V50 General : - New To Forum!

brickwizard · Mar 20th, 2007, 21:22

Hi everyone,

First post!
Only had my 05 V50 2.0 D SE for 1 week having just traded in from a V40. Love the car but its only showing 34.7 mpg on the computer.-I reset it when I picked the car up and only been taking it easy on mixed roads. Surely there must be something wrong??It has done 9200 miles.
If mpg doesnt improve we will be heading back to the Volvo Dealer we bought it from!

lefry · Mar 20th, 2007, 21:25

Sounds like there could be an issue there mate - I have had a s40 2.0d SE for a week now and although its 2 years old I'm getting 48.7mpg at the moment with a daily mixture of M1 and A45

brickwizard · Mar 20th, 2007, 21:28

Thanks for the rapid reply!
Will things improve the more miles the car has done?

lefry · Mar 20th, 2007, 21:31

Not sure on that one mate - I assume so as this has been the case with my previous BMW diesel - but this is my first time with a volvo - most annoying thing I find is the small fuel tank, even when the needle is in the red I can only squeeze £39 in it!!!

taz_116 · Mar 21st, 2007, 08:09

I have a 54 plate V50 2.0D SE. My wife drives 50 miles a day through town and some motorway and fast A roads. We are averaging 45+ MPG's the car has done 72k miles.

Marmoset · Mar 21st, 2007, 08:17

Actual average on mine is 42-44mpg depending on how the throttle foot is. The computer readout is currently telling me I'm doing 50mpg though! I find it's always about 5-6mpg over optimistic.

Pacman · Mar 21st, 2007, 09:50

I have no trip on mine, but by calculating on paper how much fuel it takes to fill the tank and how many miles ive done since last fill up, I only get 38-40 MPG. There are others on this forum who suffer the same thing, its been well discussed.

I've had 2 volvo dealers look at it but they cannot find a fault (or rather the computer hasnt generated a fault).

When I first bought it at 6000 miles I was only getting 34 mpg, but now I get 38-40 at 14,000 miles...maybe things will improve, I don't know. I'm stuck with the car for the next 2 years so I'll just hope it improves, and count the days down until I can get rid of it. Wish I'd bought the D5!

MarkE · Mar 25th, 2007, 10:59

High 30s normally for me (prior to the remap) - saw 40mpg once on a long motorway journey.

Mar 20th, 2007, 21:22	#1
brickwizard Junior Member Last Online: Nov 7th, 2011 22:06 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jedburgh	New To Forum! Hi everyone, First post! Only had my 05 V50 2.0 D SE for 1 week having just traded in from a V40. Love the car but its only showing 34.7 mpg on the computer.-I reset it when I picked the car up and only been taking it easy on mixed roads. Surely there must be something wrong??It has done 9200 miles. If mpg doesnt improve we will be heading back to the Volvo Dealer we bought it from!

Mar 25th, 2007, 10:59	#8
MarkE Evenin' Last Online: Sep 1st, 2008 21:33 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lancaster View Photos By: MarkE	High 30s normally for me (prior to the remap) - saw 40mpg once on a long motorway journey. __________________ Mark V50 2.0D Sport \| Rica \| Volvo Lowering Springs \| Koni FSDs \| harman/kardon Drive+Play Still to Come : I'll think of something. revotechnik SEAT Leon Cupra R...Gone S40 1.9D (115) Sport...Gone

Mar 20th, 2007, 21:25	#2
lefry New Member Last Online: Nov 25th, 2020 08:27 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Warwick	Sounds like there could be an issue there mate - I have had a s40 2.0d SE for a week now and although its 2 years old I'm getting 48.7mpg at the moment with a daily mixture of M1 and A45

Mar 20th, 2007, 21:28	#3
brickwizard Junior Member Last Online: Nov 7th, 2011 22:06 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jedburgh	Thanks for the rapid reply! Will things improve the more miles the car has done?

Mar 20th, 2007, 21:31	#4
lefry New Member Last Online: Nov 25th, 2020 08:27 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Warwick	Not sure on that one mate - I assume so as this has been the case with my previous BMW diesel - but this is my first time with a volvo - most annoying thing I find is the small fuel tank, even when the needle is in the red I can only squeeze £39 in it!!!

Mar 21st, 2007, 08:09	#5
taz_116 Junior Member Last Online: Jan 23rd, 2009 12:26 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Birmingham	I have a 54 plate V50 2.0D SE. My wife drives 50 miles a day through town and some motorway and fast A roads. We are averaging 45+ MPG's the car has done 72k miles.

Mar 21st, 2007, 08:17	#6
Marmoset Senior Member Last Online: Feb 26th, 2012 13:12 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chester	Actual average on mine is 42-44mpg depending on how the throttle foot is. The computer readout is currently telling me I'm doing 50mpg though! I find it's always about 5-6mpg over optimistic.

Mar 21st, 2007, 09:50	#7
Pacman New Member Last Online: Apr 14th, 2008 09:07 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Coventry	I have no trip on mine, but by calculating on paper how much fuel it takes to fill the tank and how many miles ive done since last fill up, I only get 38-40 MPG. There are others on this forum who suffer the same thing, its been well discussed. I've had 2 volvo dealers look at it but they cannot find a fault (or rather the computer hasnt generated a fault). When I first bought it at 6000 miles I was only getting 34 mpg, but now I get 38-40 at 14,000 miles...maybe things will improve, I don't know. I'm stuck with the car for the next 2 years so I'll just hope it improves, and count the days down until I can get rid of it. Wish I'd bought the D5!

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