The following table compares the fuel economies of the top 100 most fuel-efficient 2011 compact cars.
The table includes Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid, Diesel vehicles.
The annual fuel cost (shown in the right-most column) is calculated based on an estimated annual mileage of 15,000 miles,
of which 55% of the miles are city driving, and 45% of the miles are highway driving.
The calculation assumes a fuel cost of $5.00 per gallon.
| Rank | Brand | Model Year | Vehicle Type | Combined MPG | City MPG |
Highway MPG | Annual Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lexus | 2011 CT 200h | Hybrid | 42 | 43 | 40 | $1,803 |
| 2 | Honda | 2011 Civic Hybrid | Hybrid | 41 | 39 | 43 | $1,842 |
| 3 | Honda | 2011 Insight | Hybrid | 40 | 39 | 41 | $1,880 |
| 4 | Chevrolet | 2011 Volt | Plug-in Hybrid | 37 | 35 | 40 | $2,022 |
| 5 | Lexus | 2011 HS 250h | Hybrid | 34 | 35 | 33 | $2,201 |
| 6 | Volkswagen | 2011 Jetta | 32 | 29 | 39 | $2,287 | |
| 7 | Volkswagen | 2011 Golf | 32 | 29 | 39 | $2,287 | |
| 8 | Mazda | 2011 2 | 31 | 29 | 34 | $2,415 | |
| 9 | Kia | 2011 Rio | 30 | 28 | 35 | $2,437 | |
| 10 | MINI | 2011 Cooper Countryman | 30 | 27 | 34 | $2,520 | |
| 11 | Hyundai | 2011 Accent | 30 | 27 | 35 | $2,492 | |
| 12 | Toyota | 2011 Corolla | 30 | 27 | 34 | $2,520 | |
| 13 | Hyundai | 2011 Accent Blue | 29 | 26 | 35 | $2,550 | |
| 14 | Ford | 2011 Focus FWD | 29 | 25 | 34 | $2,642 | |
| 15 | Chevrolet | 2011 Aveo | 29 | 27 | 34 | $2,520 | |
| 16 | MINI | 2011 Cooper S Countryman | 28 | 26 | 32 | $2,641 | |
| 17 | Mazda | 2011 3 | 28 | 25 | 32 | $2,704 | |
| 18 | Suzuki | 2011 SX4 Sedan | 28 | 25 | 32 | $2,704 | |
| 19 | Kia | 2011 Forte Koup | 28 | 25 | 34 | $2,642 | |
| 20 | Mitsubishi | 2011 Lancer | 28 | 25 | 33 | $2,672 | |
| 21 | MINI | 2011 Cooper S Countryman All4 | 27 | 25 | 30 | $2,775 | |
| 22 | BMW | 2011 335d | Diesel | 27 | 23 | 35 | $2,757 |
| 23 | Volkswagen | 2011 GTI | 27 | 24 | 33 | $2,741 | |
| 24 | Suzuki | 2011 SX4 Sport/Anniversary Edition | 26 | 23 | 31 | $2,882 | |
| 25 | Suzuki | 2011 Kizashi S | 26 | 23 | 31 | $2,882 | |
| 26 | Honda | 2011 Accord Coupe | 26 | 23 | 32 | $2,848 | |
| 27 | Audi | 2011 A4 | 25 | 22 | 30 | $3,000 | |
| 28 | Scion | 2011 tC | 25 | 23 | 30 | $2,918 | |
| 29 | Audi | 2011 A4 quattro | 25 | 21 | 31 | $3,052 | |
| 30 | Acura | 2011 TSX | 25 | 22 | 31 | $2,963 | |
| 31 | Volkswagen | 2011 CC | 25 | 22 | 31 | $2,963 | |
| 32 | Suzuki | 2011 Kizashi | 25 | 23 | 30 | $2,918 | |
| 33 | Suzuki | 2011 Kizashi S AWD | 25 | 22 | 29 | $3,038 | |
| 34 | Suzuki | 2011 Kizashi AWD | 25 | 22 | 29 | $3,038 | |
| 35 | Volvo | 2011 C30 FWD | 24 | 21 | 30 | $3,089 | |
| 36 | Volvo | 2011 S40 FWD | 24 | 21 | 30 | $3,089 | |
| 37 | Saab | 2011 9-3 Sport Sedan | 24 | 21 | 30 | $3,089 | |
| 38 | Lexus | 2011 GS 450h | Hybrid | 23 | 22 | 25 | $3,225 |
| 39 | Chrysler | 2011 200 Convertible | 23 | 20 | 29 | $3,226 | |
| 40 | Saab | 2011 9-3 Convertible | 23 | 20 | 28 | $3,267 | |
| 41 | Saab | 2011 9-3 Sedan AWD | 23 | 20 | 29 | $3,226 | |
| 42 | Chevrolet | 2011 Camaro | 22 | 19 | 29 | $3,334 | |
| 43 | Subaru | 2011 Impreza AWD | 22 | 20 | 27 | $3,312 | |
| 44 | BMW | 2011 328i | 22 | 19 | 28 | $3,376 | |
| 45 | BMW | 2011 335i | 22 | 19 | 28 | $3,376 | |
| 46 | Volvo | 2011 S60 AWD | 21 | 18 | 26 | $3,589 | |
| 47 | Mercedes-Benz | 2011 C300 | 21 | 18 | 25 | $3,641 | |
| 48 | Dodge | 2011 Challenger | 21 | 18 | 27 | $3,541 | |
| 49 | Audi | 2011 S4 | 21 | 18 | 28 | $3,497 | |
| 50 | BMW | 2011 335i xDrive | 21 | 19 | 26 | $3,469 | |
| 51 | Mercedes-Benz | 2011 C350 | 20 | 17 | 25 | $3,776 | |
| 52 | Mercedes-Benz | 2011 C300 4matic | 20 | 18 | 25 | $3,641 | |
| 53 | BMW | 2011 328i xDrive | 20 | 18 | 25 | $3,641 | |
| 54 | Volkswagen | 2011 CC 4motion | 20 | 17 | 25 | $3,776 | |
| 55 | Mitsubishi | 2011 Lancer Evolution | 19 | 17 | 23 | $3,893 | |
| 56 | Mercedes-Benz | 2011 CL550 4matic | 18 | 15 | 23 | $4,217 | |
| 57 | Mercedes-Benz | 2011 CL63 AMG | 17 | 15 | 21 | $4,357 | |
| 58 | Dodge | 2011 Challenger SRT8 | 17 | 14 | 23 | $4,413 | |
| 59 | Mercedes-Benz | 2011 CLS550 | 16 | 14 | 21 | $4,553 | |
| 60 | BMW | 2011 M3 Sedan | 16 | 14 | 21 | $4,553 | |
| 61 | Mercedes-Benz | 2011 C63 AMG | 15 | 13 | 19 | $4,949 | |
| 62 | Rolls-Royce | 2011 Phantom Coupe | 14 | 11 | 18 | $5,625 | |
| 63 | Mercedes-Benz | 2011 CLS63 AMG | 14 | 12 | 18 | $5,312 | |
| 64 | Mercedes-Benz | 2011 CL600 | 14 | 12 | 18 | $5,312 | |
| 65 | Mercedes-Benz | 2011 CL65 AMG | 14 | 12 | 18 | $5,312 | |
| 66 | Rolls-Royce | 2011 Phantom Drophead Coupe | 14 | 11 | 18 | $5,625 | |