gas milage

Prius v (lower case) wagon was introduced in 2012. So you might want to post in the gen III forum.

Off the top of my head I would suggest you have the brakes checked to see if they are stuck on, and look into a dongle and torque app to check on the battery health, and oil for overfill.

 

42 is low even for a car with the 17inch wheels. I would check the usual suspects, tire pressures, oil level, even front end alignment, but before you do all that, drive it for al least two tanks that you fill yourself and check you mileage manually, if it is still that low, then check the above, also I'm surprised your 08 did as well as 51, that is high for that model year, good luck.

 

congrats and welcome! how many miles on her? what model tyres? 17's will cost you a few mpg, even though there is only one sticker for all packages.

a used car is an unknown quantity until test driven. that's why we always recommend resetting the trip meter and taking them for a good long drive under varied conditions before buying.

 

42 for a v wagon is about average according to fuelly. And matches my 31k mile average. My son has the hatchback and does better. Size, weight and different gearing take its toll with the v. Just back from a 300 mile trip to the beach with two kids and all their stuff plus wife I couldn't do in the hatch, comfortably in the v and in 90+ weather averaged slightly better. Drove moderately but with no special techniques. Cruise and Auto HVAC. I know some report better MPG.

 

They do not have a Prius v, they posted here incorrectly. They have a normal Gen 3 Prius, and 42 is a little low. if they want to find out why they will tell us this
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