Creta Petrol Mileage
Creta petrol mileage by engine and gearbox: 17.4 km/l for the 1.5 MPi manual, 17.7 km/l for the 1.5 MPi IVT and 18.4 km/l for the 1.5 Turbo GDi with the 7-speed DCT, as ARAI certifies them. On the 50-litre tank that is 870 km, 885 km and 920 km by the certified figures. "Creta petrol average" means the same figure.
The Creta petrol specifications pair the 1.5 MPi Petrol with a 6-speed MT or IVT, and the 1.5 Turbo GDi Petrol with the 7-speed DCT alone, on the King.
Creta petrol manual mileage, IVT and turbo DCT
The 1.5 MPi Petrol manual is sold on 8 trims, from the E at ₹10,90,700 ex-showroom; the IVT from the EX(O) at ₹14,49,700; the turbo only on the King, from ₹19,91,300 (prices as on 1 November 2026).
| Engine and gearbox | ARAI (km/l) | Full tank (km) | From (₹) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 MPi petrol 6-speed MT1,497 cc; E, EX, EX(O), S(O), S(O) Knight, SX, SX Premium and King | 17.4 | 870 | 10,90,700 |
| 1.5 MPi petrol IVT1,497 cc; EX(O), S(O), SX Premium, King, King Knight and King Lounge | 17.7 | 885 | 14,49,700 |
| 1.5 Turbo GDi petrol 7-speed DCT1,482 cc; King | 18.4 | 920 | 19,91,300 |
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Creta turbo petrol mileage
The 1.5 Turbo GDi Petrol (1,482 cc, 160 PS, 253 Nm) comes only with the 7-speed DCT and is certified at 18.4 km/l, 1 km/l above the MPi manual and 0.7 km/l above the MPi IVT. A full tank covers 920 km at that figure. Of the three Creta engines it has the smallest displacement and the most power (Creta engine figures).
Creta CVT mileage: the IVT figure
IVT stands for Intelligent Variable Transmission, Hyundai's name for the petrol automatic many buyers call the Creta CVT. It is certified at 17.7 km/l, 0.3 km/l above the same engine's manual, and is sold on the EX(O), S(O), SX Premium, King, King Knight and King Lounge.
Creta petrol tank capacity and full tank range
The petrol Creta's tank holds 50 litres. At the certified figures a full tank covers 870 km with the MPi manual, 885 km with the IVT and 920 km with the turbo DCT; at ₹100 a litre, an example price, the fill costs ₹5,000.
| Engine and gearbox | ARAI (km/l) | Full tank (km) | Fuel for a full tank (₹) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 MPi petrol 6-speed MT | 17.4 | 870 | 5,000 |
| 1.5 MPi petrol IVT | 17.7 | 885 | 5,000 |
| 1.5 Turbo GDi petrol 7-speed DCT | 18.4 | 920 | 5,000 |
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Creta petrol running cost per km
At ₹100 a litre, an example to replace with your own, the MPi manual uses ₹5.75 of fuel a kilometre, the IVT ₹5.65 and the turbo DCT ₹5.43. For 1,000 km a month that is ₹5,747, ₹5,650 and ₹5,435. The diesel manual, at ₹90 a litre, comes to ₹4.13 a kilometre (Creta diesel mileage).
| Engine and gearbox | Per km | 500 km a month (₹) | 1,000 km a month (₹) | 2,000 km a month (₹) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 MPi petrol 6-speed MT17.4 km/l | ₹5.75 | 2,874 | 5,747 | 11,494 |
| 1.5 MPi petrol IVT17.7 km/l | ₹5.65 | 2,825 | 5,650 | 11,299 |
| 1.5 Turbo GDi petrol 7-speed DCT18.4 km/l | ₹5.43 | 2,717 | 5,435 | 10,870 |
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Turbo against MPi: the mileage and price gap
On the King, the only trim with both petrol engines, the turbo DCT costs ₹2,63,500 more than the MPi manual and ₹1,22,500 more than the MPi IVT ex-showroom, and is certified 1 km/l higher than the manual and 0.7 km/l higher than the IVT. The extra money buys 45 PS and 109.2 Nm more. At the example price and 1,000 km a month it uses ₹312 less fuel than the manual and ₹215 less fuel than the IVT, so the price difference takes more than 47 years to come back in fuel.
| King variant | ARAI (km/l) | Ex-showroom (₹) | Turbo DCT costs more (₹) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 Turbo GDi Petrol 7-speed DCT | 18.4 | 19,91,300 | This variant |
| 1.5 MPi Petrol 6-speed MT | 17.4 | 17,27,800 | 2,63,500 |
| 1.5 MPi Petrol IVT | 17.7 | 18,68,800 | 1,22,500 |
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1.5 MPi petrol engine 
1.5 Turbo GDi petrol engine
What is the real mileage of Creta petrol?
Below the ARAI figure, most of all in city traffic. In independent real-world tests the MPi IVT returned 10.3 to 11.2 km/l in the city and 13.8 to 15.8 km/l on the highway and the turbo DCT returned 10.9 to 11.6 km/l in the city. In crawling, bumper-to-bumper traffic both a long-term test and an owner have reported the IVT below 10 km/l. The ARAI figure comes from a fixed laboratory drive cycle; on the road it moves with traffic, driving habits and the car's condition.
| Engine and gearbox | ARAI | City, in tests | Highway, in tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 MPi petrol IVT2 separate testers | 17.7 | 10.3 to 11.2 km/l | 13.8 to 15.8 km/l |
| 1.5 Turbo GDi petrol 7-speed DCT2 separate testers | 18.4 | 10.9 to 11.6 km/l | no agreed figure |
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What is the mileage of Creta E petrol?
17.4 km/l, ARAI-certified. The E is the Creta's base model, sold only with the 1.5 MPi Petrol 6-speed MT at ₹10,90,700 ex-showroom (as on 1 November 2026); its full tank covers 870 km at that figure.
Why is Creta petrol mileage low?
Mostly because city traffic is far from the fixed laboratory cycle the ARAI figure comes from, and the tests above show the gap is widest there. Keeping the tyres at their recommended pressures helps; on an automatic Creta with drive mode select (every automatic trim but the EX(O)), ECO mode trades some accelerator response and air-conditioning performance for efficiency, while SPORT mode can lower it. Idle Stop and Go, on every Creta, switches the engine off when the car stands still, and a new car's fuel economy can take 6,000 km to settle. On the highway, Creta petrol mileage in those tests came closer to the certified figure.