Real-world fuel economy

Alfa Romeo MiTo MPG: what owners actually get

Owners report 41.8 mpg from a Alfa Romeo MiTo, about 76% of the official figure. On its NEDC-tested engines that is 76%, worse than typical: the median NEDC-tested car in this 8,216-engine dataset returns 82%. The tables below give the figure for every engine and generation we hold. Add your own at the bottom and the averages get better for the next buyer.

41.8mpg
Real-world average, all engines
76%
of the official combined figure
28–72
Range reported by owners (mpg)
450
Owner submissions
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Alfa Romeo MiTo

2008–2018 · real average 41.8 mpg · owners report 28.0–72.0 mpg · 450 submissions

EngineOfficial (NEDC)Official (WLTP)Real MPG% of officialOwners report
0.9 TwinAir67.3–40.260%31.4–48.5
0.9 TwinAir 10567.2–67.3–41.061%33.0–52.7
1.3 JTDm62.8–52.984%44.0–65.0
1.3 JTDm-2 8580.7–83.1–61.375%50.0–72.0
1.3 JTDm-2 9580.7–83.1–69.885%68.0–72.0
1.450.4–41.382%32.0–45.0
1.4 16V47.9–38.981%30.0–47.1
1.4 MultiAir 10549.6–40.181%31.5–47.1
1.4 MultiAir 140 TCT52.3–39.275%34.8–48.0
1.4 TB46.3–34.274%28.6–43.0
1.4 TB 15543.5–36.283%31.0–43.4
1.4 TB MultAir 140 TCT52.3––––
1.4 TB MultAir 170 TCT52.3–37.572%35.0–41.4
1.4 TB MultiAir 10549.6–41.684%33.0–49.0
1.4 TB MultiAir 13550.4–37.975%29.1–48.0
1.4 TB MultiAir 135 TCT51.4–35.168%28.6–41.1
1.4 TB MultiAir 140 TCT52.3––––
1.4 TB MultiAir 17047.1–52.3–34.970%27.8–41.2
1.4 TB MultiAir 170 TCT52.3–38.273%32.0–43.2
1.4 TB MultiAir TCT51.4––––
1.6 JTDm58.9–65.7–51.182%45.0–61.0
1.6 JTDm-264.2–65.7–53.783%48.0–60.7

All figures in miles per gallon (UK). “Owners report” is the spread of individual submissions for that engine.

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Alfa Romeo MiTo fuel economy questions

What is the real-world MPG of a Alfa Romeo MiTo?

Owners report an average of 41.8 mpg across all Alfa Romeo MiTo engines with data, about 76% of the official combined figure. The engine tables on this page give the figure for each engine and generation.

Why is the Alfa Romeo MiTo real MPG lower than the official figure?

Official figures come from a laboratory test cycle, not the road. Cold starts, short trips, hills, load, tyres and driving style all cost fuel the test does not see. A gap of 10 to 30 per cent is normal; a much bigger gap on one engine usually points at a fault, a heavy right foot, or a diesel that never gets warm.

Where did the Honest John Alfa Romeo MiTo Real MPG page go?

The site closed in August 2026 and its Real MPG section went with it. This page is where the Alfa Romeo MiTo figures now live: rebuilt from the archived dataset, with the official figures kept alongside, and reopened for new submissions.

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Where the Alfa Romeo MiTo figures come from

If you used the Honest John Real MPG section before the site closed in 2026, this is where the Alfa Romeo MiTo figures now live. The owner-reported averages above were rebuilt from the archived dataset (archived page, 2026-08) alongside the official NEDC and WLTP figures and new submissions from CarAdCheck readers, and the section is open so they keep improving. Real-world figures also feed the running-cost estimate in our free advert check.

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