2017 Honda Fit

LX. Bought November 14, 2019. Logged from Dec 12, 2019 to May 14, 2023. Real-world fuel economy from 72 fill-ups: 34.4 MPG on average, 34.4 miles per gallon overall, at $0.080 per mile.

72
Fill-ups
19,296
Miles
561
Gallons
$1,545
Spent on fuel
34.4
Average tank MPG
34.4 overall (miles / gallons)
$0.080
Cost per mile
$2.75
Average $ per gallon
15.1
Miles per day
17.7
Days between fills
median 16
7.79gal
Average fill

The tank

10.6gal
Rated capacity
verified by the owner, 2026-09-13
7.79gal
Typical fill
74% of the tank
8.70gal
Deepest fill
82% of the tank, Nov 1, 2021
2.8gal
Left in the tank at a typical fill
about 97 miles at the median MPG
366mi
Full-tank range
10.6 gal times the median 34.5 MPG

Every fill is treated as a fill to full, so gallons pumped is what the tank was missing. Left-in-the-tank and range are estimates from the rated capacity, not gauge readings.

MPG per tank

2830333538402020202120222023median 34.5Tank MPG5-tank average
Each dot is one tank. The line is the trailing five-tank average; the dashed line is the median over all 72 tanks. Tanks under four gallons are still plotted but never count as a best or worst tank.

Price per gallon

$0.00$2.00$4.002020202120222023average $2.75
Total paid divided by gallons pumped, one dot per fill-up.

Temperature and mileage

28303335384040°50°60°70°
Each tank against the mean temperature over the days it was driven, at Atlanta. Fitted: +0.4 MPG per 10°F over 72 tanks, r = 0.25. Cold, under 50°F: 33.5 MPG (19 tanks). Mild, 50 to 75°F: 34.7 MPG (40 tanks). Warm, over 75°F: 35.0 MPG (13 tanks). Weather data by Open-Meteo.

Year by year

YearFill-upsMilesGallonsSpentAvg MPGAvg $ / galCost / mileMiles / dayDays between
2019 2 503 15.6 $37 32.1 $2.35 $0.073 12.9 19.5
2020 22 5,945 171.5 $340 34.7 $1.98 $0.057 16.4 16.5
2021 23 6,052 178.9 $498 33.9 $2.78 $0.082 16.5 15.9
2022 19 5,089 146.5 $514 34.8 $3.50 $0.101 13.9 19.3
2023 6 1,707 48.6 $156 35.1 $3.21 $0.091 11.9 24.0
All 72 19,296 561.1 $1,545 34.4 $2.75 $0.080 15.1 17.7

Avg MPG and Avg $ per gallon are means over tanks, the way the old spreadsheet summarized a year. Cost per mile and miles per day are ratios of the year's totals. A year with a car change counts only this car's tanks.

Seasons

SeasonTanksAvg MPGAvg $ / gal
Winter (Dec to Feb) 22 33.5 $2.65
Spring (Mar to May) 18 34.4 $2.93
Summer (Jun to Aug) 16 34.8 $2.82
Fall (Sep to Nov) 16 35.3 $2.62

Records

38.8MPG
Best tank
Aug 7, 2022, 291 mi
29.7MPG
Worst tank
Jun 5, 2021, 236 mi
318mi
Longest tank
Feb 11, 2023
$1.53
Cheapest gallon
May 19, 2020
$4.46
Priciest gallon
Jun 30, 2022
51days
Longest gap
ending May 19, 2020

Notes and maintenance

DateMiles on the carNote
Nov 5, 20205,390oil changeOil change
Nov 18, 20205,665tiresNew tires
Sep 27, 202111,145oil changeOil change
Aug 30, 202215,951oil changeOil change

"Miles on the car" is the sum of tank miles since purchase, which is the odometer for the Corolla and a running total for the earlier cars.

Every tank

72 tanks
Date Miles Gallons Cost $ / gal MPG Days Notes
269 7.80 $25.66 $3.29 34.5 19
267 7.79 $25.39 $3.26 34.3 23
296 8.55 $27.11 $3.17 34.6 22
292 8.19 $26.70 $3.26 35.6 28
318 8.20 $27.03 $3.30 38.8 26
265 8.10 $24.30 $3.00 32.7 26
251 6.94 $19.15 $2.76 36.2 14
267 8.00 $24.01 $3.00 33.3 13
267 7.23 $22.41 $3.10 36.9 22
283 8.00 $25.49 $3.19 35.4 22
316 8.40 $27.09 $3.22 37.6 14
255 7.20 $23.74 $3.30 35.4 28
253 8.15 $27.38 $3.36 31.0 23 oil changeOil change
291 7.50 $27.85 $3.71 38.8 23
273 8.15 $34.23 $4.20 33.5 15
257 7.19 $32.06 $4.46 35.7 31
288 8.30 $33.97 $4.09 34.7 28
270 7.80 $29.25 $3.75 34.6 26
273 8.20 $32.23 $3.93 33.3 20
269 7.80 $33.09 $4.24 34.5 19
276 7.80 $26.91 $3.45 35.4 12
267 8.10 $26.71 $3.30 33.0 12
222 6.80 $21.85 $3.21 32.6 13
253 7.30 $22.62 $3.10 34.7 14
259 7.60 $24.11 $3.17 34.1 17
257 7.40 $23.25 $3.14 34.7 15
292 8.56 $26.52 $3.10 34.1 16
276 7.40 $23.73 $3.21 37.3 18
265 8.70 $27.67 $3.18 30.5 18
265 7.90 $24.50 $3.10 33.5 17
259 7.70 $22.99 $2.99 33.6 15 oil changeOil change
262 7.80 $22.71 $2.91 33.6 19
257 7.56 $22.51 $2.98 34.0 16
266 7.80 $23.30 $2.99 34.1 13
272 7.70 $23.06 $2.99 35.3 16
275 8.10 $23.18 $2.86 34.0 16
274 7.83 $22.55 $2.88 35.0 19
236 7.94 $23.02 $2.90 29.7 10
236 7.67 $21.49 $2.80 30.8 15
256 6.95 $15.59 $2.24 36.8 12
263 7.62 $19.68 $2.58 34.5 15
263 7.63 $20.07 $2.63 34.5 16
272 7.88 $20.90 $2.65 34.5 13
268 7.88 $21.40 $2.72 34.0 15
284 7.97 $20.26 $2.54 35.6 19
257 8.18 $18.32 $2.24 31.4 19
251 7.31 $16.07 $2.20 34.3 12
246 7.40 $15.61 $2.11 33.2 22
272 8.39 $16.60 $1.98 32.4 7
256 7.99 $15.17 $1.90 32.0 8
255 7.90 $15.74 $1.99 32.3 16
275 7.90 $15.74 $1.99 34.8 13 tiresNew tires
299 8.30 $16.35 $1.97 36.0 6 oil changeOil change
210 5.90 $11.47 $1.94 35.6 15
279 8.12 $16.24 $2.00 34.4 13
253 6.80 $13.34 $1.96 37.2 14
312 8.14 $15.88 $1.95 38.3 9
299 8.53 $16.72 $1.96 35.1 12
291 7.90 $15.73 $1.99 36.8 13
298 8.45 $16.56 $1.96 35.3 12
278 7.55 $14.72 $1.95 36.8 12
290 8.39 $16.45 $1.96 34.6 16
290 7.76 $15.13 $1.95 37.4 21
286 8.20 $15.56 $1.90 34.9 27
275 7.90 $12.10 $1.53 34.8 51
199 6.00 $11.50 $1.92 33.2 23
255 7.40 $15.27 $2.06 34.5 13
279 8.60 $18.29 $2.13 32.4 22 On eco drive
239 7.70 $17.23 $2.24 31.0 21 On eco drive
255 7.67 $18.24 $2.38 33.2 18 On eco drive
280 8.12 $18.69 $2.30 34.5 11
223 7.50 $17.95 $2.39 29.7 28