Fuel meter data · 1,280,255 plug-in hybrids

Plug-in hybrids burn 4.5× the fuel their official figure claims.

That is the average across Europe. Find the real figure for your model — measured by the car's own fuel meter, not a lab test.

Volvo XC60Ford KugaVolvo XC40Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 de 4MATICVolvo XC90All 167 models →
Charging cable plugged into a car
Average plug-in hybrid
in the EU data
4.5×
Official
1.4
Real world
6.2
048 L/100 km
L/100 km · EEA OBFCM data, reporting year 2024, CC BY 4.0

Biggest gaps vs official

Full ranking
1Mercedes-Benz GLC 400 e 4MATIC5,764 cars10.9× 2Mercedes-Benz S 580 e1,509 cars9.9× 3Mercedes-Benz S 580 e 4MATIC2,113 cars9.5× 4Mercedes-Benz C 300 de 4MATIC1,644 cars8.9× 5Mercedes-Benz C 300 e30,743 cars8.8×

Most electric in real life

Full ranking
1Peugeot 300810,148 cars · 62 km official range47% 2Porsche Panamera 4S E-Hybrid1,488 cars · 55 km official range43% 3Ford Kuga91,395 cars · 66 km official range42% 4Volkswagen Tiguan10,912 cars · 59 km official range42% 5Mini Countryman Cooper SE ALL49,637 cars · 50 km official range42%

Browse by brand

All brands
Mercedes-Benz35 models · 357,707 cars5.4× average gap Volvo7 models · 281,721 cars4.3× average gap BMW27 models · 156,221 cars4.6× average gap Ford2 models · 98,020 cars4.1× average gap Audi19 models · 48,101 cars4.4× average gap Volkswagen7 models · 43,813 cars4.2× average gap Renault3 models · 41,983 cars3.5× average gap Cupra4 models · 29,508 cars4.1× average gap Mazda2 models · 28,833 cars5.4× average gap Jeep4 models · 27,597 cars3.2× average gap Kia5 models · 22,848 cars3.6× average gap Land Rover6 models · 19,702 cars4.9× average gap

Most common plug-in hybrids in the data

All 167 models
Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 e 4MATICMercedes-Benz GLA 250 eMercedes-Benz A 250 eVolvo V60Mercedes-Benz GLE 350 de 4MATICRenault Captur E-TechMercedes-Benz C 300 eMazda CX-60Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 eBMW X1 xDrive25eBMW X5 xDrive45eBMW X3 xDrive30eJeep CompassVolvo V90BMW X5 xDrive50eMercedes-Benz GLE 350 de 4MATIC CoupeVolkswagen Golf GTEMercedes-Benz E 300 dePorsche Cayenne E-Hybrid
Charging cable plugged into a car's charge port

Why the official figure is so far off

01
An assumed electric share
The lab test assumes how much you drive on electricity. A car with about 60 km of range is assumed to cover more than 80% of its distance electrically.
02
Real drivers charge less
In the 2024 fuel meter data, plug-in hybrids drove 28% of their distance with the engine off.
03
The rules are changing
The EU is tightening the test's "utility factor" in steps. The next correction is due from November 2026.
Read the full explainer →
Real-cost calculatorYour distance and charging habits → what the car really costs per year to run. Compare two modelsSide by side: real fuel use, electric share and CO2 from fuel meter data. All 167 models rankedSort by gap, real fuel use or electric share. Download the table as CSV.
1,280,255
plug-in hybrids with a fuel meter reading
167
models with 200+ cars in the data
EU-27 + NO, IS
countries reporting
CC BY 4.0
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