Nice little in-town car, but I have not received the advertised 34-40 MPG. I get on average, 30.2 MPG. That's from just over 6,000 miles and meticulous records. I drive the Yaris like I did my previous car, a Honda Element, and I got an average 24 MPG with that car.
The Yaris corners nice and has an overdrive for acceleration, but not a freeway cruiser. Just a nice little in-town car.
I checked Kelly Bluebook re trade-in value and the value was $11,200, but a Hyundai dealer offered me $7,500 because he said that is what he could get the Yaris for at auction. Not sure if the Yaris is overpriced against the current field, the market, or Hyundai dealer is blowing smoke.
In any case, I would expect the mileage to be at least 35 MPG.
Appears overpriced against the rest of the field, and the gas mileage is not as advertised - 30 vs 34/40.
I have the '07 yaris sedan automatic. I average 36mpg combined city and hwy. I have done 43mpg on hwy alone. check your tire pressure. I increased my tire pressure and got better gas mileage. I hope this helps.
Your gas mileage will get increasingly better as the engine breaks in a little bit. It takes a while. I don't know if they make one for that car, but if they do, get yourself a K@N air filter, it's a lifetime air filter that you clean about every 20,000 miles. It WILL increase your mileage and even your horsepower a little bit, as well as catching more dirt than a disposable air filter. I've bought them for each of my last 3 vehicles, and mileage went up 2-4 mpg every time. Also remember that running the a/c, if your car has it, decreases mileage, as does driving on the highway with the windows down. Try shifting a little sooner on flat ground and downhill. All of these things will make a big difference.
I also average at best 30 US MPG in city driving (25 only for the first thousands miles), and above 40 MPG on highway; not such a difference with bigger cars.
The Yaris got a bad review on Consumer Reports. The Honda Fit is rated much higher.
Same here, 25-30 US MPG in NORMAL city driving, and over 40 MPG on highway.
Every car I buy I immediately switch to full synthetic oil, a K&N air filter, and in some cases a more free-flowing exhaust. These small fixes cannot only boost your mileage, but might also give you a very small, but noticeable increase in power, which the Yaris could use. On a smaller car such as the Yaris small power boosts can be very noticeable, and the extra mileage will pay for the minor changes in a year or two of driving.
K&N filters will ruin your MAF sensors. Oil from the filters get trapped in the MAF and if you never clean it (the MAF), it will fail.
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