Real-world fuel economy

DS Real MPG by model

Real-world fuel economy for 7 DS models, reported by owners and set against the official figure engine by engine, from 902 submissions. Pick a model for the full engine table and to add your own figure.

DS 3

2010–on · 29 engines with real-world data

52.0mpg

536 submissions

DS 4

2011–2018 · 12 engines with real-world data

48.5mpg

138 submissions

DS 5

2012–2018 · 11 engines with real-world data

47.1mpg

174 submissions

DS 7

2017–2025 · 9 engines with real-world data

46.3mpg

34 submissions

DS 7 Crossback

2017–on · 5 engines with real-world data

43.1mpg

15 submissions

Other DS models

Models where too few engines have real-world figures for a page of their own. The data we hold is here rather than lost.

DS 3 Crossback

2019–on

33.4mpg

5 submissions

Engines and official figures

DS 3 Crossback (2019–on)

1.2 Puretech 130 EAT8: official 42.2 mpg
1.2 Puretech 155 EAT8: official 41.7 mpg, real 33.4 mpg (80%)
1.5 BlueHDi 100: official 54.4 mpg

DS 9

2021–2025

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official figures only

Engines and official figures

DS 9 (2021–2025)

E-Tense 225: official 176.6–256.8 mpg
E-Tense 250: official 235.4 mpg
E-Tense 360: official 156.5 mpg
Puretech 225 EAT8: official 40.9 mpg

Where the DS figures come from

Rebuilt from the archived Honest John Real MPG dataset after the site closed in 2026, with the official NEDC and WLTP figures kept alongside the owner-reported averages, plus new submissions from CarAdCheck readers. Each model page links to the archived page it was built from.

CarAdCheck is not affiliated with Honest John or Volkswagen Financial Services. How we rebuilt Real MPG.

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