NRCan fuel consumption ratings
Where the 2003 Acura 3 5 ranks
A number like “8.5 L/100 km” means nothing on its own. This puts it against every other vehicle rated in Canada that year.
Your vehicle
Against every 2003 vehicle rated in Canada
41%more efficient than
About average. The 2003 Acura 3 5 uses 13 L/100 km combined, ranking 479 of 820.
Within Mid-size
17%
More efficient than 17% of the 89 vehicles NRCan puts in this class for 2003.
- Best in class
- 9.1
- Class median
- 11.5
- This vehicle
- 13
- Worst in class
- 21.6
Tailpipe emissions
299 g/km
Cleaner than 40% of 2003 vehicles.
Tailpipe only. It does not count the emissions of producing the fuel, or of generating electricity for an electric vehicle — the EV comparison does account for the grid.
How this is measured: Ranked against vehicles of the same model year, not against everything ever rated — comparing a 2004 SUV with 2026 hybrids would rank the calendar rather than the car. Where a model has several rated versions, the median one is used.
Source: NRCan — Fuel consumption ratings. Data current as of 2026-08-11. 30,784 rated vehicles, 1995 to 2026.