[Dogeatdog]

Originally Posted by Smithy

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


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

If a service is due then I would probably start there first since that can be a reason for poor fuel consumption. Once the new service parts are on, you’re likely to see an improvement.

In my opinion a 2014 model is still relatively new although it still does depend on the mileage and the sort of driving that you do. If you drive a lot of miles per year, the lifespan and efficiency of the engine will decrease quicker so poor fuel consumption will happen a lot sooner.

The problem with newer cars (in fact my car kinda has this issue) is that the on board computer tells you when the next service is due and sometimes I think they can be a bit inaccurate. My car is due a service next month but it says on my OBC that a service is due in 8000 miles. There’s no way I’m going to drive the car for another 8000 miles before I service it. I find those things to be quite misleading.