Mahindra XUV 3XO Real-World Mileage Test: City, Highway and Mixed Figures Against the Claim

The Mahindra XUV 3XO is a compact SUV with a 1.2-litre turbo petrol and a 6-speed torque converter automatic. Its test shows a low city figure and a moderate highway figure.

Test results at a glance

What the test showed

XUV 3XO 1.2 turbo petrol 6-speed TC AT was tested on 17 Jul 2026. It returned 8.60 km/l in the city, -53% against the claimed 18.20 km/l, and 14.17 km/l on the highway, -22% against the claim. Combining the two routes in an even 50/50 split gives a mixed figure of 10.70 km/l, which is -41% against the claim.

Both routes are below the claim, and the city gap is the larger.

Range and running cost

• XUV 3XO 1.2 turbo petrol 6-speed TC AT: with a 42-litre tank, the estimated range per fill is about 405 km (90% of tank × mixed km/l, to leave a small reserve). At the test fuel price of Rs 105/L, the running cost works out to about Rs 9.81 per km on the mixed figure.

Who should consider this

• Buyers who want a compact Mahindra SUV with an automatic
• Highway drivers
• City drivers should expect the lower figure

How to read these figures

• The claimed figure is the one V3Cars lists in its test table. Our city, highway and mixed numbers are the tested results and are not adjusted.
• The mixed figure is the harmonic mean of the city and highway results, which is the correct way to average fuel economy across two distances.
• Running cost uses the fuel price from the V3Cars test, so compare the cost per km only within the same fuel type.

Data notes and limits

• Each variant was tested once on the route and date shown, on Delhi NCR roads. Traffic, load, tyre pressure, air-conditioning use and driving style all move real figures.
• V3Cars' own reports describe highway cruising near 100 km/h, but several recorded highway averages were lower. Treat the highway number as indicative rather than exact.
• Where a model has two tests, both are shown separately rather than averaged, so you can see how much the figures moved between runs.

Tips to get closer to real-world figures

• Keep tyre pressure at the recommended level, since under-inflated tyres can cost a noticeable share of economy.
• Use the air-conditioning sparingly in stop-start traffic, and use the eco mode where the car offers it.
• Accelerate gently and anticipate traffic, which saves more fuel in the city than almost any other habit.

Helpful tools and sources

• V3Cars real-world mileage test: XUV 3XO 1.2 turbo petrol 6-speed TC AT
• V3Cars fuel efficiency reviews index