Fuel sippers and guzzlers in all vehicle categories
The lists below highlight the vehicles within each category that achieved the best or worst gas mileage in our tests. We have selected mpg cutoffs that are relative to each category. For example, a vehicle that gets 19 mpg would not be a standout among wagons, but it would be among the highest in the midsized SUV or minivan categories.
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Best
Rank
Make & Model
Overall mpg
City mpg
Highway mpg
FUEL-EFFICIENT HATCHBACKS Overall mpg = 38 or higher
1
BMW i3 Giga
139*
135*
141*
2
Mitsubishi i-MiEV SE
111*
104*
116*
3
Ford Focus Electric
107*
108*
107*
4
Nissan Leaf SL
106 *
86 *
118 *
5
Chevrolet Volt
99* / 32**
76* / 23**
118* / 41**
6
Ford C-Max Energi
94* / 37**
87* / 36**
98* / 38**
7
Toyota Prius Plug-in Advanced
47 **
38 **
55 **
8
Toyota Prius Four
44
32
55
9
Toyota Prius C Two
43
37
48
10
Lexus CT 200h Premium
40
31
47
11
Smart ForTwo Passion
39
30
44
* = MPGe
** = MPG on gas engine only
SUBCOMPACT CARS Overall mpg = 31 or higher
1
Mitsubishi Mirage ES
37
28
47
2
Ford Fiesta SE (3-cyl., MT)
35
25
46
3
Scion iQ
34
27
40
4
Honda Fit EX
33
24
42
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
Mini Cooper (3-cyl)
31
22
41
9
Honda Civic EX
30
21
40
10
Volkswagen Jetta SE (1.8T)
30
21
39
11
Nissan Sentra SV
29
21
38
12
Hyundai Elantra SE (1.8L)
29
20
39
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 S
30
23
38
5
Hyundai Veloster
31
24
37
6
Scion FR-S
30
23
37
7
Subaru BR-Z Premium
30
23
37
8
Ford Fiesta ST
29
21
36
9
Honda Civic Si
29
20
39
10
Volkswagen GTI Autobahn
29
20
39
9
Fiat 500 Abarth
28
21
34
10
BMW Z4 sDrive28i
28
19
38
MIDSIZED CARS Overall mpg = 26 or higher
1
Honda Accord Hybrid
40
32
47
2
Ford Fusion SE Hybrid
39
35
41
3
Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE
38
32
43
4
Volkswagen Passat TDI SE
36
24
49
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
Chrysler 200 Limited (4-cyl.)
30
19
44
9
Volkswagen Passat SE (1.8T)
28
19
39
10
Toyota Camry LE (4-cyl.)
28
19
38
11
Hyundai Sonata SE (4.-cyl)
28
18
40
12
Subaru Legacy 2.5i Premium
26
17
39
13
Chevrolet Malibu 1LT
26
17
38
14
Toyota Camry XLE (V6)
26
17
37
15
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
BMW 328d xDrive
35
24
49
5
Lincoln MKZ Hybrid
34
29
38
6
Mercedes-Benz E250 BlueTec
30
21
41
7
Audi A7 3.0 TDI
28
19
41
8
Mercedes-Benz CLA 250
28
19
39
9
BMW 328i
28
19
39
10
Acura TLX 2.4L
27
18
41
11
Audi A3 Premium
27
18
40
12
Buick LaCrosse Leather (4-cyl.)
26
18
39
13
Mercedes-Benz C300 (AWD)
26
18
35
14
Volkswagen CC Sport
26
18
35
15
Audi A4 Premium
25
17
35
16
Lexus ES 350
25
17
35
17
Infiniti Q70 Hybrid
25
17
33
18
Acura TLX SH-AWD
25
16
36
19
Toyota Avalon Limited
24
16
34
20
Buick Verano Leather
24
16
33
21
Buick Regal Premium I (turbo)
24
15
35
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
Ford Focus SEL
28
19
39
4
Fiat 500L Easy
27
18
37
5
Hyundai Elantra GT
27
18
37
6
Kia Soul Plus
26
19
33
7
Subaru Impreza Sport Premium
26
19
33
SMALL SUVS Overall mpg = 22 or higher
1
Lexus NX 300h
29
23
34
2
Honda HR-V LX
29
20
39
3
Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid
28
21
35
4
Mercedes-Benz GLA
26
19
35
5
Subaru XV Crosstrek Premium
26
19
34
6
Mini Countryman S
26
19
33
7
Subaru Forester
26
18
35
8
Mazda CX-5 Touring (2.5L)
25
19
32
9
Chevrolet Trax LT
25
18
34
10
Nissan Juke SV
24
18
31
11
Toyota RAV4 XLE
24
18
31
12
Lexus NX 200t
24
17
33
13
Nissan Rogue SV
24
17
30
14
Jeep Renegade Latitude
24
16
32
15
Mitsubishi Outlander Sport SE
23
18
28
16
Mitsubishi Outlander SE
23
17
30
17
BMW X1 xDrive28i
23
16
32
18
Buick Encore Leather
23
16
32
19
Honda CR-V EX
23
16
32
20
BMW X3 xDrive28i
23
16
29
21
Kia Sportage LX (4-cyl.)
22
16
30
22
Ford Escape SE (1.6)
22
15
31
23
Jeep Cherokee Latitude (4-cyl.)
22
15
31
24
Ford Escape Titanium (2.0)
22
15
29
25
Jeep Compass Latitude
22
15
29
26
Acura RDX
22
14
31
MIDSIZED/LARGE SUVS Overall mpg = 18 or higher
1
Lexus RX 450h
26
22
31
2
Toyota Highlander Hybrid Ltd.
25
18
32
3
Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited (diesel)
24
17
32
4
Volkswagen Touareg TDI
24
17
31
5
Hyundai Santa Fe Sport
23
17
30
6
Nissan Murano SL
21
15
29
7
Lexus RX 350
21
15
27
8
Chevrolet Equinox 1LT (4-cyl.)
21
14
30
9
Kia Sorento EX (V6)
20
13
28
10
BMW X5 xDrive 35i
21
14
28
11
Hyundai Santa Fe GLS
20
14
29
12
Mercedes-Benz GL350 BlueTec
20
14
28
13
Toyota Highlander XLE
20
14
27
14
Acura MDX Tech
20
13
29
15
Porsche Cayenne (base)
19
14
26
16
Infiniti QX60 (3.5L)
19
13
26
17
Mercedes-Benz ML350
18
13
25
18
Nissan Pathfinder SL
18
13
25
19
Infiniti QX70
18
13
24
20
Land Rover Range Rover Sport HSE
18
13
23
21
Cadillac SRX Luxury
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
Ford Flex SEL
18
12
25
26
Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited (V6)
18
12
24
27
Lincoln MKX
18
12
24
28
Toyota 4Runner SR5 (V6)
18
12
24
MINIVANS Overall mpg = 19 or higher
1
Ford Transit Connect XLT (2.5L)
21
15
27
2
Honda Odyssey
21
13
31
3
Toyota Sienna XLE (FWD)
20
14
27
4
Kia Sedona EX
20
13
28
5
Toyota Sienna XLE (AWD)
19
13
24
6
Nissan Quest SL
19
13
24
PICKUPS Overall mpg = 16 or higher
1
Ram 1500 Big Horn (diesel)
20
14
27
2
Chevrolet Colorado LT (V6)
18
13
26
3
Toyota Tacoma (base, V6)
17
13
21
4
Ford F-150 XLT (2.7 EcoBoost)
17
12
22
5
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT
16
11
23
6
Ford F-150 XLT (3.5 EcoBoost)
16
11
22
Worst
Rank
Make & Model
Overall mpg
City mpg
Highway mpg
SMALL CARS Overall mpg = 24 or less
1
Scion xB
23
16
30
ROADSTERS/SPORTY CARS Overall mpg = 17 or less
1
Chevrolet Camaro 2SS convertible
17
11
25
UPSCALE/LUXURY SEDANS Overall mpg = 18 or less
1
Chevrolet SS
17
12
23
2
BMW 750Li
18
12
25
3
Mercedes-Benz S550 (AWD)
18
12
28
MIDSIZED/LARGE SUVS Overall mpg = 14 or less
1
Nissan Armada Platinum
13
9
18
2
Toyota Land Cruiser
14
10
20
3
Ford Expedition EL
14
10
19
MINIVANS Overall mpg = 17 or less
1
Chrysler Town & Country Touring-L
17
11
27
Source: Consumer Reports Online