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What do you consider low mileage? Depending on your package and driving style as low as 22 can be reasonable.

Wife & I have two FWD Patriots. Mine is a a 2008 2.4 automatic (CVT) and my Wife drives a 2104 2.0 5-spd manual.

I checked the fuel economy today. 213 miles on 7.5 gallons = 28mpg.

Haven't checked Wife's mileage recently but typically She does 2-3mpg better. Smaller engine with manual gears its no surprise.

We both do mostly highway driving. She spends a little more time on the interstate; my miles are more on rural highways, 45-55mph.

 

I have filled up twice and both times was getting 13 miles per gallon. I drive a maximum of 10 miles a day, longest spurt of 2 miles at 45 mph. No long idle time. Only 17000. Verified miles on 2.4 4wd, auto 6 speed.

 

I have the 2015 2.0 and it so far has gotten terrible gas mileage. Not sure why but it does. Around town it is getting 16.8 miles per gallon. That is pretty bad, and the car has only 4700 miles on it so it's like new.

 

I also have a 2.0L but it is a 5 speed 4x2.
Currently it has 65,000 miles and I have always gotten decent gas mileage.

If I drive 55-60 on the freeway on long trips, I almost always get 32 mpg.
If I drive 70-80 on the freeway, it goes down to 26-28 depending on amount of hills.
On average with a mix of freeway and city driving I will get 26-28 mpg.
With heavy city driving, I would get 24-26 mpg.

Sorry to hear you are only getting 16.8 or 13 around town.
13 mpg is what my 4x4 Suburban gets!

Perhaps check to see if 4x4 is always engaged and test it with 4x2 mode to see if it improves.
(if road conditions are OK for 4x2 in your area)

 

I also have a '14 4x4 with same engine and transmission.

I've got to say my gas mileage is not stellar either but with your 13 mpg there's something going on.

The basics:
How many miles on your Pat?
Other than the gas mileage does the engine idle and perform ok on hard acceleration?

I'd start by scanning the computer for any engine fault codes.
The instrument panel doesn't always turn on Check Engine Light.
Faulty O2 sensors, vacuum leaks, a plugged cat converter, spark plugs etc. can drastically reduce gas mileage.

How are your driving habits?...Jack rabbit starts, braking right before a stop sign/light?

Tires inflated to the recommended pressure?

Has the air filter been replaced?

 

what year is your jeep?

 

My Patriot has only 4700 miles on it and it seems to run great. I have not really tested it on a long drive and have only driven it around town on very short trips so my mileage of 16.8 is not a fair test really. But the sticker says it should get about 22 so there is no way it is going to get 32 or 28 like one post said they got. About 20 is what I most likely would be be getting in a fair test. Gas mileage is one of the things" Consumer Reports" dings the car on. Saying that it "drinks" gas. Everything I have read about the car says it gets bad gas mileage for a car in it's class so I guess that's the way it is. What I really don't like is the small gas tank (13.6 gal) it seems way too small.

 

Mine is a 2 wheel drive so that is not it for me. My driving so far has been just about the worst case possible. Going on short trips and waiting in lines at Starbucks to boot so I am sure my mileage would be around 20 or 21 on a long trip. But there is no way it would be 32 or 28 when the sticker say is would be 22-24 and we all know how those sticker are never right.

 

If your average trip is short and in cold weather, the engine naturally burns more fuel to warm up (running rich) until normal operating temperatures are reached. You will also notice the higher RPMs when its cold as it works to warm up, therefore burning up more fuel.

I have religiously monitored the MPG since new. I have 65,000 miles now. Luckily I don't have very much cold mornings over here, therefore it warms up quickly and reaches normal operating temperatures in no time.

My logs show constant 26-30 MPG every time I fill up. I take the miles driven, reset the trip odometer to 0 and divide the miles by the number of gallons used after I top it off at the pump. Rinse and Repeat at every fill up.

On long trips, ONLY if I drive a constant 55 MPH, I would get close to 380-400 miles per tank which upon fill up, it would calculate out close to 32 miles per gallon! But it is dreadful driving at 55 when the big trucks pass you by at 75! The only situations I would be able to cruise at 55 is on a busy highway (mostly holidays where everybody is on the road) and everybody is cruising along around 60. These are the only few rare instances I have reached close to 31-32 MPG, Memorial Day weekend, Labor Day weekend, 4th of July weekend trips with congested highways. But it is good to know that if I keep it at 55 MPH I would get close to 32 MPG.

But most of my daily highway driving is around 70-80 MPH and I get about 28 mlles per gallon. On weeks where I do heavy city driving I have seen it dip to 24-26 MPG. Overall I am pretty happy with the MPG I am getting. I have never gotten less than 24.

If you are doing mostly very short city drives with a cold engine, getting 16 or 13 MPG maybe the norm.

Take a weekend trip out of town, fill it up, reset the trip odometer to 0, and see what you get on the open road when you fill it back up at the end of your trip and calculate it out. If it is within reasonable range 24-28 then everything is good. If you still get lousy MPG, I would take it back to the dealer since it is a new vehicle and something may be out of spec.

Good Luck !