C182 pilot reported landing on a highway after the engine quit because of fuel starvation.

Attributes
ACN	1365406
Time
Date	201606
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 16 Flight Crew Total 790 Flight Crew Type 400
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue

Narrative:

Engine stopped in midair and I landed on [a highway] with no incident and called [the] airport for a mechanic and fuel. It was delivered and the tech checked out the motor and found no problem; did find that fuel gauges are incorrect. Added fuel; restarted motor; ran up and tested; found no problems. I took off on highway and went to the airport that was 9 miles away with no problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 pilot reported landing on a highway after the engine quit because of fuel starvation.

Narrative: Engine stopped in midair and I landed on [a highway] with no incident and called [the] airport for a mechanic and fuel. It was delivered and the tech checked out the motor and found no problem; did find that fuel gauges are incorrect. Added fuel; restarted motor; ran up and tested; found no problems. I took off on highway and went to the airport that was 9 miles away with no problems.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.