According to Realmpg, the average for that engine and gearbox is 30-31 mpg.

So all your driving in London, with lots of stops and starts, I can quite easily believe 25mpg, and it's not unreasonable to be getting that.

Sounds too high to me - in those conditions a diesel might return 25 but I'd expect a petrol to be under 20.

Obvious things to check affecting fuel consumption are tyre pressures, brake adjustment, unneccessary weight being carried, properly serviced including filters.

Well my car is a petrol automatic not diesel so I hope it doesn't have the DPF soot problems that some diesels have.

I am doing lots of stop start trips and some mild hills so I guess I should count myself lucky I'm getting 25MPG.!

Oh well, cars great though; smooth, confortable, roomyjust wish Honda did 1.5L petrol auto, can't have anything.

I had a Honda Accord 2004 Manual 2 Litre petrol Estate. It was a heavy car, and the engine struggled a little with that weight.

Day to day I got 30mpg, 33mpg for motor way driving (mainly at 70).

To me, your mileage sounds pretty good as you have an auto and (I assume) 4 wheel drive.

I've had a 1999 CRV auto, a 2007 CRV auto and now a 15 plate CRV Auto (all of them petrol).

Looking back records (I don't do a lot of town driving - I live out in the sticks) I got about 28mpg on the '99 model, 29mpg on the '57 plate, and get 32mpg on the 15 plate using the ECO button.

Managed to get it down to 21mpg playing with the sports mode! But I'm not a fast driver either - 70mph tops (since there's not a motorway within 30 miles of where I live), and I'm a very light brake user.

Only trouble I ever had was with the 57 plate, when the aircon developed a fault. Cost me £800 (Honda paid the other £800) to get it fixed. Other than that, a sticky caliper on the rear offside, and that was it. Sold the car at 57,000

The '99 model I sold at 124,000 and only ever replaced tyres, pads, battery and exhaust. Sold it unseen and it went on to 180,000 before a minor fault developed on the rear diff which apparently was cured by an oil change.

So far on the '15 plate, I've only had rattles - one was the rain / daylight sensor unit come loose, the other was the interior door handle trim, which was cured with a bit of glue. Recently, have been having tyre pressure fault come up every time I do a few miles at 70 - 80mph. never happens when I keep the speed down to 60 ish. Will take it to Hondas sometime - probably at the next service - next year!