecting 53mpg, that's salesmen talk, I would be happy with 40/43mpg to be honest. my last car was a Octavia 1.5 diesel auto and the average was about 45mpg on that. The best one was a 1.5 diesel manual rapid the mpg was awesome on that

 

I assume you mean 1.6 deisel auto and not 1.5 petrol auto?  Really depends on what 1.6tdi engine you had, but if that was a mk3 with 115bhp then Mr Joe Average would expect to see 61.6mpg.  If it's the old 105bhp model then expect 52mpg.

 

There's no science to estimating average mpg figures, but if you were seeing 45mpg when over 60mpg or 52mpg was the norm,  then your 30mpg return from the Kodiaq would seem about right.

 

What's your typical journey? If you're a steady driver then I'm guessing it's mostly around town?

 

 

Round the town , to work and back,13 mile each way and to our sons and back, 20 miles each way, that's about it

6 hours ago, Kedo said:

Thanks for all your replies. No I was never expecting 53mpg, that's salesmen talk, I would be happy with 40/43mpg to be honest. my last car was a Octavia 1.5 diesel auto and the average was about 45mpg on that. The best one was a 1.5 diesel manual rapid the mpg was awesome on that

 

Assuming your journey types are the same as when you were getting 45mpg in an Octavia, then I'm not sure why you're hoping to achieve all but the same fuel economy in the Kodiaq?

 

The Kodiaq is a flat fronted, significantly bigger, much heavier, larger engined 7 seater SUV.

 

You'll probably see a small improvement as the temperatures improve as we head into the summer, but alas the fuel economy is the price to pay for driving this type of car.

Have to agree with silver1011 although you did indicate you were prepared to take a wee bit of a hit - 40mpg? 

 

You may have perfectly good reasoning for requiring a 2.0tdi 4x4 but for the driving you're doing ( Coventry isn't renown for it's hills ) I'd have been tempted to look at the 1.5tsi. Being a steady driver I doubt you'd have lost much if any mpg.

Just reading a Driver Power 2020 article that was published yesterday which you may find interesting:

 

Edited 9 April, 20206 yr by Guest

38mpg over 30,000 miles in my 190 DSG. Brim to brim.

 

Can do better. Can be worse.

 

Car will only reach 40mpg on a run of at least 30 miles. More than that will let it reach 45mpg.

 

Short trips kill the mpg. But you know this. 

 

Always better in warmer weather.

I’ve not noticed any change in the MPG of our 190TDi Kodiaq over the last 50k miles. If there is a change, it so subtle that it’s completely swamped by driving style, journey type, and outside temperature. 
 

Ours averages around 40mpg - better on long journeys if you keep the speed down and the weather is warm; worse if your don’t or it’s cold. 50mpg if I really try on some journeys. Less than 30mpg if I really try (to drive it hard) on other journeys. 

On 08/04/2020 at 13:19, Kedo said:

Hi everyone, now 3 months into my Kodiaq and  still enjoying it. Such a great vehicle to drive but I have one thing that I am not keen on, the fuel consumption. I believe I am a steady driver but I am only averaging about 30mpg, I have done about 3000 miles now and I have been told that once I have reached 5000 miles I will start and see a vast improvement and should be looking at about 53mpg but I find this very hard to believe. What are other Kodiaq 2ltr 4 x 4 diesel drivers getting to the gallon out of theirs ? I would be very interested in hearing from you. cheers Kedo

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