Acura RSX Gas Mileage (MPG)
Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Acura RSX's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.
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Acura RSX Gas Mileage
| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2006 | 2dr Hatch 201-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | none | 0 | 80 | 0 | 20 | 75 | 26.1 |
| flat | med | none | 0 | 70 | 0 | 30 | 75 | 24.6 | ||
| flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 70 | 34.5 | ||
| flat | med | none | 0 | 85 | 0 | 15 | 75 | 22.4 | ||
| flat | med | none | 0 | 95 | 0 | 5 | 70 | 23.1 | ||
| 2006 | 2dr Hatch 201-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | none | 0 | 66 | 0 | 34 | 73 | 26.1 |
| Averages | flat | med | none | 0 | 66 | 0 | 34 | 73 | 26.1 | |
| With the 201-horsepower 2.0L I4 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2006 Acura RSX fuel economy has been averaging
26.1 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2006 Acura RSXs in this analysis were driven mostly in the city (about 66 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 73 miles per hour (34 percent), in heavy traffic (0 percent), and in the suburbs (0 percent). In addition the average 2006 Acura RSX in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2005 | 2dr Hatch 210-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | light | 4 | 36 | 0 | 60 | 65 | 32.0 |
| flat | med | light | 5 | 10 | 15 | 70 | 75 | 30.0 | ||
| flat | med | none | 2 | 5 | 10 | 83 | 70 | 30.1 | ||
| flat | med | light | 10 | 50 | 40 | 0 | N/A | 23.6 | ||
| flat | med | none | 2 | 5 | 10 | 83 | 75 | 29.7 | ||
| 2005 | 2dr Hatch 210-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | none | 5 | 21 | 15 | 59 | 71 | 29.1 |
| Averages | flat | med | none | 5 | 21 | 15 | 59 | 71 | 29.1 | |
| With the 210-horsepower 2.0L I4 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2005 Acura RSX has been averaging
29.1 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2005 Acura RSXs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 71 miles per hour (about 59 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (21 percent), in the suburbs (15 percent), and in heavy traffic (5 percent). In addition the average 2005 Acura RSX in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2005 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
flat | med | hvy | 10 | 10 | 10 | 70 | 70 | 27.8 |
| flat | med | hvy | 0 | 0 | 15 | 85 | 65 | 31.1 | ||
| flat | med | hvy | 0 | 0 | 5 | 95 | 75 | 32.7 | ||
| flat | med | none | 0 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 70 | 27.4 | ||
| flat | med | hvy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 70 | 33.8 | ||
| 2005 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
flat | med | hvy | 2 | 2 | 6 | 90 | 70 | 30.6 |
| Averages | flat | med | hvy | 2 | 2 | 6 | 90 | 70 | 30.6 | |
| With the 160-horsepower 2.0L I4 engine, 5-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2005 Acura RSX gas mileage has been averaging
30.6 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2005 Acura RSXs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 70 miles per hour (about 90 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (6 percent), in heavy traffic (2 percent), and in the city (2 percent). In addition the average 2005 Acura RSX in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on most or all of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2005 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | hvy | 2 | 8 | 10 | 80 | 70 | 31.0 |
| flat | med | none | 5 | 40 | 5 | 50 | 65 | 28.0 | ||
| flat | med | none | 20 | 0 | 20 | 60 | 75 | 29.7 | ||
| 2005 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | light | 9 | 16 | 12 | 63 | 70 | 29.6 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 9 | 16 | 12 | 63 | 70 | 29.6 | |
| With the 160-horsepower 2.0L I4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2005 Acura RSX fuel economy has been averaging
29.6 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2005 Acura RSXs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 70 miles per hour (about 63 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (16 percent), in the suburbs (12 percent), and in heavy traffic (9 percent). In addition the average 2005 Acura RSX in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2004 | 2dr Hatch 200-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | light | 20 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 65 | 33.0 |
| 2004 | 2dr Hatch 200-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | light | 20 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 65 | 33.0 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 20 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 65 | 33.0 | |
| With the 200-horsepower 2.0L I4 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2004 Acura RSX has been averaging
33.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2004 Acura RSXs in this analysis were driven mostly in the city (about 30 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (30 percent), in heavy traffic (20 percent), and on the highway at an average speed of 65 miles per hour (20 percent). In addition the average 2004 Acura RSX in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2004 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
hills | lead | light | 5 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 60 | 28.0 |
| 2004 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
hills | lead | light | 5 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 60 | 28.0 |
| Averages | hills | lead | light | 5 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 60 | 28.0 | |
| With the 160-horsepower 2.0L I4 engine, 5-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2004 Acura RSX gas mileage has been averaging
28.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2004 Acura RSXs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 60 miles per hour (about 40 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (30 percent), in the city (25 percent), and in heavy traffic (5 percent). In addition the average 2004 Acura RSX in this analysis was driven on hilly terrain with a lead foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2004 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | v.lt | light | 30 | 10 | 40 | 20 | 62 | 29.4 |
| 2004 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | v.lt | light | 30 | 10 | 40 | 20 | 62 | 29.4 |
| Averages | flat | v.lt | light | 30 | 10 | 40 | 20 | 62 | 29.4 | |
| With the 160-horsepower 2.0L I4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2004 Acura RSX fuel economy has been averaging
29.4 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2004 Acura RSXs in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 40 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in heavy traffic (30 percent), on the highway at an average speed of 62 miles per hour (20 percent), and in the city (10 percent). In addition the average 2004 Acura RSX in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with an ultra-light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2003 | 2dr Hatch 200-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD |
mtns | light | none | 0 | 15 | 0 | 85 | 70 | 33.5 |
| flat | light | none | 0 | 10 | 0 | 90 | 75 | 36.0 | ||
| mtns | light | none | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 75 | 36.8 | ||
| flat | light | hvy | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 26.0 | ||
| flat | med | light | 10 | 30 | 20 | 40 | 74 | 28.4 | ||
| 2003 | 2dr Hatch 200-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD |
hills | light | light | 2 | 31 | 4 | 63 | 74 | 32.1 |
| Averages | hills | light | light | 2 | 31 | 4 | 63 | 74 | 32.1 | |
| With the 200-horsepower 2.0L I4 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2003 Acura RSX has been averaging
32.1 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2003 Acura RSXs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 74 miles per hour (about 63 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (31 percent), in the suburbs (4 percent), and in heavy traffic (2 percent). In addition the average 2003 Acura RSX in this analysis was driven on hilly terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2003 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
flat | med | light | 5 | 5 | 25 | 65 | 65 | 33.0 |
| flat | med | light | 3 | 10 | 27 | 60 | 60 | 30.0 | ||
| 2003 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
flat | med | light | 4 | 8 | 26 | 63 | 63 | 31.5 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 4 | 8 | 26 | 63 | 63 | 31.5 | |
| With the 160-horsepower 2.0L I4 engine, 5-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2003 Acura RSX gas mileage has been averaging
31.5 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2003 Acura RSXs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 63 miles per hour (about 63 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (26 percent), in the city (8 percent), and in heavy traffic (4 percent). In addition the average 2003 Acura RSX in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2003 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | none | 10 | 70 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 26.2 |
| flat | light | none | 0 | 5 | 65 | 30 | 65 | 28.5 | ||
| flat | light | light | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 65 | 38.5 | ||
| flat | light | none | 3 | 15 | 30 | 52 | 60 | 32.0 | ||
| flat | light | light | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 65 | 38.1 | ||
| 2003 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | none | 3 | 18 | 23 | 56 | 61 | 32.7 |
| Averages | flat | light | none | 3 | 18 | 23 | 56 | 61 | 32.7 | |
| With the 160-horsepower 2.0L I4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2003 Acura RSX fuel economy has been averaging
32.7 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2003 Acura RSXs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 61 miles per hour (about 56 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (23 percent), in the city (18 percent), and in heavy traffic (3 percent). In addition the average 2003 Acura RSX in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2002 | 2dr Hatch 200-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | none | 10 | 5 | 1 | 84 | 70 | 34.0 |
| flat | med | none | 5 | 3 | 8 | 84 | 70 | 29.0 | ||
| flat | v.lt | none | 10 | 10 | 10 | 70 | 60 | 37.0 | ||
| flat | light | light | 0 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 60 | 23.6 | ||
| flat | med | hvy | 10 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 85 | 19.2 | ||
| 2002 | 2dr Hatch 200-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | light | 7 | 20 | 15 | 59 | 69 | 28.6 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 7 | 20 | 15 | 59 | 69 | 28.6 | |
| With the 200-horsepower 2.0L I4 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2002 Acura RSX has been averaging
28.6 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2002 Acura RSXs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 69 miles per hour (about 59 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (20 percent), in the suburbs (15 percent), and in heavy traffic (7 percent). In addition the average 2002 Acura RSX in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2002 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
flat | v.lt | none | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | N/A | 26.4 |
| flat | med | none | 0 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 62 | 26.6 | ||
| 2002 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
flat | light | none | 0 | 13 | 63 | 25 | 62 | 26.5 |
| Averages | flat | light | none | 0 | 13 | 63 | 25 | 62 | 26.5 | |
| With the 160-horsepower 2.0L I4 engine, 5-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2002 Acura RSX gas mileage has been averaging
26.5 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2002 Acura RSXs in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 63 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 62 miles per hour (25 percent), in the city (13 percent), and in heavy traffic (0 percent). In addition the average 2002 Acura RSX in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2002 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | lead | light | 5 | 20 | 35 | 40 | 75 | 27.7 |
| flat | med | light | 11 | 21 | 5 | 63 | 70 | 29.7 | ||
| mtns | lead | light | 5 | 10 | 10 | 75 | 80 | 29.0 | ||
| 2002 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
hills | lead | light | 7 | 17 | 17 | 59 | 75 | 28.8 |
| Averages | hills | lead | light | 7 | 17 | 17 | 59 | 75 | 28.8 | |
| With the 160-horsepower 2.0L I4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2002 Acura RSX fuel economy has been averaging
28.8 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2002 Acura RSXs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 75 miles per hour (about 59 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (17 percent), in the suburbs (17 percent), and in heavy traffic (7 percent). In addition the average 2002 Acura RSX in this analysis was driven on hilly terrain with a lead foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Acura RSX MPG
| Acura RSX Fuel Economy: Pros | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2006 | 2dr Hatch 201-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD |
Not amazing, but pretty good for the level of performance. |
| 2005 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
Averaging 32 MPG in mixed driving (60% highway, 40% suburbs). |
| 2005 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
If I stay below 68mph I can get 350 miles from 10 gallons of gas. 400 from 12 gallons. City driving 26mpg and I drive very fast. |
| 2005 | 2dr Hatch 210-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD |
30+ mi/gal with the above performance. Unheard of. |
| 2003 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
33 mpg in summer, 31 mpg in winter |
| 2003 | 2dr Hatch 200-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD |
With fuel prices rising I am very pleased with how efficient the car is with gas. If I decide to take it easy and not use my lead foot, I can get gas mileage that rivals any non-hybrid car of its size. |
| 2002 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
Average 30 to 33 miles per gallon since new |
| 2002 | 2dr Hatch 200-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD |
34 on the highway. |
| Acura RSX Fuel Economy: Cons | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2002 | 2dr Hatch 200-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD |
Around town MPG is unimpressive (around 24) given the extreme lack of torque. The engine is especially gutless below 3000 rpm. I do get 30mpg+ on the highway, though. |
