Greetings -
I have about 1500 miles on a 2016 F150 Platinum w/ 3.5 Ecoboost, Max Tow, 4x4 Offroad, and a 6.5' bed. I am only getting between 10-15 mpg (average since purchased is about 14mpg). I talked to the dealer and he said the truck needs to be broke in... I've owned multiple new cars and have never had a 30-50% reduction in MPG while I was breaking it in.

Has anyone else had this problem? Any ideas or suggestions?

Thank you in advance.

 

If the truck exhibits no driveability issues or the check engine light isn't on, I would ask what you drove before and what kind of mileage you got with it. Driving habits are the biggest killers of fuel economy. You should be getting in the high teens on average with the truck you have.

 

Threads every day about mileage. In short, how often are you kicking the turbos in? Are you towing? What speed do you drive at?

Turbos kick in - drops MPG
Towing - drops MPG
Driving 70+ MPH - kills MPG

If none of these apply you should be getting better mileage.

 

I was driving a 2014 Nissan Frontier and averaging around 18-20 mpg, which is the projected average for the configuration I had. One of the main reasons I jumped to the F150 was that based on the projected MPG I would be getting the same mileage for a full-size. I would say I'm an average driver, not aggressive, but not a slow-poke either. I've been trying to be even more conservative to see if I could pull the mpg up on the F150, but even w/ mostly highway driving I'm only seeing around 15mpg on a full tank average.

 

No towing (yet), minimum turbo (mainly when getting on freeway or passing).

 

Yeah, that's answers none of the questions...

Kick in the turbos?

Tow?

Drive fast?

There is a huge difference in MPG for those that drive 60 vs. those that drive 75.

 

It seems those with Platinums and the 3.5EB get the worst mileage, or is it just me? It's almost like there's a parasitic loss with these things if ya go by what you read on here.

 

if you look in your owners manual it says quite specifically to ignore your mpg during break in.
On a direct note many, many, many on here have experienced the same as you and gotten much better mpg's after break in.

 

Curious what break in mileage is considered?

 

Ricktwuhk:
Yeah, that's answers none of the questions...

Kick in the turbos? When getting on freeway/passing

Tow? Not yet

Drive fast? Moderate (in CA). Definitely driving 70 mph more than 60.

There is a huge difference in MPG for those that drive 60 vs. those that drive 75.