2017 E class E220D estate fuel economy

[grnjon]

Hi everyone, I've bought a 2017 AMG line E220D estate a couple of weeks ago and after filling it up the other day, I'm a bit disappointed with the fuel economy. I do a 50 mile round trip to work every day on a mix of dual carriageway and a bit of town driving, I've been driving very sedately no more than 70 on dual carriageways and coasting through the towns, I don't encounter any traffic at all and I'm getting about 42mpg. Before I bought the car I read on various websites that I should easily get 50? Just wondered if anyone else has a similar car and what fuel economy they get? The honest John real mpg states around 51mpg.

 

[Tonygw]

unfortunately manufacturers mpg values are often way overstated.
50 miles round trip would mean 25miles there and a good 10 - 15 or so will be the car warming up to the correct operating temperature, these are not the fastest cars to get up to operating temp. I think that may be the issue as the car will use more fuel until its nice and warm.
Its also and E class so quite heavy.

Probably on a long 100mile run you might get the quoted figures.

When was it last serviced as clean oil and air filter/fuel filter can also have an impact as well as the correct tyre pressures / other weight in the boot being carried.

 

[grnjon]

unfortunately manufacturers mpg values are often way overstated.
50 miles round trip would mean 25miles there and a good 10 - 15 or so will be the car warming up to the correct operating temperature, these are not the fastest cars to get up to operating temp. I think that may be the issue as the car will use more fuel until its nice and warm.
Its also and E class so quite heavy.

Probably on a long 100mile run you might get the quoted figures.

When was it last serviced as clean oil and air filter/fuel filter can also have an impact as well as the correct tyre pressures / other weight in the boot being carried.

Okay thanks for the info, I think Ill go for a run on the motorway and see how it does. The car was serviced by the garage just before I bought it, but to be honest Im a bit skeptical about the quality of the service, it must have been the cheapest B service in the country - only £170. I'm going to get it re-done by a Mercedes specialist down the road from me just for my own re-assurance.

 

[ChrisHGTV]

Sounds like something's not quite right - i get over 50mpg from my 2011 E250 and that's a real mix of motorway and horrible crawling traffic, and i don't purposefully drive for economy. Aircon is permanently on as well.

 

[Mattdavey]

I have a 2013 e220 and mines similar. Struggle to get above 43mpg average over a full tank. Commute every day is 20 miles mostly motorway

 

[PaulXC]

2018 E220d W213 model

I've averaged 55 mpg over 350 miles in the last couple of days - 80% motorways. In the summer I was getting more like 58 - 60mpg on the same trips but it's colder now and I have the winter tyres on. My long term average over 22,000 miles is 47.8mpg.

20 mile round trips across Manchester outskirts and into town tend to give about 45mpg.

 

[grnjon]

Thanks for the info. I Did a 70 mile motorway run today, much better Economy, got around 55mpg. So I know the car is ok, which is a relief. I’m guessing that when I got 42mpg, it was because of the cold, damp weather recently and the type of commute I’m doing.

 

[Scooby_Doo]

I struggled to get 36-37 on both my E220 coupes, 12 miles to work and no motorways. Low 40's on a really good run , but as I only do circa 6000 a year economy is not always my first priority.

 

[Slimsaylee]

I had a E350 cdi that never did over 42mpg on a run and over my 2 mile home to work trip its exctaly the same as my E6S

The moral here is buy the AMG

 

[RChiv]

Since I bought my 2015 E220 in January I have seen 56 on a run to the coast a couple of times. I have only done 6K in 10 months due to Covid but mostly around town .I do a few runs of 30 - 40 miles a couple of times a week at 50 -70mph and I have averaged 37 overall. The manufacturers claims are well out.

Roger

 

[unimog]

Diesel cars take at least 10-15 miles to get warm in the current climatic conditions. Whilst its cold, your diesel is doing about 15-18mpg in the real world. Even modern small
petrols take 4-5 miles to get up to full temperature, with economy up to being warm giving an AMG V8 cause to feel pleased with itself.

 

[RChiv]

Diesel cars take at least 10-15 miles to get warm in the current climatic conditions. Whilst its cold, your diesel is doing about 15-18mpg in the real world. Even modern small
petrols take 4-5 miles to get up to full temperature, with economy up to being warm giving an AMG V8 cause to feel pleased with itself.

Mine is up to temperature within 4 miles and show between 29 and 35mpg depending on traffic.

Roger

 

[unimog]

Mine is up to temperature within 4 miles and show between 29 and 35mpg depending on traffic.

Roger

The OP has an OM654 2.0 litre engine, completely different to the OM651 2.1 litre the car in your description has.

 

[barian]

This is what you can get with the OM654 in an E220d estate. A couple of days ago. I can get over 60mpg on a 25 mile run in light traffic, even in this weather.

 

[grnjon]

That is very impressive MPG, I can’t see the motivation in ever getting a hybrid if you can achieve that with a modern diesel. When I did a short motorway run the other day I got about 58 which I was quite pleased with, one thing I noticed was that I’m rarely got into 9th gear until I got to about 75-80 and would then drop back to 8th when my speed dropped to 70ish

 

[RChiv]

The OP has an OM654 2.0 litre engine, completely different to the OM651 2.1 litre the car in your description has.

OK so the new 2.0l is more economical than the old 2.2

Roger

 

[robaa]

Hi everyone, I've bought a 2017 AMG line E220D estate a couple of weeks ago and after filling it up the other day, I'm a bit disappointed with the fuel economy. I do a 50 mile round trip to work every day on a mix of dual carriageway and a bit of town driving, I've been driving very sedately no more than 70 on dual carriageways and coasting through the towns, I don't encounter any traffic at all and I'm getting about 42mpg. Before I bought the car I read on various websites that I should easily get 50? Just wondered if anyone else has a similar car and what fuel economy they get? The honest John real mpg states around 51mpg.

I have a 2012 E220D estate, and my long term average is around the 42-43 mpg mark, mostly with a mix of motorway and B-road driving, very little urban, and overall quite a leisurely driving style. Needless to say this falls considerably short of the official fairytale figures. Once when I mentioned this discrepancy to my local dealer, the response I got was "well everyone knows the official figures aren't achievable" (or words to that effect).

 

[DSM10000]

Since I bought my 2015 E220 in January I have seen 56 on a run to the coast a couple of times. I have only done 6K in 10 months due to Covid but mostly around town .I do a few runs of 30 - 40 miles a couple of times a week at 50 -70mph and I have averaged 37 overall. The manufacturers claims are well out.

Roger

The "claims" are not "well out" as you have to understand how they are derived.

Cars are tested under strictly controlled laboratory conditions to remove the influence of weather, congestion, etc so the figures are not related to any individual daily use.

The figures produced are a guide, not a guarantee.

 

[RChiv]

The "claims" are not "well out" as you have to understand how they are derived.

Cars are tested under strictly controlled laboratory conditions to remove the influence of weather, congestion, etc so the figures are not related to any individual daily use.

The figures produced are a guide, not a guarantee.

They are well out if you were looking to buy a vehicle with better consumption to the one you already have. My Jag 2.2. averaged over 37mpg combined over 120K which was about 8mpg down on prediction of 45 combined so acceptable. When I looked at the MB it shows 56 combined so I was expecting something approaching mid 40's not mid 30's. But due to the Covid I have not done the longer runs that I had done but when I did a longer run I did see 56 , not the 64 which was quoted for extra urban, so was not that far out. But to see 56 combined quoted compared to the 45 combined of the Jag I expected to see a bit more than 36.

Roger

 

[DSM10000]

They are well out if you were looking to buy a vehicle with better consumption to the one you already have. My Jag 2.2. averaged over 37mpg combined over 120K which was about 8mpg down on prediction of 45 combined so acceptable. When I looked at the MB it shows 56 combined so I was expecting something approaching mid 40's not mid 30's. But due to the Covid I have not done the longer runs that I had done but when I did a longer run I did see 56 , not the 64 which was quoted for extra urban, so was not that far out. But to see 56 combined quoted compared to the 45 combined of the Jag I expected to see a bit more than 36.

Roger

Which part of the explanation are you having trouble understanding?

How can any laboratory-based test take in all off of the different factors such as traffic conditions, driving style, temperature etc, the figures are a guide and not absolute values.

You admit that your journey type has changed and is of shorter overall runs yet still expect to achieve the higher mpg figures?