2002 Subaru Legacy 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 Subaru Legacy's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.
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Subaru Legacy 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 |
| 2002 | 4dr Wagon 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD |
hills | lead | light | 5 | 40 | 25 | 30 | 90 | 25.5 |
| 2002 | 4dr Wagon 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD |
hills | lead | light | 5 | 40 | 25 | 30 | 90 | 25.5 |
| Averages | hills | lead | light | 5 | 40 | 25 | 30 | 90 | 25.5 | |
| With the 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and all-wheel drive, 2002 Subaru Legacy fuel economy has been averaging
25.5 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2002 Subaru Legacys 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 90 miles per hour (30 percent), in the suburbs (25 percent), and in heavy traffic (5 percent). In addition the average 2002 Subaru Legacy 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 |
| 2002 | 4dr Wagon 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD |
hills | light | none | 10 | 50 | 20 | 20 | 55 | 17.0 |
| 2002 | 4dr Wagon 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD |
hills | light | none | 10 | 50 | 20 | 20 | 55 | 17.0 |
| Averages | hills | light | none | 10 | 50 | 20 | 20 | 55 | 17.0 | |
| With the 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and all-wheel drive, the 2002 Subaru Legacy has been averaging
17.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2002 Subaru Legacys 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 (20 percent), on the highway at an average speed of 55 miles per hour (20 percent), and in heavy traffic (10 percent). In addition the average 2002 Subaru Legacy 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 Sedan 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD |
flat | med | none | 0 | 80 | 0 | 20 | 56 | 19.6 |
| 2002 | 4dr Sedan 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD |
flat | med | none | 0 | 80 | 0 | 20 | 56 | 19.6 |
| Averages | flat | med | none | 0 | 80 | 0 | 20 | 56 | 19.6 | |
| With the 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and all-wheel drive, 2002 Subaru Legacy gas mileage has been averaging
19.6 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2002 Subaru Legacys in this analysis were driven mostly in the city (about 80 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 56 miles per hour (20 percent), in heavy traffic (0 percent), and in the suburbs (0 percent). In addition the average 2002 Subaru Legacy in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC not used at all. |
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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real 2002 Subaru Legacy MPG
| 2002 Subaru Legacy Fuel Economy: Cons | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2002 | 4dr Wagon 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD |
Getting well below estimated (17mpg mixed driving with a light foot) |
