Seat Leon fuel consumption
Of all Seat Leon modifications produced from 2000 to 2024 real fuel consumption according to user ratings is approximately 22% higher compared to advertised consumption. For petrol engines real consumption is in average 20% higher, but for diesel engines is approximately 23% higher. Starting from 2000 Seat Leon average difference between actual owner-reported fuel consumption and stated consumption was significantly higher than average, at 2005 it was slightly above industry average, at 2015 difference became similar to average and finally at 2020 difference between owner-reported and advertised fuel economy became less than industry average. It is noteworthy during this period that the gap between advertised and actual fuel economy changed significantly throughout the automotive industry. 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All carmakers | Seat Leon | All carmakers | Seat Leon | |
| 2000 | +4% | +15% | +5% | +15% |
| Show all years | ||||
| 2001 | +5% | +16% | +6% | +16% |
| 2002 | +5% | +17% | +7% | +16% |
| 2003 | +6% | +17% | +8% | +18% |
| 2004 | +7% | +16% | +9% | +18% |
| 2005 | +8% | +12% | +10% | +17% |
| 2006 | +9% | +13% | +11% | +15% |
| 2007 | +10% | +13% | +12% | +15% |
| 2008 | +12% | +15% | +13% | +15% |
| 2009 | +13% | +15% | +14% | +16% |
| 2010 | +16% | +16% | +16% | +17% |
| 2011 | +18% | +16% | +20% | +17% |
| 2012 | +20% | +16% | +23% | +17% |
| 2013 | +23% | +25% | +27% | +29% |
| 2014 | +26% | +28% | +30% | +33% |
| 2015 | +27% | +28% | +33% | +33% |
| 2016 | +28% | +28% | +36% | +33% |
| 2017 | +28% | +29% | +36% | +30% |
| 2018 | +27% | +31% | +36% | +28% |
| 2019 | +25% | +34% | +33% | +25% |
| 2020 | +22% | +4% | +31% | +24% |
| 2021 | +20% | insignificant | +27% | +14% |
| 2022 | +18% | insignificant | +24% | +14% |
| 2023 | +16% | insignificant | +22% | +14% |
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For detailed fuel economy data, including advertised versus real-world fuel consumption and consumption differences between different engines and transmissions.
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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.