The following table compares the fuel economies of the top 100 most fuel-efficient 2015 compact cars.
The table includes EV, Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid, Diesel, CNG, FFV 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 | Volkswagen | 2015 e-Golf | Electric vehicle | 116 | 126 | 105 | $648 |
| 2 | Ford | 2015 Focus Electric | Electric vehicle | 105 | 110 | 99 | $715 |
| 3 | Toyota | 2015 Prius c | Hybrid | 50 | 53 | 46 | $1,511 |
| 4 | Honda | 2015 Civic Hybrid | Hybrid | 44 | 43 | 45 | $1,709 |
| 5 | Volkswagen | 2015 Jetta Hybrid | Hybrid | 44 | 41 | 48 | $1,709 |
| 6 | Lexus | 2015 CT 200h | Hybrid | 42 | 43 | 40 | $1,803 |
| 7 | Mitsubishi | 2015 Mirage | 39 | 36 | 42 | $1,949 | |
| 8 | Chevrolet | 2015 Volt | Plug-in Hybrid | 37 | 35 | 40 | $2,022 |
| 9 | BMW | 2015 328d | Diesel | 36 | 31 | 43 | $2,115 |
| 10 | Volkswagen | 2015 Golf | 35 | 31 | 43 | $2,115 | |
| 11 | Volkswagen | 2015 Jetta | 35 | 31 | 44 | $2,097 | |
| 12 | Volkswagen | 2015 Beetle | 34 | 30 | 39 | $2,240 | |
| 13 | Nissan | 2015 Versa | 34 | 31 | 39 | $2,196 | |
| 14 | BMW | 2015 328d xDrive | Diesel | 34 | 31 | 41 | $2,153 |
| 15 | Honda | 2015 Civic HF | 34 | 31 | 40 | $2,174 | |
| 16 | Ford | 2015 Focus SFE FWD | 34 | 30 | 41 | $2,198 | |
| 17 | Honda | 2015 Civic | 33 | 29 | 37 | $2,334 | |
| 18 | Mazda | 2015 3 4-Door | 33 | 30 | 40 | $2,218 | |
| 19 | Toyota | 2015 Yaris | 33 | 30 | 36 | $2,312 | |
| 20 | Chevrolet | 2015 Sonic | 32 | 28 | 38 | $2,361 | |
| 21 | Ford | 2015 Focus FWD | 32 | 29 | 38 | $2,310 | |
| 22 | Kia | 2015 Rio Eco | 31 | 27 | 36 | $2,465 | |
| 23 | Infiniti | 2015 Q50 Hybrid | Hybrid | 31 | 29 | 36 | $2,359 |
| 24 | Honda | 2015 Civic Natural Gas | CNG | 31 | 27 | 38 | $2,415 |
| 25 | Ford | 2015 Focus FWD FFV | Flexible fueled | 31 | 27 | 39 | $2,393 |
| 26 | Subaru | 2015 Impreza AWD | 31 | 28 | 36 | $2,410 | |
| 27 | Hyundai | 2015 Accent | 31 | 27 | 37 | $2,439 | |
| 28 | Mercedes-Benz | 2015 CLA250 | 30 | 26 | 37 | $2,498 | |
| 29 | Hyundai | 2015 Veloster | 30 | 27 | 35 | $2,492 | |
| 30 | Infiniti | 2015 Q50S Hybrid | Hybrid | 30 | 28 | 33 | $2,495 |
| 31 | Kia | 2015 Rio | 30 | 27 | 36 | $2,465 | |
| 32 | Infiniti | 2015 Q50 Hybrid AWD | Hybrid | 30 | 28 | 34 | $2,465 |
| 33 | Ford | 2015 Fiesta ST FWD | 29 | 26 | 34 | $2,579 | |
| 34 | Chevrolet | 2015 Sonic RS | 29 | 26 | 33 | $2,609 | |
| 35 | Volvo | 2015 S60 FWD | 29 | 25 | 36 | $2,587 | |
| 36 | MINI | 2015 Cooper Countryman | 29 | 27 | 33 | $2,550 | |
| 37 | MINI | 2015 Cooper Paceman | 29 | 27 | 33 | $2,550 | |
| 38 | Mitsubishi | 2015 Lancer | 29 | 26 | 33 | $2,609 | |
| 39 | MINI | 2015 Cooper S Paceman | 28 | 26 | 32 | $2,641 | |
| 40 | Acura | 2015 ILX | 28 | 24 | 34 | $2,711 | |
| 41 | BMW | 2015 ActiveHybrid 3 | Hybrid | 28 | 25 | 32 | $2,704 |
| 42 | Volkswagen | 2015 GTI | 28 | 25 | 34 | $2,642 | |
| 43 | BMW | 2015 320i | 28 | 23 | 35 | $2,757 | |
| 44 | Kia | 2015 Forte Koup | 28 | 25 | 34 | $2,642 | |
| 45 | Infiniti | 2015 Q50S Hybrid AWD | Hybrid | 28 | 27 | 30 | $2,652 |
| 46 | Mercedes-Benz | 2015 C300 | 28 | 25 | 33 | $2,672 | |
| 47 | MINI | 2015 Cooper S Countryman | 28 | 26 | 32 | $2,641 | |
| 48 | Acura | 2015 TLX | 28 | 24 | 35 | $2,683 | |
| 49 | Mercedes-Benz | 2015 CLA250 4matic | Flexible fueled | 27 | 24 | 32 | $2,773 |
| 50 | MINI | 2015 Cooper S Countryman All4 | 27 | 25 | 30 | $2,775 | |
| 51 | BMW | 2015 328i | 27 | 23 | 34 | $2,786 | |
| 52 | MINI | 2015 Cooper S Paceman All4 | 27 | 25 | 30 | $2,775 | |
| 53 | BMW | 2015 320i xDrive | 27 | 23 | 34 | $2,786 | |
| 54 | MINI | 2015 JCW Countryman All4 | 27 | 25 | 30 | $2,775 | |
| 55 | BMW | 2015 428i Coupe | 27 | 23 | 34 | $2,786 | |
| 56 | MINI | 2015 JCW Paceman All4 | 27 | 25 | 30 | $2,775 | |
| 57 | Mercedes-Benz | 2015 C300 4matic | 27 | 24 | 31 | $2,807 | |
| 58 | Mercedes-Benz | 2015 CLA45 AMG 4matic | 26 | 23 | 30 | $2,918 | |
| 59 | BMW | 2015 328i xDrive | 26 | 22 | 32 | $2,929 | |
| 60 | BMW | 2015 428i Gran Coupe | 26 | 23 | 33 | $2,816 | |
| 61 | BMW | 2015 428i xDrive Coupe | 26 | 22 | 32 | $2,929 | |
| 62 | Scion | 2015 tC | 26 | 23 | 30 | $2,918 | |
| 63 | Audi | 2015 A4 | 26 | 24 | 31 | $2,807 | |
| 64 | Audi | 2015 A4 quattro | 26 | 22 | 32 | $2,929 | |
| 65 | Volkswagen | 2015 Golf R | 26 | 23 | 30 | $2,918 | |
| 66 | BMW | 2015 428i xDrive Gran Coupe | 26 | 22 | 32 | $2,929 | |
| 67 | Mitsubishi | 2015 Lancer AWD | 25 | 22 | 28 | $3,080 | |
| 68 | Cadillac | 2015 ATS | 25 | 21 | 32 | $3,018 | |
| 69 | BMW | 2015 335i | 25 | 21 | 31 | $3,052 | |
| 70 | BMW | 2015 435i Gran Coupe | 25 | 21 | 31 | $3,052 | |
| 71 | BMW | 2015 435i Coupe | 25 | 21 | 31 | $3,052 | |
| 72 | Acura | 2015 TLX AWD | 25 | 21 | 31 | $3,052 | |
| 73 | Volkswagen | 2015 CC | 25 | 22 | 32 | $2,929 | |
| 74 | Buick | 2015 Verano | 25 | 21 | 31 | $3,052 | |
| 75 | Subaru | 2015 WRX | 24 | 21 | 28 | $3,169 | |
| 76 | Mercedes-Benz | 2015 CLS400 | 24 | 20 | 29 | $3,226 | |
| 77 | BMW | 2015 640i Gran Coupe | 24 | 20 | 30 | $3,187 | |
| 78 | BMW | 2015 435i xDrive Gran Coupe | 24 | 20 | 30 | $3,187 | |
| 79 | Lexus | 2015 IS 250 | 24 | 21 | 30 | $3,089 | |
| 80 | Mercedes-Benz | 2015 C400 4matic | 24 | 21 | 28 | $3,169 | |
| 81 | Cadillac | 2015 ATS AWD | 23 | 20 | 27 | $3,312 | |
| 82 | Audi | 2015 Q3 quattro | 23 | 20 | 28 | $3,267 | |
| 83 | Audi | 2015 Q3 | 23 | 20 | 28 | $3,267 | |
| 84 | Volvo | 2015 S60 AWD | 23 | 20 | 28 | $3,267 | |
| 85 | BMW | 2015 335i xDrive | 23 | 20 | 30 | $3,187 | |
| 86 | Lexus | 2015 IS 250 AWD | 23 | 20 | 27 | $3,312 | |
| 87 | BMW | 2015 435i xDrive Coupe | 23 | 20 | 30 | $3,187 | |
| 88 | BMW | 2015 640i xDrive Gran Coupe | 23 | 20 | 29 | $3,226 | |
| 89 | Chevrolet | 2015 Camaro | 22 | 19 | 29 | $3,334 | |
| 90 | Lexus | 2015 IS 350 | 22 | 19 | 28 | $3,376 | |
| 91 | Mercedes-Benz | 2015 CLS400 4matic | 22 | 19 | 26 | $3,469 | |
| 92 | Volvo | 2015 S60 PoleStar AWD | 21 | 18 | 27 | $3,541 | |
| 93 | Lexus | 2015 IS 350 AWD | 21 | 19 | 26 | $3,469 | |
| 94 | Audi | 2015 S4 | 21 | 18 | 28 | $3,497 | |
| 95 | BMW | 2015 650i Gran Coupe | 20 | 17 | 24 | $3,832 | |
| 96 | Mercedes-Benz | 2015 CLS550 | 20 | 18 | 26 | $3,589 | |
| 97 | BMW | 2015 M3 | 20 | 17 | 26 | $3,724 | |
| 98 | Volkswagen | 2015 CC 4motion | 20 | 17 | 25 | $3,776 | |
| 99 | Mercedes-Benz | 2015 AMG C63 | 20 | 18 | 24 | $3,697 | |
| 100 | BMW | 2015 M4 Coupe | 20 | 17 | 26 | $3,724 | |