2012 Ford Mustang 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 Ford Mustang's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.
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Ford Mustang 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 |
| 2012 | 2dr Coupe 444-horsepower 5.0L V8 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 75 | 23.0 |
| 2012 | 2dr Coupe 444-horsepower 5.0L V8 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 75 | 23.0 |
| Averages | flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 75 | 23.0 | |
| With the 444-horsepower 5.0L V8 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive, 2012 Ford Mustang fuel economy has been averaging
23.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2012 Ford Mustangs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 75 miles per hour (about 90 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (10 percent), in heavy traffic (0 percent), and in the city (0 percent). In addition the average 2012 Ford Mustang 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 |
| 2012 | 2dr Coupe 412-horsepower 5.0L V8 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | med | none | 0 | 60 | 40 | 0 | N/A | 16.6 |
| flat | med | light | 5 | 25 | 60 | 10 | 70 | 17.8 | ||
| flat | med | light | 5 | 25 | 60 | 10 | 65 | 18.6 | ||
| flat | med | none | 0 | 20 | 20 | 60 | 75 | 22.5 | ||
| flat | med | none | 0 | 0 | 75 | 25 | 65 | 18.2 | ||
| 2012 | 2dr Coupe 412-horsepower 5.0L V8 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | med | none | 2 | 26 | 51 | 21 | 69 | 18.7 |
| Averages | flat | med | none | 2 | 26 | 51 | 21 | 69 | 18.7 | |
| With the 412-horsepower 5.0L V8 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive, the 2012 Ford Mustang has been averaging
18.7 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2012 Ford Mustangs in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 51 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (26 percent), on the highway at an average speed of 69 miles per hour (21 percent), and in heavy traffic (2 percent). In addition the average 2012 Ford Mustang 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 |
| 2012 | 2dr Coupe 412-horsepower 5.0L V8 6-speed automatic RWD |
flat | med | none | 0 | 0 | 19 | 81 | 65 | 25.4 |
| flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 60 | 19.7 | ||
| 2012 | 2dr Coupe 412-horsepower 5.0L V8 6-speed automatic RWD |
flat | med | none | 0 | 0 | 35 | 66 | 63 | 22.6 |
| Averages | flat | med | none | 0 | 0 | 35 | 66 | 63 | 22.6 | |
| With the 412-horsepower 5.0L V8 engine, 6-speed automatic transmission, and rear-wheel drive, 2012 Ford Mustang gas mileage has been averaging
22.6 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2012 Ford Mustangs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 63 miles per hour (about 66 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (35 percent), in heavy traffic (0 percent), and in the city (0 percent). In addition the average 2012 Ford Mustang 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 |
| 2012 | 2dr Coupe 305-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | light | light | 0 | 10 | 90 | 0 | N/A | 20.0 |
| flat | med | none | 10 | 10 | 20 | 60 | 75 | 25.4 | ||
| flat | light | light | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 | N/A | 18.3 | ||
| 2012 | 2dr Coupe 305-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | light | light | 3 | 33 | 43 | 20 | 75 | 21.2 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 3 | 33 | 43 | 20 | 75 | 21.2 | |
| With the 305-horsepower 3.7L V6 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive, 2012 Ford Mustang fuel economy has been averaging
21.2 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2012 Ford Mustangs in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 43 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (33 percent), on the highway at an average speed of 75 miles per hour (20 percent), and in heavy traffic (3 percent). In addition the average 2012 Ford Mustang 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 |
| 2012 | 2dr Convertible 305-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed automatic RWD |
flat | v.lt | light | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 55 | 34.8 |
| 2012 | 2dr Convertible 305-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed automatic RWD |
flat | v.lt | light | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 55 | 34.8 |
| Averages | flat | v.lt | light | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 55 | 34.8 | |
| With the 305-horsepower 3.7L V6 engine, 6-speed automatic transmission, and rear-wheel drive, the 2012 Ford Mustang has been averaging
34.8 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2012 Ford Mustangs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 55 miles per hour (about 100 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in heavy traffic (0 percent), in the suburbs (0 percent), and in the city (0 percent). In addition the average 2012 Ford Mustang 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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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real 2012 Ford Mustang MPG
| 2012 Ford Mustang Fuel Economy: Cons | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2012 | 2dr Coupe 305-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed manual RWD |
I was hoping for a bit better than the 24 I'm getting in commuting duty. Car still has less than 2000 miles, so it may improve w/ summer blend gas and a more broken in engine. If I could get 26 I'd be much happier, but I'm not counting on it |
