S40 V40 Cars: - 2017 V40 T2 Auto - Excessive fuel consumption

Magnum121 · Nov 20th, 2022, 22:35

I have had the car a few months now. I could have posted this earlier but wanted to see if things would improve over time. Alas, they haven't, and my fuel consumption rarely gets above 27 mpg.

I love the car and its done less than 10k miles having been owned by an elderly gent before me, but its getting really expensive to run with fuel costs as high as they are. The main problem I think, is that most of my journeys are short and local, sometimes only a few miles. Because of this, the stop/start function never operates as the auxiliary battery never gets a chance to properly charge.

I do get better consumption, sometimes as high as 45 mpg on longer journeys but this still seems low. Stop/start also functions as it should after a while. Has anyone else experienced this issue? Sorry if its been posted before but I have carried out multiple searches and can't find anything.

ITSv40 · Nov 21st, 2022, 07:52

You need to post in the forum for your car. This only deals with the classic S/V40 up to 2004.

Nov 20th, 2022, 22:35	#1
Magnum121 New Member Last Online: Apr 1st, 2023 15:08 Join Date: May 2022 Location: Coatbridge	2017 V40 T2 Auto - Excessive fuel consumption I have had the car a few months now. I could have posted this earlier but wanted to see if things would improve over time. Alas, they haven't, and my fuel consumption rarely gets above 27 mpg. I love the car and its done less than 10k miles having been owned by an elderly gent before me, but its getting really expensive to run with fuel costs as high as they are. The main problem I think, is that most of my journeys are short and local, sometimes only a few miles. Because of this, the stop/start function never operates as the auxiliary battery never gets a chance to properly charge. I do get better consumption, sometimes as high as 45 mpg on longer journeys but this still seems low. Stop/start also functions as it should after a while. Has anyone else experienced this issue? Sorry if its been posted before but I have carried out multiple searches and can't find anything.

Nov 21st, 2022, 07:52	#2
ITSv40 VOC Member Last Online: Today 19:50 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Northampton	You need to post in the forum for your car. This only deals with the classic S/V40 up to 2004. __________________ 2001 V40 2.0lt Sport Lux - Daily Driver. 178k miles. 2003 C70 2.4 GT Convertible - Garage Queen. 67k miles. http://www.neptuno6benagil.com

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