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Originally Posted by Dogeatdog

Has the car been serviced recently? I service my car every year (but it is a 2005 so it’s a lot older) but I know that with some newer cars it’s all computerised and it’s done by mileage instead.

It’s actually due a service soon as it’s coming up to a year, but it’s a 2014 model so idk if it would be classed as “newer” or not

Originally Posted by AnnieK

My car is different every time too, it depends on how much motorway driving I've done. I can leave the house and it says I have 120 miles on it and then go on the motorway and by the time I've got where I'm going it tells me I have 150 miles to empty. If you always drove similar journeys in the past and have changed routine recently, I would think that could have an effect.

Although I was told by an AA guy once (when I ran out of petrol even though it told me I had miles left on it) that over time they lose their accuracy and you should never rely on it (I hung my head in shame and am sure I heard him mutter bloody women or something as he left )

Oh

What I basically want to know is, is my car doing less mileage even though I’m putting the same amount of petrol in, I don’t mind if the meter isn’t accurate anymore I just want to know if my car is being less efficient

I’ll book it in for a service for the next couple of weeks then