2006 Chevrolet Cobalt 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 Chevrolet Cobalt's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.
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Chevrolet Cobalt 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 | 4dr Sedan 171-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | none | 0 | 20 | 0 | 80 | 60 | 35.5 |
| mtns | light | light | 5 | 40 | 0 | 55 | 65 | 33.9 | ||
| mtns | light | light | 0 | 9 | 0 | 91 | 65 | 36.7 | ||
| mtns | light | none | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 29.9 | ||
| mtns | v.lt | none | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 55 | 42.2 | ||
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan 171-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
mtns | light | none | 1 | 34 | 0 | 65 | 61 | 35.6 |
| Averages | mtns | light | none | 1 | 34 | 0 | 65 | 61 | 35.6 | |
| With the 171-horsepower 2.4L I4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt fuel economy has been averaging
35.6 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2006 Chevrolet Cobalts in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 61 miles per hour (about 65 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (34 percent), in heavy traffic (1 percent), and in the suburbs (0 percent). In addition the average 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt in this analysis was driven on mountainous 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 |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan 171-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | lead | none | 50 | 45 | 0 | 5 | 70 | 23.6 |
| flat | lead | none | 0 | 45 | 30 | 25 | 65 | 28.0 | ||
| flat | med | hvy | 20 | 3 | 8 | 70 | 70 | 28.6 | ||
| hills | lead | none | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 75 | 25.0 | ||
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan 171-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | lead | light | 18 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 70 | 26.3 |
| Averages | flat | lead | light | 18 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 70 | 26.3 | |
| With the 171-horsepower 2.4L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt has been averaging
26.3 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2006 Chevrolet Cobalts in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 70 miles per hour (about 30 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (30 percent), in the city (23 percent), and in heavy traffic (18 percent). In addition the average 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt in this analysis was driven on flat 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 |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan 145-horsepower 2.2L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | v.lt | none | 0 | 10 | 85 | 5 | 60 | 35.4 |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan 145-horsepower 2.2L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | v.lt | none | 0 | 10 | 85 | 5 | 60 | 35.4 |
| Averages | flat | v.lt | none | 0 | 10 | 85 | 5 | 60 | 35.4 | |
| With the 145-horsepower 2.2L I4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt gas mileage has been averaging
35.4 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2006 Chevrolet Cobalts in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 85 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (10 percent), on the highway at an average speed of 60 miles per hour (5 percent), and in heavy traffic (0 percent). In addition the average 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with an ultra-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 |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan 145-horsepower 2.2L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | hvy | 10 | 20 | 40 | 30 | 60 | 28.0 |
| flat | light | none | 0 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 62 | 29.4 | ||
| flat | light | none | 10 | 80 | 0 | 10 | 60 | 25.4 | ||
| flat | light | none | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 26.2 | ||
| flat | light | none | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 25.4 | ||
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan 145-horsepower 2.2L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | none | 4 | 64 | 14 | 18 | 61 | 26.9 |
| Averages | flat | light | none | 4 | 64 | 14 | 18 | 61 | 26.9 | |
| With the 145-horsepower 2.2L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt fuel economy has been averaging
26.9 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2006 Chevrolet Cobalts in this analysis were driven mostly in the city (about 64 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 61 miles per hour (18 percent), in the suburbs (14 percent), and in heavy traffic (4 percent). In addition the average 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt 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 |
| 2006 | 2dr Coupe supercharged 205hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | none | 10 | 5 | 10 | 75 | 68 | 25.3 |
| 2006 | 2dr Coupe supercharged 205hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | none | 10 | 5 | 10 | 75 | 68 | 25.3 |
| Averages | flat | med | none | 10 | 5 | 10 | 75 | 68 | 25.3 | |
| With the supercharged 205hp 2.0L I4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt has been averaging
25.3 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2006 Chevrolet Cobalts in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 68 miles per hour (about 75 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in heavy traffic (10 percent), in the suburbs (10 percent), and in the city (5 percent). In addition the average 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt 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 |
| 2006 | 2dr Coupe 171-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | light | 5 | 20 | 0 | 75 | 74 | 29.4 |
| flat | med | light | 26 | 5 | 16 | 53 | 60 | 27.0 | ||
| 2006 | 2dr Coupe 171-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | light | 16 | 13 | 8 | 64 | 67 | 28.2 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 16 | 13 | 8 | 64 | 67 | 28.2 | |
| With the 171-horsepower 2.4L I4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt gas mileage has been averaging
28.2 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2006 Chevrolet Cobalts in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 67 miles per hour (about 64 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in heavy traffic (16 percent), in the city (13 percent), and in the suburbs (8 percent). In addition the average 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt 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 |
| 2006 | 2dr Coupe 171-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | light | 14 | 14 | 19 | 52 | 74 | 23.5 |
| flat | light | none | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 22.6 | ||
| flat | med | hvy | 0 | 30 | 60 | 10 | 65 | 25.0 | ||
| 2006 | 2dr Coupe 171-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | light | 21 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 70 | 23.7 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 21 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 70 | 23.7 | |
| With the 171-horsepower 2.4L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt fuel economy has been averaging
23.7 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2006 Chevrolet Cobalts in this analysis were driven mostly in the city (about 31 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (26 percent), in heavy traffic (21 percent), and on the highway at an average speed of 70 miles per hour (21 percent). In addition the average 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt 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 |
| 2006 | 2dr Coupe 145-horsepower 2.2L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
mtns | v.lt | none | 1 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 60 | 43.3 |
| flat | med | hvy | 20 | 50 | 20 | 10 | 60 | 29.8 | ||
| 2006 | 2dr Coupe 145-horsepower 2.2L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
hills | light | light | 11 | 26 | 10 | 55 | 60 | 36.6 |
| Averages | hills | light | light | 11 | 26 | 10 | 55 | 60 | 36.6 | |
| With the 145-horsepower 2.2L I4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt has been averaging
36.6 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2006 Chevrolet Cobalts in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 60 miles per hour (about 55 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (26 percent), in heavy traffic (11 percent), and in the suburbs (10 percent). In addition the average 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt 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 |
| 2006 | 2dr Coupe 145-horsepower 2.2L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | med | light | 13 | 51 | 4 | 32 | 85 | 22.5 |
| flat | med | none | 10 | 30 | 10 | 50 | 80 | 35.0 | ||
| flat | light | light | 5 | 24 | 10 | 62 | 65 | 33.1 | ||
| 2006 | 2dr Coupe 145-horsepower 2.2L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | med | light | 9 | 35 | 8 | 48 | 77 | 30.2 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 9 | 35 | 8 | 48 | 77 | 30.2 | |
| With the 145-horsepower 2.2L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt gas mileage has been averaging
30.2 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2006 Chevrolet Cobalts in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 77 miles per hour (about 48 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (35 percent), in heavy traffic (9 percent), and in the suburbs (8 percent). In addition the average 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt 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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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt MPG
| 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt Fuel Economy: Pros | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan 171-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
31 MPG on the highway which is better then the EPA suggests you can get with the SS sedan. While I do hit a lot of traffic going to and from work I still can get about 27MPG. |
| 2006 | 2dr Coupe 145-horsepower 2.2L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
34mpg average. |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan 145-horsepower 2.2L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
over 36 MPG |
| 2006 | 2dr Coupe 171-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
very good on gas for the 171 hp |
