HEV very poor MPG
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2021 3:20 pm
We have a 66 plate HEV Niro First Edition, bought new. At first, we were able to get a reported MPG of close to 60 MPG. This has reduced and now the MPG is frequently less than 40 MPG. It has been back to the dealership a few times, but they claim there is nothing wrong. I have little faith in the dealer anyway, after they had the car for 2 days and failed to find a lost nut rattling around inside the tailgate. I took the car to a body shop, who found the loose nut, and replaced it on the rear spoiler, and also re-soldered the connection to the heated rear window, and the invoice was for 30 minutes labour !!!!
Back to the car MPG issue.
The "charge level" indicator on the dash does move around a bit , but is not really meaningful, and never has been. The EV lamp hardly seems to come on, except when going down hill. Has anyone else been having this problem? Where could I find somewhere who could do a proper diagnosis of the EV system? Resetting the MPG indicator and driving for 10 minutes, does not seem like good diagnostics .
Back to the car MPG issue.
The "charge level" indicator on the dash does move around a bit , but is not really meaningful, and never has been. The EV lamp hardly seems to come on, except when going down hill. Has anyone else been having this problem? Where could I find somewhere who could do a proper diagnosis of the EV system? Resetting the MPG indicator and driving for 10 minutes, does not seem like good diagnostics .