Puma: yearly fuel cost
Britain's best-selling car needs to be cheap to run, and the 2024 Ford Puma largely delivers: 8,000 miles a year at £1.45 per litre costs roughly £1,046 in petrol — about £87 a month, or £20.10 a week. Its WLTP combined figure of 50.4 mpg beats the SUV segment average of 44.3 mpg in our 20-car sample by a healthy margin, which is impressive for a car with genuine crossover presence, 125 PS, and a 9.8-second 0–62 time. Over five years, fuel totals around £5,230. The mild-hybrid assistance does its quiet work in town traffic, and the Puma's light weight keeps motorway economy honest — a well-judged balance for the UK's favourite small SUV. Strong residual values mean the Puma also holds its worth well when it is time to sell.
Puma owners generally report 46–48 mpg in mixed real-world driving against the 50.4 mpg WLTP claim, with the mild-hybrid system smoothing out urban stop-start but adding little on the open road. The savings playbook is familiar but effective: keep motorway speeds at 65–70 mph, change up early around town, and check tyre pressures monthly. The Puma's tall-ish stance means roof bars hurt economy more than on a hatchback, so take them off when not in use. Verdict: the Puma earns its sales crown partly on running costs — it is one of the cheapest petrol SUVs here to fuel, and calm driving gets it close to the claim. Filling up at supermarkets rather than motorway services saves roughly 8–10p per litre, and keeping the air-con moderate in town lets the mild-hybrid system do more of the work.