Opel real fuel consumption
According to aggregated user reports, the average real fuel consumption of Opel cars is approximately 16% higher for gasoline engines and is approximately 17% higher for diesel engines compared to the advertised consumption. Average fuel consumption difference for Opel vehicles manufactured in the last ten years is about approximately +35%, while older Opel cars consume approximately 10% more compared to the manufacturer's claimed consumption.
Year-to-year deviations of actual owner-reported average fuel consumption from advertised values
| Year | Gasoline cars | Diesel cars | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All carmakers | Opel | All carmakers | Opel | |
| 2000 | +4% | minor | +5% | +3% |
| Show all years | ||||
| 2001 | +5% | minor | +6% | minor |
| 2002 | +6% | +2% | +7% | minor |
| 2003 | +6% | +4% | +8% | +3% |
| 2004 | +7% | +6% | +9% | +7% |
| 2005 | +8% | +7% | +10% | +10% |
| 2006 | +9% | +8% | +11% | +9% |
| 2007 | +11% | +8% | +12% | +8% |
| 2008 | +12% | +13% | +13% | +9% |
| 2009 | +14% | +14% | +14% | +10% |
| 2010 | +16% | +17% | +16% | +15% |
| 2011 | +19% | +22% | +19% | +21% |
| 2012 | +21% | +23% | +23% | +25% |
| 2013 | +23% | +25% | +27% | +28% |
| 2014 | +26% | +27% | +30% | +35% |
| 2015 | +27% | +29% | +33% | +36% |
| 2016 | +28% | +29% | +36% | +36% |
| 2017 | +28% | +31% | +38% | +39% |
| 2018 | +28% | +31% | +39% | +38% |
| 2019 | +27% | +31% | +37% | +35% |
| 2020 | +27% | +36% | +36% | +33% |
| 2021 | +26% | +38% | +37% | - |
Among the recent Opel gasoline models, the Opel Combo, Opel Agila and Opel Zafira come closest to meeting the manufacturer's fuel economy ratings. Regarding recent Opel diesel models, the Opel Agila, Opel Combo and Opel Zafira correspond most accurately to advertised fuel economy figures.
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