Kia Carens 2002 fuel consumption

Kia Carens from 2002 to 2009 real fuel consumption according to user reports is approximately 23% higher compared to advertised fuel consumption. For petrol engines real consumption is in average 19% higher, but for diesel engines is approximately 27% higher. Starting from 2002 Kia Carens average difference between actual owner-reported fuel consumption and stated consumption was slightly above industry average, at 2004 it was significantly higher than average, at 2007 difference became slightly above industry average and finally at 2009 difference between owner-reported and advertised fuel economy became similar to average. For more details, see the table below.

Year-to-year deviations of actual owner-reported average fuel consumption from advertised values

Year	Gasoline cars		Diesel cars
Year	All carmakers	Kia Carens	All carmakers	Kia Carens
2002	+6%	+11%	+7%	+10%
Show all years
2003	+6%	+11%	+8%	+10%
2004	+7%	+13%	+9%	+10%
2005	+8%	+15%	+10%	+10%
2006	+9%	+15%	+11%	+10%
2007	+11%	+15%	+12%	-
2008	+12%	+15%	+13%	-
2009	+14%	+15%	+14%	-

See below for the actual consumption of generations and versions of Kia Carens.

2002 - 2006

Kia Carens 2002 fuel economy

Average advertised fuel consumption for petrol engines	28.1 MPG 8.4 l/100km
Average real-world fuel consumption for petrol engines	25.0 MPG 9.4 l/100km
Average real gasoline consumption difference *	+14%
Average advertised fuel consumption for diesel engines	32.2 MPG 7.3 l/100km
Average real-world fuel consumption for diesel engines	30.5 MPG 7.7 l/100km
Average real diesel consumption difference *	+10%

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According to advertised fuel consumption, a Kia Carens 2002 with automatic transmission consumes on average 0.7 liters per 100 km or 9% more fuel than similar versions with manual gearbox. Based on user-reported real-world fuel consumption, this generation Kia Carens with automatic transmission consumes around 2 litres per 100 km or 23% more fuel than a version with the same engine but a manual gearbox.

Compared to similar cars from other manufacturers, the Kia Carens fuel economy is noticeably below average - at least two thirds of similar cars have lower fuel consumption. The best real fuel economy in its class according to user reviews of all the modifications has modification with 2.0 petrol engine and manual transmission (Kia Carens 2004 2.0 CVVT 138 HP). However, of all modifications the best advertised fuel economy in its class has Kia Carens with 1.8 petrol engine and manual transmission (Kia Carens 2002 1.8 126 HP).

The table below shows the real and claimed fuel consumption and the differences for specific versions.

Modification	Claimed consumption	Real consumption
1.6 liter petrol engine
Kia Carens 2002 1.6 105 HP manual	28.7 MPG 8.2 l/100km
Kia Carens 2004 1.6 105 HP manual	28.7 MPG 8.2 l/100km
1.8 liter petrol engine
Kia Carens 2002 1.8 126 HP manual	29.0 MPG 8.1 l/100km	26.1 MPG 9.0 l/100km+11%
Kia Carens 2002 1.8 126 HP automatic	25.8 MPG 9.1 l/100km
2.0 liter petrol engine
Kia Carens 2004 2.0 CVVT 138 HP manual	29.0 MPG 8.1 l/100km	27.4 MPG 8.6 l/100km+6%
Kia Carens 2004 2.0 CVVT 138 HP automatic	27.4 MPG 8.6 l/100km	22.2 MPG 10.6 l/100km+23%
2.0 liter diesel engine
Kia Carens 2002 2.0 CRDi 112 HP manual	33.6 MPG 7.0 l/100km	30.5 MPG 7.7 l/100km+10%
Kia Carens 2002 2.0 CRDi 112 HP automatic	30.9 MPG 7.6 l/100km

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* - Difference between advertised and user reported fuel economy has been calculated taking into account only those car versions for which information is available both on the fuel consumption specified by the manufacturer and reported by users.

User-reported fuel consumption may not accurately represent all users' experiences due to variables such as driving conditions, driving style, technical condition of the vehicle, and other circumstances. Thus, it should not be relied upon as a representative indicator.