Real-world fuel economy

SsangYong Rexton MPG: what owners actually get

Owners report 31.2 mpg from a SsangYong Rexton, about 94% of the official figure. On its NEDC-tested engines that is 94%, better 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.

31.2mpg
Real-world average, all engines
94%
of the official combined figure
26–37
Range reported by owners (mpg)
31
Owner submissions
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SsangYong Rexton

2003–2012 · real average 31.2 mpg · owners report 26.0–35.0 mpg · 14 submissions

EngineOfficial (NEDC)Official (WLTP)Real MPG% of officialOwners report
27030.7–32.9–31.699%25.5–35.0
270 Automatic30.1–31.0103%28.0–34.2

SsangYong Rexton

2014–2017 · real average 31.9 mpg · owners report 26.0–37.0 mpg · 9 submissions

EngineOfficial (NEDC)Official (WLTP)Real MPG% of officialOwners report
2.038.2––––
2.0 Automatic36.2––––
2.240.4––––
2.2 Automatic38.1–40.4–31.981%26.0–37.0

SsangYong Rexton

2017–2024 · real average 30.3 mpg · owners report 27.0–34.0 mpg · 8 submissions

EngineOfficial (NEDC)Official (WLTP)Real MPG% of officialOwners report
2.235.8––––
2.2 Automatic34.0–38.132.930.392%*26.8–34.0

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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SsangYong Rexton fuel economy questions

What is the real-world MPG of a SsangYong Rexton?

Owners report an average of 31.2 mpg across all SsangYong Rexton engines with data, about 94% of the official combined figure. The engine tables on this page give the figure for each engine and generation.

Why is the SsangYong Rexton 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 SsangYong Rexton Real MPG page go?

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

If you used the Honest John Real MPG section before the site closed in 2026, this is where the SsangYong Rexton figures now live. The owner-reported averages above were rebuilt from the archived dataset (archived page, 2026-05) 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.

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

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