Chrysler PT Cruiser 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 Chrysler PT Cruiser's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.
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Chrysler PT Cruiser 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 |
| 2010 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | none | 10 | 40 | 20 | 30 | 55 | 27.0 |
| 2010 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | none | 10 | 40 | 20 | 30 | 55 | 27.0 |
| Averages | flat | light | none | 10 | 40 | 20 | 30 | 55 | 27.0 | |
| With the 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2010 Chrysler PT Cruiser fuel economy has been averaging
27.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2010 Chrysler PT Cruisers in this analysis were driven mostly in the city (about 40 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 55 miles per hour (30 percent), in the suburbs (20 percent), and in heavy traffic (10 percent). In addition the average 2010 Chrysler PT Cruiser 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 |
| 2009 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | med | light | 10 | 5 | 10 | 75 | 75 | 23.9 |
| flat | med | none | 10 | 5 | 10 | 75 | 60 | 25.0 | ||
| flat | med | hvy | 15 | 5 | 10 | 70 | 60 | 22.0 | ||
| flat | med | none | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 60 | 23.0 | ||
| 2009 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | med | light | 9 | 4 | 8 | 80 | 64 | 23.5 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 9 | 4 | 8 | 80 | 64 | 23.5 | |
| With the 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser has been averaging
23.5 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2009 Chrysler PT Cruisers in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 64 miles per hour (about 80 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in heavy traffic (9 percent), in the suburbs (8 percent), and in the city (4 percent). In addition the average 2009 Chrysler PT Cruiser 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 |
| 2008 | 4dr Wagon turbocharged 180hp 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | med | hvy | 0 | 20 | 70 | 10 | 60 | 18.8 |
| 2008 | 4dr Wagon turbocharged 180hp 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | med | hvy | 0 | 20 | 70 | 10 | 60 | 18.8 |
| Averages | flat | med | hvy | 0 | 20 | 70 | 10 | 60 | 18.8 | |
| With the turbocharged 180hp 2.4L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2008 Chrysler PT Cruiser gas mileage has been averaging
18.8 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Chrysler PT Cruisers in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 70 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (20 percent), on the highway at an average speed of 60 miles per hour (10 percent), and in heavy traffic (0 percent). In addition the average 2008 Chrysler PT Cruiser 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 |
| 2008 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | none | 10 | 0 | 30 | 60 | 62 | 20.5 |
| flat | light | none | 0 | 60 | 20 | 20 | 70 | 22.5 | ||
| flat | med | hvy | 0 | 0 | 35 | 65 | 65 | 21.1 | ||
| flat | med | light | 0 | 20 | 0 | 80 | 70 | 28.0 | ||
| flat | light | none | 0 | 60 | 20 | 20 | 70 | 22.0 | ||
| 2008 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | light | 2 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 67 | 22.8 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 2 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 67 | 22.8 | |
| With the 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2008 Chrysler PT Cruiser fuel economy has been averaging
22.8 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Chrysler PT Cruisers in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 67 miles per hour (about 49 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (28 percent), in the suburbs (21 percent), and in heavy traffic (2 percent). In addition the average 2008 Chrysler PT Cruiser 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 |
| 2008 | 2dr Convertible turbocharged 180hp 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | v.lt | hvy | 14 | 19 | 38 | 29 | 70 | 17.5 |
| flat | light | light | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 65 | 29.3 | ||
| flat | v.lt | light | 5 | 10 | 15 | 70 | 70 | 20.4 | ||
| 2008 | 2dr Convertible turbocharged 180hp 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | v.lt | light | 6 | 10 | 18 | 66 | 68 | 22.4 |
| Averages | flat | v.lt | light | 6 | 10 | 18 | 66 | 68 | 22.4 | |
| With the turbocharged 180hp 2.4L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2008 Chrysler PT Cruiser has been averaging
22.4 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Chrysler PT Cruisers in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 68 miles per hour (about 66 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (18 percent), in the city (10 percent), and in heavy traffic (6 percent). In addition the average 2008 Chrysler PT Cruiser 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 |
| 2007 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
hills | med | none | 0 | 0 | 45 | 55 | 70 | 21.2 |
| flat | light | none | 2 | 8 | 55 | 35 | 60 | 25.0 | ||
| 2007 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
hills | med | none | 1 | 4 | 50 | 45 | 65 | 23.1 |
| Averages | hills | med | none | 1 | 4 | 50 | 45 | 65 | 23.1 | |
| With the 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser gas mileage has been averaging
23.1 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2007 Chrysler PT Cruisers in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 50 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 65 miles per hour (45 percent), in the city (4 percent), and in heavy traffic (1 percent). In addition the average 2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser in this analysis was driven on hilly 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 |
| 2007 | 2dr Convertible 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 95 | 5 | 65 | 18.1 |
| 2007 | 2dr Convertible 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 95 | 5 | 65 | 18.1 |
| Averages | flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 95 | 5 | 65 | 18.1 | |
| With the 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser fuel economy has been averaging
18.1 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2007 Chrysler PT Cruisers in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 95 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 65 miles per hour (5 percent), in heavy traffic (0 percent), and in the city (0 percent). In addition the average 2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser 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 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | light | 0 | 10 | 0 | 90 | 60 | 26.3 |
| flat | med | none | 0 | 10 | 0 | 90 | 60 | 26.5 | ||
| flat | med | none | 0 | 10 | 0 | 90 | 60 | 26.7 | ||
| flat | med | hvy | 0 | 10 | 0 | 90 | 65 | 25.9 | ||
| flat | v.lt | light | 12 | 15 | 12 | 61 | 60 | 25.4 | ||
| 2006 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | light | 2 | 11 | 2 | 84 | 61 | 26.2 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 2 | 11 | 2 | 84 | 61 | 26.2 | |
| With the 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser has been averaging
26.2 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2006 Chrysler PT Cruisers in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 61 miles per hour (about 84 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (11 percent), in heavy traffic (2 percent), and in the suburbs (2 percent). In addition the average 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser 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 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | none | 0 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 60 | 19.0 |
| flat | light | none | 10 | 30 | 40 | 20 | 60 | 16.4 | ||
| flat | light | hvy | 0 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 19.0 | ||
| flat | light | none | 5 | 40 | 45 | 10 | 70 | 20.8 | ||
| flat | light | none | 0 | 15 | 0 | 85 | 70 | 24.5 | ||
| 2006 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | none | 3 | 35 | 23 | 39 | 64 | 19.9 |
| Averages | flat | light | none | 3 | 35 | 23 | 39 | 64 | 19.9 | |
| With the 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser gas mileage has been averaging
19.9 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2006 Chrysler PT Cruisers in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 64 miles per hour (about 39 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (35 percent), in the suburbs (23 percent), and in heavy traffic (3 percent). In addition the average 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser 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 Convertible 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | hvy | 0 | 20 | 75 | 5 | 60 | 25.1 |
| 2006 | 2dr Convertible 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | hvy | 0 | 20 | 75 | 5 | 60 | 25.1 |
| Averages | flat | light | hvy | 0 | 20 | 75 | 5 | 60 | 25.1 | |
| With the 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser fuel economy has been averaging
25.1 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2006 Chrysler PT Cruisers in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 75 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (20 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 Chrysler PT Cruiser in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light 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 |
| 2006 | 2dr Convertible 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | med | light | 5 | 45 | 0 | 50 | 70 | 21.0 |
| flat | med | none | 5 | 45 | 0 | 50 | 70 | 21.0 | ||
| 2006 | 2dr Convertible 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | med | light | 5 | 45 | 0 | 50 | 70 | 21.0 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 5 | 45 | 0 | 50 | 70 | 21.0 | |
| With the 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser has been averaging
21.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2006 Chrysler PT Cruisers in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 70 miles per hour (about 50 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (45 percent), in heavy traffic (5 percent), and in the suburbs (0 percent). In addition the average 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser 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 |
| 2005 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 65 | 28.0 |
| flat | light | none | 5 | 5 | 50 | 40 | 60 | 24.9 | ||
| 2005 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | none | 3 | 3 | 25 | 70 | 63 | 26.5 |
| Averages | flat | light | none | 3 | 3 | 25 | 70 | 63 | 26.5 | |
| With the 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser gas mileage has been averaging
26.5 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2005 Chrysler PT Cruisers in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 63 miles per hour (about 70 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (25 percent), in heavy traffic (3 percent), and in the city (3 percent). In addition the average 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser 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 |
| 2005 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | hvy | 0 | 10 | 50 | 40 | 55 | 27.2 |
| flat | light | none | 10 | 10 | 60 | 20 | 55 | 21.1 | ||
| flat | light | light | 20 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 65 | 22.0 | ||
| flat | light | none | 70 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 60 | 22.0 | ||
| flat | light | none | 10 | 10 | 10 | 70 | 50 | 24.4 | ||
| 2005 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | light | 22 | 11 | 29 | 38 | 57 | 23.3 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 22 | 11 | 29 | 38 | 57 | 23.3 | |
| With the 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser fuel economy has been averaging
23.3 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2005 Chrysler PT Cruisers in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 57 miles per hour (about 38 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (29 percent), in heavy traffic (22 percent), and in the city (11 percent). In addition the average 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser 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 |
| 2005 | 2dr Convertible turbocharged 230hp 2.4L I4 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
flat | light | none | 0 | 5 | 20 | 75 | 60 | 24.1 |
| hills | med | none | 0 | 5 | 45 | 50 | 70 | 24.5 | ||
| hills | med | none | 0 | 5 | 50 | 45 | 70 | 24.5 | ||
| hills | med | light | 0 | 10 | 15 | 75 | 60 | 26.0 | ||
| flat | light | light | 3 | 5 | 12 | 80 | 60 | 23.6 | ||
| 2005 | 2dr Convertible turbocharged 230hp 2.4L I4 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
hills | med | none | 1 | 6 | 28 | 65 | 64 | 24.5 |
| Averages | hills | med | none | 1 | 6 | 28 | 65 | 64 | 24.5 | |
| With the turbocharged 230hp 2.4L I4 engine, 4-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser has been averaging
24.5 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2005 Chrysler PT Cruisers in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 64 miles per hour (about 65 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (28 percent), in the city (6 percent), and in heavy traffic (1 percent). In addition the average 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser in this analysis was driven on hilly 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 |
| 2004 | 4dr Wagon turbocharged 220hp 2.4L I4 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
flat | light | light | 8 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 74 | 23.5 |
| 2004 | 4dr Wagon turbocharged 220hp 2.4L I4 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
flat | light | light | 8 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 74 | 23.5 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 8 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 74 | 23.5 | |
| With the turbocharged 220hp 2.4L I4 engine, 4-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser gas mileage has been averaging
23.5 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2004 Chrysler PT Cruisers in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 74 miles per hour (about 46 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (26 percent), in the city (20 percent), and in heavy traffic (8 percent). In addition the average 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser 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 | 4dr Wagon turbocharged 119hp 2.1L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | light | 33 | 33 | 0 | 34 | 81 | 29.8 |
| 2004 | 4dr Wagon turbocharged 119hp 2.1L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | light | 33 | 33 | 0 | 34 | 81 | 29.8 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 33 | 33 | 0 | 34 | 81 | 29.8 | |
| With the turbocharged 119hp 2.1L I4 Diesel engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser fuel economy has been averaging
29.8 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2004 Chrysler PT Cruisers in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 81 miles per hour (about 34 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (33 percent), in heavy traffic (33 percent), and in the suburbs (0 percent). In addition the average 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser 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 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | light | 10 | 50 | 30 | 10 | 60 | 22.3 |
| flat | med | light | 10 | 50 | 30 | 10 | 60 | 21.0 | ||
| 2004 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | light | 10 | 50 | 30 | 10 | 60 | 21.7 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 10 | 50 | 30 | 10 | 60 | 21.7 | |
| With the 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser has been averaging
21.7 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2004 Chrysler PT Cruisers in this analysis were driven mostly in the city (about 50 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (30 percent), in heavy traffic (10 percent), and on the highway at an average speed of 60 miles per hour (10 percent). In addition the average 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser 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 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | med | none | 5 | 5 | 70 | 20 | 70 | 22.0 |
| flat | med | light | 10 | 20 | 20 | 50 | 60 | 24.0 | ||
| flat | med | none | 5 | 5 | 70 | 20 | 70 | 22.0 | ||
| flat | light | light | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 65 | 23.0 | ||
| flat | med | none | 5 | 5 | 20 | 70 | 65 | 24.0 | ||
| 2004 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | med | none | 5 | 7 | 52 | 36 | 66 | 23.0 |
| Averages | flat | med | none | 5 | 7 | 52 | 36 | 66 | 23.0 | |
| With the 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser gas mileage has been averaging
23.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2004 Chrysler PT Cruisers in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 52 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 66 miles per hour (36 percent), in the city (7 percent), and in heavy traffic (5 percent). In addition the average 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser 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 |
| 2003 | 4dr Wagon turbocharged 215hp 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | light | 0 | 0 | 60 | 40 | 65 | 25.5 |
| flat | lead | none | 0 | 1 | 4 | 95 | 75 | 24.9 | ||
| flat | med | light | 2 | 3 | 8 | 87 | 75 | 23.2 | ||
| flat | med | none | 15 | 80 | 0 | 5 | 62 | 21.8 | ||
| 2003 | 4dr Wagon turbocharged 215hp 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | light | 4 | 21 | 18 | 57 | 69 | 23.9 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 4 | 21 | 18 | 57 | 69 | 23.9 | |
| With the turbocharged 215hp 2.4L I4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser fuel economy has been averaging
23.9 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2003 Chrysler PT Cruisers in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 69 miles per hour (about 57 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (21 percent), in the suburbs (18 percent), and in heavy traffic (4 percent). In addition the average 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser 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 | 4dr Wagon turbocharged 215hp 2.4L I4 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
flat | light | hvy | 17 | 28 | 44 | 11 | 65 | 25.0 |
| 2003 | 4dr Wagon turbocharged 215hp 2.4L I4 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
flat | light | hvy | 17 | 28 | 44 | 11 | 65 | 25.0 |
| Averages | flat | light | hvy | 17 | 28 | 44 | 11 | 65 | 25.0 | |
| With the turbocharged 215hp 2.4L I4 engine, 4-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser has been averaging
25.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2003 Chrysler PT Cruisers in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 44 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (28 percent), in heavy traffic (17 percent), and on the highway at an average speed of 65 miles per hour (11 percent). In addition the average 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light 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 |
| 2003 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | none | 5 | 20 | 30 | 45 | 62 | 21.6 |
| hills | light | none | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 68 | 19.5 | ||
| 2003 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
hills | light | none | 3 | 10 | 15 | 73 | 65 | 20.6 |
| Averages | hills | light | none | 3 | 10 | 15 | 73 | 65 | 20.6 | |
| With the 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser gas mileage has been averaging
20.6 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2003 Chrysler PT Cruisers in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 65 miles per hour (about 73 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (15 percent), in the city (10 percent), and in heavy traffic (3 percent). In addition the average 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser in this analysis was driven on hilly 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 |
| 2003 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
hills | v.lt | light | 5 | 5 | 50 | 40 | 50 | 23.0 |
| hills | light | none | 0 | 3 | 3 | 94 | 55 | 26.0 | ||
| hills | v.lt | light | 5 | 5 | 50 | 40 | 50 | 22.1 | ||
| flat | light | none | 5 | 20 | 40 | 35 | 65 | 22.8 | ||
| hills | light | none | 0 | 3 | 3 | 94 | 55 | 23.0 | ||
| 2003 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
hills | light | none | 3 | 7 | 29 | 61 | 55 | 23.4 |
| Averages | hills | light | none | 3 | 7 | 29 | 61 | 55 | 23.4 | |
| With the 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser fuel economy has been averaging
23.4 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2003 Chrysler PT Cruisers in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 55 miles per hour (about 61 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (29 percent), in the city (7 percent), and in heavy traffic (3 percent). In addition the average 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser in this analysis was driven on hilly 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 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | med | none | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 75 | 25.5 |
| flat | med | hvy | 10 | 40 | 0 | 50 | 75 | 18.3 | ||
| flat | light | light | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 75 | 28.4 | ||
| flat | light | light | 0 | 0 | 2 | 98 | 75 | 24.6 | ||
| flat | light | light | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 75 | 22.3 | ||
| 2002 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | light | 2 | 8 | 2 | 88 | 75 | 23.8 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 2 | 8 | 2 | 88 | 75 | 23.8 | |
| With the 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser has been averaging
23.8 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2002 Chrysler PT Cruisers in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 75 miles per hour (about 88 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (8 percent), in heavy traffic (2 percent), and in the suburbs (2 percent). In addition the average 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser 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 |
| 2001 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | light | 20 | 10 | 10 | 60 | 65 | 22.1 |
| hills | light | none | 15 | 15 | 20 | 50 | 60 | 19.0 | ||
| hills | light | none | 0 | 10 | 20 | 70 | 60 | 22.0 | ||
| flat | light | light | 20 | 10 | 10 | 60 | 65 | 22.0 | ||
| 2001 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
hills | light | light | 14 | 11 | 15 | 60 | 63 | 21.3 |
| Averages | hills | light | light | 14 | 11 | 15 | 60 | 63 | 21.3 | |
| With the 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser gas mileage has been averaging
21.3 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2001 Chrysler PT Cruisers in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 63 miles per hour (about 60 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (15 percent), in heavy traffic (14 percent), and in the city (11 percent). In addition the average 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser 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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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Chrysler PT Cruiser MPG
| Chrysler PT Cruiser Fuel Economy: Pros | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2008 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
For a car that weights over 3100 lbs and has this much room inside, the 22-24 mpg is not bad. |
| 2006 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
Very good. My personal commuter. |
| 2004 | 4dr Wagon turbocharged 220hp 2.4L I4 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
Good compromize between performance and fuel economy, with most cars the gas milage is proportional to the right foot. |
| 2002 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
the cruiser only sips never guzzles, i can go a week on a tank of gas. thankfully, prices are back to normal. |
| Chrysler PT Cruiser Fuel Economy: Cons | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2009 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
For size of vehicle, fuel economy should be 40% better. |
| 2008 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
For a 4 cyl engine it really show get a little better MPG. |
| 2007 | 2dr Convertible turbocharged 180hp 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
It averages around 15 in town and no better than 20 highway. This is way behind the curve of other more modern small cars. |
| 2006 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
This thing had a 4 cylinder but sucked fuel like a big V-6 or larger. Is this the result of cinder-block like aerodynamics? |
| 2005 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
Manual transmission with standard 4 cylender engine averages 25 mpg. Power is just adequate. |
| 2004 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
Poorer than I expected, not much better than my Porsche! |
| 2003 | 4dr Wagon turbocharged 215hp 2.4L I4 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
I have a 91 8 cylinder truck that gets better gas mileage |
| 2003 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
Poor highway fuel economy, compared to Vibe. Poor city fuel economy, compared to Vibe. |
| 2002 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
19 MPG for a fairly small, four-cylinder engine is barely acceptable. No advances in engine technology here. At least, none from the last 20 years. When driven gently, garaged and driven about 20 miles round trip per day (10% highway): 20 MPG. :-( |
| 2002 | 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
19 MPG on average is just pathetic for a four-cylinder. |
