MPG TO L/100KM

12 MPG to L/100km and km/L.

12 US MPG = 19.60 L/100 km = 5.10 km/L.
12 UK MPG = 23.54 L/100 km = 4.25 km/L.
The answer depends on which gallon your figure uses. UK (imperial) gallons are about 20% bigger.

12 US MPG

19.60L/100 km

Litres per km: 0.1960 L/km
Kilometres per litre: 5.10 km/L
Equivalent UK MPG: 14.41

Use this for US car specs, EPA ratings and American reviews.

12 UK (imperial) MPG

23.54L/100 km

Litres per km: 0.2354 L/km
Kilometres per litre: 4.25 km/L
Equivalent US MPG: 9.99

Use this for UK, Irish and older Australian or Canadian figures.

Convert a different MPG figure 20 L/100km to MPG

Is 12 MPG good?

As US MPG (19.6 L/100 km): very thirsty. That is very heavy fuel use, typical of large V8s, vehicles that are towing, and light trucks.

As UK MPG (23.5 L/100 km): very thirsty. That is very heavy fuel use, typical of large V8s, vehicles that are towing, and light trucks.

A rough guide for passenger vehicles. Real-world use varies with driving style, speed, load and conditions, and is often higher than official test figures.

Fuel used at 12 MPG

Distance	US MPG	UK MPG
100 km	19.6 L	23.5 L
500 km	98.0 L	117.7 L
1,000 km	196.0 L	235.4 L
15,000 km (a typical year)	2,940.2 L	3,531.0 L
Range on a 50 L tank	255 km	212 km

What does that cost to run?

Enter your local fuel price per litre to see the running cost.

Fuel price per litre Distance per year (km)

	12 US MPG	12 UK MPG
Per 100 km	—	—
Per year	—	—

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MPG values near 12

MPG	US L/100 km	UK L/100 km	US km/L	UK km/L
7 MPG	33.60	40.35	2.98	2.48
8 MPG	29.40	35.31	3.40	2.83
9 MPG	26.13	31.39	3.83	3.19
10 MPG	23.52	28.25	4.25	3.54
11 MPG	21.38	25.68	4.68	3.89
12 MPG	19.60	23.54	5.10	4.25
13 MPG	18.09	21.73	5.53	4.60
14 MPG	16.80	20.18	5.95	4.96
15 MPG	15.68	18.83	6.38	5.31
16 MPG	14.70	17.66	6.80	5.66
17 MPG	13.84	16.62	7.23	6.02

How to convert 12 MPG to L/100km and km/L

Divide a fixed constant by the MPG figure. The constant is the litres in one gallon, divided by the kilometres in one mile, multiplied by 100.

US: 235.215 ÷ 12 = 19.60 L/100 km

UK: 282.481 ÷ 12 = 23.54 L/100 km

For kilometres per litre, multiply instead: US MPG × 0.4251 = km/L, so 12 US MPG = 5.10 km/L. For UK MPG use × 0.3540, so 12 UK MPG = 4.25 km/L.

Based on 1 mile = 1.609344 km, 1 US gallon = 3.785411784 L and 1 imperial gallon = 4.54609 L (NIST definitions).