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Most Fuel Efficient 2018 Compact Cars

The following table compares the fuel economies of the top 100 most fuel-efficient 2018 compact cars. The table includes EV, Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid, Diesel, 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.

Table 1. Most Fuel Efficient Compact Cars (2018 models)

Include: Electric vehicles (EV) Hybrid vehicles

Rank	Brand	Model Year	Vehicle Type	Combined MPG	City MPG	Highway MPG	Annual Cost
1	Volkswagen	2018 e-Golf	Electric vehicle	119	126	111	$631
2	Ford	2018 Focus Electric	Electric vehicle	107	118	96	$701
3	Toyota	2018 Prius c	Hybrid	46	48	43	$1,644
4	Chevrolet	2018 Volt	Plug-in Hybrid	42	43	42	$1,762
5	Mitsubishi	2018 Mirage		39	37	43	$1,899
6	Mitsubishi	2018 Mirage G4		37	35	41	$2,001
7	Chevrolet	2018 Cruze		37	31	52	$1,979
8	Jaguar	2018 XE		36	32	42	$2,092
9	Audi	2018 A3 e-tron	Plug-in Hybrid	36	34	39	$2,078
10	BMW	2018 328d	Diesel	36	31	43	$2,115
11	Honda	2018 Civic 2Dr		35	31	41	$2,153
12	Mazda	2018 2		35	32	40	$2,132
13	Jaguar	2018 XE AWD		34	30	40	$2,218
14	Nissan	2018 Versa		34	31	39	$2,196
15	Ford	2018 Focus FWD		34	30	40	$2,218
16	BMW	2018 328d xDrive	Diesel	34	30	40	$2,218
17	Chevrolet	2018 Cruze Premier		33	29	39	$2,287
18	Volkswagen	2018 Jetta		33	28	40	$2,316
19	Toyota	2018 Yaris		33	30	36	$2,312
20	Kia	2018 Rio		32	29	37	$2,334
21	Hyundai	2018 Accent		32	28	38	$2,361
22	Chevrolet	2018 Sonic		32	28	37	$2,385
23	Honda	2018 Civic Si 2Dr		32	28	38	$2,361
24	Audi	2018 A4 Ultra		31	27	37	$2,439
25	Mazda	2018 3 4-Door		31	28	38	$2,361
26	Mazda	2018 CX-3 2WD		31	29	34	$2,415
27	BMW	2018 330e	Plug-in Hybrid	30	28	34	$2,465
28	Mercedes-Benz	2018 C350e	Plug-in Hybrid	30	28	32	$2,527
29	Acura	2018 ILX		29	25	35	$2,614
30	Infiniti	2018 Q50 Hybrid	Hybrid	29	27	32	$2,582
31	Toyota	2018 C-HR		29	27	31	$2,616
32	Mazda	2018 CX-3 4WD		29	27	32	$2,582
33	Ford	2018 Fiesta ST FWD		29	26	33	$2,609
34	Volkswagen	2018 Beetle Dune		29	26	34	$2,579
35	Volkswagen	2018 Golf		29	25	34	$2,642
36	Volvo	2018 S60 Inscription FWD		29	25	36	$2,587
37	Volkswagen	2018 Beetle		29	26	33	$2,609
38	Mercedes-Benz	2018 CLA250		29	24	37	$2,630
39	Volvo	2018 S60 FWD		29	25	36	$2,587
40	BMW	2018 530e	Plug-in Hybrid	29	27	31	$2,616
41	BMW	2018 530e xDrive	Plug-in Hybrid	28	27	31	$2,616
42	Infiniti	2018 Q50 Hybrid AWD	Hybrid	28	26	30	$2,711
43	BMW	2018 320i		28	24	35	$2,683
44	Volkswagen	2018 GTI		28	25	33	$2,672
45	BMW	2018 430i xDrive Gran Coupe		27	23	33	$2,816
46	Acura	2018 TLX FWD		27	23	33	$2,816
47	BMW	2018 330i		27	24	34	$2,711
48	Infiniti	2018 QX30		27	24	33	$2,741
49	Audi	2018 A4 quattro		27	24	34	$2,711
50	BMW	2018 330i xDrive		27	23	33	$2,816
51	Jaguar	2018 XE (296 Hp)		27	24	32	$2,773
52	BMW	2018 320i xDrive		27	23	34	$2,786
53	BMW	2018 430i Coupe		27	24	34	$2,711
54	Mercedes-Benz	2018 CLA250 4matic	Flexible fueled	27	24	32	$2,773
55	Mercedes-Benz	2018 C300		27	24	33	$2,741
56	BMW	2018 430i xDrive Coupe		27	23	33	$2,816
57	BMW	2018 430i Gran Coupe		27	24	34	$2,711
58	Volvo	2018 S60 AWD		26	22	33	$2,897
59	Volvo	2018 S60 Inscription AWD		26	22	33	$2,897
60	Mercedes-Benz	2018 AMG CLA45 4matic		26	23	30	$2,918
61	Mercedes-Benz	2018 C300 4matic		26	23	32	$2,848
62	Lexus	2018 IS 300		26	22	32	$2,929
63	Cadillac	2018 ATS		25	22	31	$2,963
64	Jaguar	2018 XE AWD (296 Hp)		25	22	30	$3,000
65	BMW	2018 440i Coupe		25	21	32	$3,018
66	BMW	2018 440i xDrive Coupe		25	21	31	$3,052
67	Volvo	2018 S60 CC AWD		25	22	30	$3,000
68	BMW	2018 440i Gran Coupe		25	21	32	$3,018
69	BMW	2018 440i xDrive Gran Coupe		25	21	31	$3,052
70	Infiniti	2018 QX30 AWD		25	21	30	$3,089
71	Cadillac	2018 ATS AWD		25	22	30	$3,000
72	BMW	2018 340i		25	21	32	$3,018
73	BMW	2018 340i xDrive		25	21	31	$3,052
74	Volkswagen	2018 Golf R		25	22	29	$3,038
75	Acura	2018 TLX AWD		24	21	30	$3,089
76	Audi	2018 S4		24	21	30	$3,089
77	Acura	2018 TLX FWD A-SPEC		23	20	30	$3,187
78	Lexus	2018 IS 350		23	20	28	$3,267
79	Acura	2018 TLX AWD A-SPEC		23	20	29	$3,226
80	Subaru	2018 WRX		23	21	27	$3,214
81	BMW	2018 640i Gran Coupe		23	20	29	$3,226
82	Audi	2018 Q3 quattro		23	20	28	$3,267
83	Audi	2018 Q3		23	20	28	$3,267
84	Mercedes-Benz	2018 AMG C43 4matic		23	20	27	$3,312
85	Lexus	2018 IS 300 AWD		22	19	26	$3,469
86	Lexus	2018 IS 350 AWD		22	19	26	$3,469
87	Volvo	2018 S60 Polestar AWD		22	20	27	$3,312
88	BMW	2018 640i xDrive Gran Coupe		22	19	28	$3,376
89	Mercedes-Benz	2018 S560 4matic Coupe		21	17	27	$3,676
90	Mercedes-Benz	2018 CLS550		21	18	26	$3,589
91	BMW	2018 M3		20	17	25	$3,776
92	Mercedes-Benz	2018 AMG C63		20	18	24	$3,697
93	Mercedes-Benz	2018 AMG S63 4matic Coupe		20	17	27	$3,676
94	Mercedes-Benz	2018 AMG C63 S		20	18	24	$3,697
95	BMW	2018 M4 Coupe		20	17	25	$3,776
96	Mercedes-Benz	2018 CLS550 4matic		20	17	25	$3,776
97	Cadillac	2018 ATS-V		20	17	25	$3,776
98	BMW	2018 650i Gran Coupe		20	17	25	$3,776
99	Lexus	2018 GS F		19	16	24	$3,984
100	BMW	2018 M3 CS		19	16	22	$4,112

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Data source: Fuel economy test., Reference.