Rank |
Make & Model |
Overall mpg |
City mpg |
Highway mpg |
FUEL-EFFICIENT HATCHBACKS Overall mpg = 38 or higher |
1 |
Mitsubishi i SE |
111* |
104* |
116* |
2 |
Ford Focus Electric |
107* |
108* |
107* |
3 |
Nissan Leaf SL |
106 * |
86 * |
118 * |
4 |
Chevrolet Volt |
61 ** |
45 ** |
76 ** |
5 |
Toyota Prius Plug-in Advanced |
47 ** |
38 ** |
55 ** |
6 |
Toyota Prius Four |
44 |
32 |
55 |
7 |
Toyota Prius C Two |
43 |
37 |
48 |
8 |
Lexus CT 200h Premium |
40 |
31 |
47 |
9 |
Smart ForTwo Passion |
39 |
30 |
44 |
10 |
Honda Insight EX |
38 |
29 |
45 |
11 |
Volkswagen Golf TDI (MT) |
38 |
27 |
49 |
* = MPGe ** = composite of electricity & gas |
SUBCOMPACT CARS Overall mpg = 31 or higher |
1 |
Scion iQ |
34 |
27 |
40 |
2 |
Scion xD (MT) |
34 |
25 |
40 |
3 |
Mazda2 Sport (MT) |
33 |
25 |
40 |
4 |
Honda Fit Sport (MT) |
33 |
24 |
37 |
5 |
Ford Fiesta SE sedan |
33 |
22 |
45 |
6 |
Hyundai Accent SE hatchback (MT) |
32 |
24 |
40 |
7 |
Ford Fiesta SES hatchback (MT) |
32 |
23 |
42 |
8 |
Toyota Yaris LE |
32 |
23 |
41 |
9 |
Nissan Versa SV sedan |
32 |
23 |
40 |
10 |
Nissan Versa Note SV |
32 |
22 |
42 |
11 |
Chevrolet Spark 1LT |
31 |
22 |
39 |
12 |
Hyundai Accent GLS sedan |
31 |
20 |
45 |
COMPACT CARS Overall mpg = 29 or higher |
1 |
Honda Civic Hybrid |
40 |
28 |
50 |
2 |
Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid SE |
37 |
29 |
45 |
3 |
Volkswagen Jetta TDI |
34 |
25 |
45 |
4 |
Mazda3 i Touring sedan |
33 |
23 |
45 |
5 |
Chevrolet Cruze Turbo Diesel |
33 |
22 |
49 |
6 |
Mazda3 i Grand Touring hatchback |
32 |
24 |
41 |
7 |
Toyota Corolla LE Plus |
32 |
23 |
43 |
8 |
Ford Focus SE SFE |
31 |
21 |
43 |
9 |
Volkswagen Jetta SE (1.8T) |
30 |
21 |
39 |
10 |
Nissan Sentra SV |
29 |
21 |
38 |
11 |
Honda Civic EX |
29 |
20 |
40 |
12 |
Hyundai Elantra GLS |
29 |
20 |
39 |
13 |
Dodge Dart Rallye |
29 |
19 |
41 |
SPORTY CARS/ROADSTERS Overall mpg = 28 or higher (tested with manual transmission) |
1 |
Honda CR-Z EX |
35 |
26 |
45 |
2 |
Fiat 500c Pop |
34 |
25 |
42 |
3 |
Fiat 500 Sport |
33 |
24 |
42 |
4 |
Mini Cooper (base) |
33 |
24 |
41 |
5 |
Hyundai Veloster |
31 |
24 |
37 |
6 |
Scion FR-S |
30 |
23 |
37 |
7 |
Subaru BR-Z Premium |
30 |
23 |
37 |
8 |
Mini Cooper S hatchback |
30 |
22 |
38 |
9 |
Mini Cooper S convertible |
30 |
22 |
37 |
10 |
Ford Fiesta ST |
29 |
21 |
36 |
11 |
Honda Civic Si |
29 |
20 |
39 |
12 |
Fiat 500 Abarth |
28 |
31 |
34 |
13 |
Mazda MX-5 Miata Grand Touring |
28 |
20 |
35 |
14 |
BMW Z4 sDrive28i |
28 |
19 |
38 |
MIDSIZED CARS Overall mpg = 26 or higher |
1 |
Ford Fusion SE Hybrid |
39 |
35 |
41 |
2 |
Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE |
38 |
32 |
43 |
3 |
Volkswagen Passat TDI SE |
37 |
26 |
51 |
4 |
Hyundai Sonata Hybrid |
33 |
24 |
40 |
5 |
Mazda6 Sport |
32 |
22 |
44 |
6 |
Nissan Altima 2.5 S (4-cyl.) |
31 |
21 |
44 |
7 |
Honda Accord LX (4-cyl.) |
30 |
21 |
40 |
8 |
Chevrolet Malibu Eco |
29 |
20 |
41 |
9 |
Toyota Camry LE (4-cyl.) |
27 |
19 |
41 |
10 |
Hyundai Sonata GLS |
27 |
18 |
39 |
11 |
Subaru Legacy 2.5i Premium |
26 |
18 |
35 |
12 |
Chevrolet Malibu 1LT |
26 |
17 |
38 |
13 |
Toyota Camry XLE (V6) |
26 |
17 |
37 |
14 |
Honda Accord EX-L (V6) |
26 |
16 |
39 |
UPSCALE/LUXURY CARS Overall mpg = 24 or higher |
1 |
Tesla Model S (base, 85 kWh) |
84* |
65* |
102* |
2 |
Toyota Avalon Hybrid Limited |
36 |
29 |
43 |
3 |
Lexus ES 300h |
36 |
28 |
44 |
4 |
Lincoln MKZ Hybrid |
34 |
29 |
38 |
5 |
Mercedes-Benz E250 BlueTec |
30 |
21 |
41 |
6 |
Audi A7 3.0 TDI |
28 |
19 |
41 |
7 |
Acura ILX 2.0 L |
28 |
19 |
40 |
8 |
Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 |
28 |
19 |
39 |
9 |
BMW 328i |
28 |
19 |
39 |
10 |
Buick LaCrosse (base 4-cyl.) |
26 |
18 |
39 |
11 |
Volkswagen CC Sport |
26 |
18 |
35 |
12 |
Acura TSX |
25 |
17 |
35 |
13 |
Audi A4 Premium |
25 |
17 |
35 |
14 |
Lexus ES 350 |
25 |
17 |
35 |
15 |
Infiniti M35h |
25 |
17 |
33 |
16 |
Mercedes-Benz C250 |
24 |
17 |
34 |
17 |
Acura TL |
24 |
16 |
35 |
18 |
Toyota Avalon Limited |
24 |
16 |
34 |
19 |
Buick Verano Leather |
24 |
16 |
33 |
WAGONS & HATCHBACKS Overall mpg = 26 or higher |
1 |
Toyota Prius V Three |
41 |
33 |
47 |
2 |
Ford C-MAX Hybrid SE |
37 |
35 |
38 |
3 |
Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen TDI (MT) |
36 |
25 |
49 |
4 |
Mini Cooper Clubman |
29 |
21 |
37 |
5 |
Nissan Cube 1.8 S |
28 |
21 |
33 |
6 |
Ford Focus SEL |
28 |
19 |
39 |
7 |
Fiat 500L Easy |
27 |
18 |
37 |
8 |
Hyundai Elantra GT |
27 |
18 |
37 |
9 |
Kia Soul Plus |
26 |
19 |
33 |
10 |
Subaru Impreza Sport Premium |
26 |
19 |
33 |
SMALL SUVS Overall mpg = 22 or higher |
1 |
Subaru XV Crosstrek Premium |
26 |
19 |
34 |
2 |
Mini Countryman S |
26 |
19 |
33 |
3 |
Subaru Forester |
26 |
18 |
35 |
4 |
Mazda CX-5 Touring (2.0L) |
25 |
19 |
32 |
5 |
Mazda CX-5 Touring (2.5L) |
25 |
19 |
32 |
6 |
Nissan Juke SV |
24 |
18 |
31 |
7 |
Toyota RAV4 XLE |
24 |
18 |
31 |
8 |
Nissan Rogue SV |
24 |
17 |
30 |
9 |
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport SE |
23 |
18 |
28 |
10 |
Mitsubishi Outlander SE |
23 |
17 |
30 |
11 |
BMW X1 xDrive28i |
23 |
16 |
32 |
12 |
Buick Encore Leather |
23 |
16 |
32 |
13 |
Honda CR-V EX |
23 |
16 |
32 |
14 |
BMW X3 xDrive28i |
23 |
16 |
29 |
15 |
Nissan Rogue Select |
22 |
17 |
27 |
16 |
Kia Sportage LX (4-cyl.) |
22 |
16 |
30 |
17 |
Hyundai Tucson GLS |
22 |
16 |
28 |
18 |
Ford Escape SE |
22 |
15 |
31 |
19 |
Jeep Cherokee Latitude (4-cyl.) |
22 |
15 |
31 |
20 |
Ford Escape Titanium |
22 |
15 |
29 |
21 |
Jeep Compass Latitude |
22 |
15 |
29 |
22 |
Acura RDX |
22 |
14 |
31 |
MIDSIZED/LARGE SUVS Overall mpg = 18 or higher |
1 |
Lexus RX 450h |
26 |
22 |
31 |
2 |
Volkswagen Touareg TDI |
24 |
17 |
31 |
3 |
Hyundai Santa Fe Sport |
23 |
17 |
30 |
4 |
Lexus RX 350 |
21 |
15 |
27 |
5 |
Chevrolet Equinox 1LT (4-cyl.) |
21 |
14 |
30 |
6 |
Ford Edge SEL (4-cyl., FWD) |
21 |
14 |
29 |
7 |
BMW X5 xDrive 35i |
21 |
14 |
28 |
8 |
Hyundai Santa Fe GLS |
20 |
14 |
29 |
9 |
Mercedes-Benz GL350 BlueTec |
20 |
14 |
28 |
10 |
Toyota Highlander XLE |
20 |
14 |
27 |
11 |
Acura MDX Tech |
20 |
13 |
29 |
12 |
Kia Sorento EX (V6) |
20 |
13 |
28 |
13 |
Porsche Cayenne (base) |
19 |
14 |
26 |
14 |
Infiniti JX |
19 |
13 |
26 |
15 |
Nissan Murano SL |
19 |
13 |
26 |
16 |
Mercedes-Benz ML350 |
18 |
13 |
25 |
17 |
Nissan Pathfinder SL |
18 |
13 |
25 |
18 |
Infiniti FX35 |
18 |
13 |
24 |
19 |
Land Rover Range Rover Sport HSE |
18 |
13 |
23 |
20 |
Cadillac SRX Luxury |
18 |
12 |
26 |
21 |
Ford Edge SEL (V6) |
18 |
12 |
26 |
22 |
Ford Explorer XLT |
18 |
12 |
26 |
23 |
Chevrolet Equinox LTZ (V6) |
18 |
12 |
25 |
24 |
Dodge Durango Limited (V6) |
18 |
12 |
25 |
25 |
Honda Pilot EX-L |
18 |
12 |
25 |
26 |
Ford Flex SEL |
18 |
12 |
25 |
27 |
Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited (V6) |
18 |
12 |
24 |
28 |
Lincoln MKX |
18 |
12 |
24 |
29 |
Toyota 4Runner SR5 (V6) |
18 |
12 |
24 |
MINIVANS Overall mpg = 19 or higher |
1 |
Honda Odyssey |
21 |
13 |
31 |
2 |
Toyota Sienna XLE (FWD) |
20 |
14 |
27 |
3 |
Toyota Sienna XLE (AWD) |
19 |
13 |
24 |
4 |
Nissan Quest SL |
19 |
13 |
24 |
PICKUPS Overall mpg = 16 or higher |
1 |
Toyota Tacoma (base, V6) |
17 |
13 |
21 |
2 |
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT |
16 |
11 |
23 |
3 |
Ford F-250 Lariat (6.7, turbodiesel) |
16 |
11 |
23 |