For those of you hitting 30 MPG, what’s your tire pressure? I got mine a few weeks ago and assumed the pressure was already good, but I read that 34ish is ideal, and mine is at 42-43. Is that way too high?
Dealers often set tire pressure higher than recommended. When I got my Badlands, it was at 44psi, but the Wildpeak ATs are supposed to be at 35psi. After the test ride, I asked them to set it to 35 before I left.
Check the sticker on the door frame for the recommended PSI. I get around 26 MPG with my Wildpeaks at 35psi, and that works fine for me.
I’ve been averaging 33-34 MPG at 1300 miles with my tires at 33 PSI. Yours might be too high.
The sticker on the car says 33 PSI.
33 PSI when cold.
I average 30 MPG with mostly city driving and keep my tires at the recommended 33 PSI. Yours sounds way too high.
Use a tire pressure gauge to double-check. My app once showed 40+ PSI, but when my husband used a gauge, all four tires were actually at 33.
Ainsley said:
Use a tire pressure gauge to double-check. My app once showed 40+ PSI, but when my husband used a gauge, all four tires were actually at 33.
Thanks for the tip. I’ll use a gauge instead of trusting the display.
My Badlands recommends 33 PSI (cold), according to the sticker inside the door. Mine was down to 26 recently because it’s gotten colder here in NC.
Bao said:
My Badlands recommends 33 PSI (cold), according to the sticker inside the door. Mine was down to 26 recently because it’s gotten colder here in NC.
How many miles do you have, and what’s your MPG? We’re at 7k miles and getting around 24.5 now. At one point, we hit 25, but city driving dropped it.
@Asa
I’m at 11k miles. City driving is rough on MPG. I’m around 23 MPG most of the time, but highway trips have gone up to 29 MPG.
I’m getting 31 MPG in Eco mode with tires at 33 PSI. I drive a mix of highway and city.
Does anyone track how much gas they buy and compare it to mileage? My car’s display shows higher MPG than my math does.
I think it needs to be checked over 1000+ miles to get accurate numbers. These systems seem off sometimes. I’ve never had a car that did significantly better than its EPA estimate.
@Axel
My display shows 27-29 MPG, but my own tracking says it’s closer to 22. I don’t trust the vehicle’s numbers.
Clove said:
@Axel
My display shows 27-29 MPG, but my own tracking says it’s closer to 22. I don’t trust the vehicle’s numbers.
That’s similar to what I calculated last time—23 versus 27. Hopefully, highway driving on a road trip will give me better data.
Clove said:
@Axel
My display shows 27-29 MPG, but my own tracking says it’s closer to 22. I don’t trust the vehicle’s numbers.
Do you use remote start a lot? That might explain the difference.
@Feng
I use remote start every morning since it’s cold. That might explain it. But I prefer my own tracking since it includes all driving conditions—city, highway, idle, etc.
@Axel
I’ve only filled up once since getting my car, but I’ll track it manually next time. Thanks for the suggestion.
@Axel
UPDATE: Filled up today after 260 miles. The car showed 27.5 MPG, but my math said just under 26. A bit of a difference, but not huge. Mostly city/freeway mix.
Reagan said:
@Axel
UPDATE: Filled up today after 260 miles. The car showed 27.5 MPG, but my math said just under 26. A bit of a difference, but not huge. Mostly city/freeway mix.
My last fill-up was similar on the math. I’ll track more during an upcoming road trip to see how it does on the highway.