Real-world fuel economy

Hyundai Tucson MPG: what owners actually get

Owners report 39.0 mpg from a Hyundai Tucson, 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.

39.0mpg
Real-world average, all engines
76%
of the official combined figure
21–57
Range reported by owners (mpg)
969
Owner submissions
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Hyundai Tucson

2004–2009 · real average 31.9 mpg · owners report 21.0–42.0 mpg · 92 submissions

EngineOfficial (NEDC)Official (WLTP)Real MPG% of officialOwners report
2.0 16v35.3–27.177%21.3–30.5
2.0 CRDi40.9–34.083%–
2.0 CRDi 4WD39.8–33.083%25.0–39.2

Hyundai Tucson

2015–2021 · real average 39.5 mpg · owners report 24.0–57.0 mpg · 774 submissions

EngineOfficial (NEDC)Official (WLTP)Real MPG% of officialOwners report
1.6 CRDi 11557.6–48.083%–
1.6 CRDi 115 Mild Hybrid–51.443.284%*41.0–45.4
1.6 CRDi 13657.6–40.170%–
1.6 CRDi 136 DCT58.9–46.879%41.0–54.5
1.6 CRDi 136 Mild Hybrid–47.9–50.442.386%*–
1.6 GDI39.8–44.8–36.586%27.0–44.6
1.6 T-GDi 17737.7–38.735.330.586%*–
1.6 T-GDi 177 DCT39.8–40.436.232.289%*24.0–39.5
1.6 T-GDi 4WD37.2–38.7–32.586%–
1.6 T-GDi 4WD Automatic37.7–39.8–30.679%–
1.7 CRDi61.7–43.871%34.0–54.8
1.7 CRDi DCT57.6–40.971%–
1.7 T-GDi 11661.7–38.562%–
1.7 T-GDi 141 DCT57.6–39.869%37.0–42.5
2.0 CRDi58.9–42.272%–
2.0 CRDi 4WD47.9–54.3–38.375%29.3–46.0
2.0 CRDi 4WD Automatic43.5–47.1–35.779%–
2.0 CRDi Mild Hybrid 4WD49.6–30.762%–

Hyundai Tucson

2021–on · real average 41.7 mpg · owners report 28.0–55.0 mpg · 103 submissions

EngineOfficial (NEDC)Official (WLTP)Real MPG% of officialOwners report
1.6 T-GDI 150–41.5–42.234.683%*30.0–43.0
1.6 T-GDI 180 MHEV DCT 4WD–39.830.376%*29.0–34.0
1.6 T-GDI Hybrid–49.646.093%*40.0–55.0
1.6 T-GDI PHEV–201.842.021%*–

All figures in miles per gallon (UK). “Owners report” is the spread of individual submissions for that engine. * Measured against the WLTP figure rather than NEDC.

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Hyundai Tucson fuel economy questions

What is the real-world MPG of a Hyundai Tucson?

Owners report an average of 39.0 mpg across all Hyundai Tucson 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 Hyundai Tucson 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 Hyundai Tucson Real MPG page go?

The site closed in August 2026 and its Real MPG section went with it. This page is where the Hyundai Tucson 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 Hyundai Tucson figures come from

If you used the Honest John Real MPG section before the site closed in 2026, this is where the Hyundai Tucson figures now live. The owner-reported averages above were rebuilt from the archived dataset (archived page, 2026-07) 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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