TDI Mileage

Posted on May 29, 2008
Filed Under VW, Diesel |

I’m back in the habit of updating my fuel consumption statistics for my 2005 VW Jetta TDI. You can see the details here, or by clicking the “tdi mileage” in the nav bar at the top of the page. This post will get updated with every fill, along with the monthly average image below.

– Quick Stats –
Lifetime Average Mileage: 16.4km/L, 6.1L/100km, 38.6 US mpg, 46.3 Imp. mpg
Best Mileage: 23.6km/L, 4.2L/100km, 55.5 US mpg, 66.6 Imp. mpg
Max KM between fills: 1078.6 (with 5L, or 120 km left in the tank)
Savings over gasoline @ 10km/L: $3,649.84
Running B50/B20 (50/20% biodiesel, for 80% of fills)
Total fuel consumed: 6097.227 L
Total CARBON NEUTRAL fuel consumed: 941.094 L
TDI Mileage Summary page
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Monthly Consuption Graph
November 2004 - April 2005 was mostly highway trips between Toronto and Hamilton, May - August 2005 was mostly city driving with a July roadtrip, since September 2005 - 2 Montreal roadtrips and mostly highway to/from Hamilton with traffic and some short run city KMs. The dips show mainly city months, while above 17km/L months are mostly highway. November 2006 to May 2007 on Gislaved NordFrost5 winter tires. December 2007 to April 2008 on winter tires.

June-September 2006, filling up with B50 from Stohos Petro Green @ Queen and Pape

Comments

2 Responses to “TDI Mileage”

  1. Daniel M on August 6th, 2006 17:47

    Hi.
    I recently purchased a 2006 jetta tdi desiel, and although the fuel economy is good,. i have not gotten near the 1000km/tank as advertised.
    i have about 10000km onn it now, so the engine should be broken in by now.
    What is your average speed when you are getting 1000km/tank, and also, does using bio-desiel make a difference to your rate of fuel consumption?
    thanks

  2. mhp on August 7th, 2006 13:01

    Daniel, after 10000km your tdi engine is not broken in. It takes about 60-80000km to hit get fully worked in. You will continue to see your mileage get better with every tank.

    I have had better consumption rates with Biodiesel over petrodiesel, from my summary page, 15.7, 16.7, 17.7km/L for PD, B20, B50 respectively. I try to keep my cuising speeds between 100-110km/h, over that I have seen a marked increase in consumption.

    Take a look at TDIclub.com for loads of tips to decrease your fuel consumption.

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