Official EPA data · 1984–2027 · 50,409 ratings

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Compare MPG, fuel average and EV range for 13,940 model years of cars, SUVs and trucks, then see what each one really costs you with your own gas and electricity prices.

1,978 models
44 model years
19,955 head-to-heads
141 brands

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Full-Size Pickup Ford F150 vs Nissan Frontier $2,214 vs $2,214 a year Small SUV Ford Escape vs Honda CR-V $1,550 vs $1,550 a year Midsize Car Honda Civic vs Hyundai Elantra $1,292 vs $1,329 a year Compact Car Toyota Corolla vs Volkswagen Jetta $1,329 vs $1,368 a year Small Pickup Ford Maverick vs Toyota Tacoma $1,788 vs $2,022 a year Midsize & Large SUV Jeep Grand Cherokee vs Nissan Pathfinder $2,022 vs $2,022 a year Large Car Honda Accord vs Hyundai Sonata $1,453 vs $1,453 a year Minivan Chrysler Pacifica vs Honda Odyssey $2,114 vs $2,114 a year Subcompact Car Ford Mustang vs MINI Cooper $1,788 vs $1,852 a year Wagon Honda HR-V vs Subaru Impreza $1,661 vs $1,603 a year Two-Seater Maserati GT2 Stradale vs Mercedes-Benz AMG GT $3,292 vs $3,485 a year Full-Size Pickup Chevrolet Silverado vs GMC Sierra $2,325 vs $2,325 a year

44 years of fuel economy

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Combined MPG of gas and hybrid model lines, best configuration of each. The median 1984 model line was rated 21 MPG; in 2026 it's 24 MPG.

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Year	Median MPG	Best MPG	Gas & other %	Hybrid %	Plug-in hybrid %	Electric %
2027	23	55	50.0	22.6	2.2	25.3
2026	24	57	50.5	23.8	7.8	17.8
2025	24	57	49.0	22.5	11.2	17.2
2024	24	57	57.0	22.4	5.4	15.2
2023	24	57	61.5	19.0	9.0	10.5
2022	24	59	67.0	16.6	8.4	7.9
2021	24	59	70.8	15.4	8.9	4.9
2020	24	58	75.9	12.1	8.0	4.0
2019	24	58	79.5	9.6	6.7	4.1
2018	24	58	81.0	8.2	7.1	3.7
2017	24	58	82.2	8.4	5.1	4.3
2016	24	56	83.2	9.0	4.3	3.5
2015	24	50	84.7	9.3	3.3	2.7
2014	23	50	83.1	10.9	2.7	3.3
2013	23	50	83.9	11.6	1.2	3.3
2012	22	50	87.0	9.6	0.9	2.5
2011	21	48	89.5	9.3	0.3	0.9
2010	21	50	92.2	7.8	0.0	0.0
2009	20	46	94.1	5.9	0.0	0.0
2008	19	46	95.0	4.7	0.0	0.3
2007	19	46	95.6	4.4	0.0	0.0
2006	19	52	96.4	3.6	0.0	0.0
2005	19	52	97.8	2.2	0.0	0.0
2004	19	52	98.4	1.6	0.0	0.0
2003	19	53	98.6	1.1	0.0	0.4
2002	20	53	98.5	0.8	0.0	0.8
2001	20	53	97.3	0.8	0.0	1.9
2000	20	53	98.3	0.4	0.0	1.2
1999	20	38	97.9	0.0	0.0	2.1
1998	20	40	99.2	0.0	0.0	0.8
1997	19	40	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1996	19.5	40	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1995	19	43	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1994	19	47	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1993	19	47	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1992	19	47	97.4	2.6	0.0	0.0
1991	18	47	97.7	2.3	0.0	0.0
1990	19	47	98.9	1.1	0.0	0.0
1989	19	47	99.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
1988	20	47	99.6	0.4	0.0	0.0
1987	20	47	99.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
1986	20	48	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1985	21	43	93.2	6.8	0.0	0.0
1984	21	41	93.5	6.5	0.0	0.0

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Share of EPA-rated model lines by powertrain. In 2026, 18% of model lines are fully electric.

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Values for every year are in the data table under the chart on the left.

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Lucid Air Electric$624/yr
Tesla Model 3 Electric$656/yr
Tesla Model Y Electric$656/yr
Toyota bZ Electric$688/yr
Subaru Uncharted Electric$694/yr
Lexus RZ Electric$718/yr

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