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Most Fuel Efficient Midsize Cars

The following table compares the fuel economies of the top 100 most fuel-efficient midsize cars. The table includes EV, 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.

Table 1. Most Fuel Efficient Midsize Cars

Include: Electric vehicles (EV) Hybrid vehicles

Rank	Brand	Model Year	Vehicle Type	Combined MPG	City MPG	Highway MPG	Annual Cost
1	Tesla	2021 Model 3 Standard Range Plus RWD	Electric vehicle	142	150	133	$528
2	Tesla	2020 Model 3 Standard Range Plus	Electric vehicle	141	148	132	$534
3	Hyundai	2023 Ioniq 6 Long range RWD (18 inch Wheels)	Electric vehicle	140	153	127	$535
4	Hyundai	2021 Ioniq Electric	Electric vehicle	136	150	122	$551
5	Hyundai	2023 Ioniq 6 Standard Range RWD	Electric vehicle	135	151	120	$554
6	Tesla	2023 Model 3 Long Range AWD	Electric vehicle	134	141	127	$558
7	Tesla	2023 Model 3 RWD	Electric vehicle	132	138	126	$566
8	Tesla	2020 Model 3 Standard Range	Electric vehicle	131	138	124	$571
9	Tesla	2020 Model 3 Long Range	Electric vehicle	130	136	123	$577
10	Tesla	2020 Model 3 Long Range Perf. AWD (18")	Electric vehicle	124	128	120	$603
11	Tesla	2020 Model 3 Mid Range	Electric vehicle	123	128	117	$610
12	Hyundai	2023 Ioniq 6 Long range AWD (18 inch Wheels)	Electric vehicle	121	130	111	$621
13	Hyundai	2023 Ioniq 6 Long range RWD (20 inch Wheels)	Electric vehicle	117	129	105	$641
14	Tesla	2020 Model 3 Long Range Perf. AWD (19")	Electric vehicle	116	119	112	$647
15	Tesla	2018 Model 3 Long Range AWD	Electric vehicle	116	120	112	$645
16	Tesla	2018 Model 3 Long Range AWD Performance	Electric vehicle	116	120	112	$645
17	Tesla	2019 Model 3 Long Range AWD Performance	Electric vehicle	116	120	112	$645
18	Nissan	2023 Leaf	Electric vehicle	115	129	102	$650
19	Nissan	2016 Leaf (24 kW-hr battery pack)	Electric vehicle	114	126	101	$661
20	Honda	2019 Clarity EV	Electric vehicle	114	126	103	$655
21	Tesla	2023 Model 3 Performance AWD	Electric vehicle	113	118	107	$664
22	Tesla	2020 Model 3 Long Range Perf. AWD (20")	Electric vehicle	113	118	107	$664
23	Nissan	2016 Leaf (30 kW-hr battery pack)	Electric vehicle	112	124	101	$666
24	Nissan	2022 Leaf (40 kW-hr battery pack)	Electric vehicle	111	123	99	$676
25	Nissan	2023 LEAF SV	Electric vehicle	109	121	98	$685
26	Nissan	2022 Leaf (62 kW-hr battery pack)	Electric vehicle	108	118	97	$697
27	Polestar	2023 2 Single Motor	Electric vehicle	107	113	100	$702
28	Nissan	2022 Leaf SV/SL (62 kW-hr battery pack)	Electric vehicle	104	114	94	$720
29	Hyundai	2023 Ioniq 6 Long range AWD (20 inch Wheels)	Electric vehicle	103	111	94	$730
30	Polestar	2023 2 Dual Motor	Electric vehicle	100	105	96	$744
31	Polestar	2023 2 Dual Motor Perf Pack	Electric vehicle	100	105	96	$744
32	Genesis	2023 Electrified G80	Electric vehicle	97	105	89	$772
33	Polestar	2023 2 BST edition	Electric vehicle	96	98	91	$791
34	Mazda	2022 MX-30	Electric vehicle	92	98	85	$817
35	Polestar Automotive USA Inc.	2021 Polestar 2	Electric vehicle	92	96	88	$813
36	Mercedes-Benz	2017 B250e	Electric vehicle	84	85	82	$896
37	Mercedes-Benz	2015 B-Class Electric Drive	Electric vehicle	84	85	83	$891
38	Audi	2023 e-tron GT	Electric vehicle	82	81	83	$915
39	Audi	2023 RS e-tron GT	Electric vehicle	81	79	82	$933
40	Porsche	2023 Taycan 4 Cross Turismo		80	80	80	$937
41	Porsche	2023 Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo		79	80	78	$948
42	Porsche	2023 Taycan 4S Cross Turismo		78	78	78	$961
43	Porsche	2023 Taycan Turbo S Cross Turismo		75	76	74	$998
44	Toyota	2023 Prius	Hybrid	57	57	56	$1,326
45	Toyota	2022 Prius Eco	Hybrid	56	58	53	$1,347
46	Hyundai	2023 Elantra Hybrid Blue	Hybrid	54	53	56	$1,380
47	Toyota	2023 Prius AWD	Hybrid	54	53	54	$1,403
48	Toyota	2022 Prius Prime	Plug-in Hybrid	54	55	53	$1,386
49	Toyota	2023 Camry Hybrid LE	Hybrid	52	51	53	$1,445
50	Toyota	2023 Prius XLE/LTD	Hybrid	52	52	52	$1,442
51	Hyundai	2022 Ioniq Plug-in Hybrid	Plug-in Hybrid	52	53	52	$1,427
52	Honda	2022 Insight	Hybrid	52	55	49	$1,438
53	Hyundai	2023 Elantra Hybrid	Hybrid	50	49	52	$1,490
54	Toyota	2015 Prius Plug-in Hybrid	Plug-in Hybrid	50	51	49	$1,497
55	Toyota	2023 Prius AWD XLE/LTD	Hybrid	49	49	50	$1,516
56	Honda	2017 Accord Hybrid	Hybrid	48	49	47	$1,559
57	Honda	2021 Insight Touring	Hybrid	48	51	45	$1,558
58	Toyota	2020 Camry Hybrid XLE/SE	Hybrid	46	44	47	$1,655
59	Honda	2014 Accord Plug-in Hybrid	Plug-in Hybrid	46	47	46	$1,611
60	Chevrolet	2019 Malibu Hybrid	Hybrid	46	49	46	$1,575
61	Toyota	2023 Camry Hybrid SE/XLE/XSE	Hybrid	46	44	47	$1,655
62	Honda	2023 Accord Hybrid Sport/Touring	Hybrid	44	46	41	$1,719
63	Toyota	2022 Avalon Hybrid XLE	Hybrid	44	43	44	$1,726
64	Lexus	2023 ES 300h	Hybrid	44	43	45	$1,709
65	Toyota	2022 Avalon Hybrid	Hybrid	43	43	43	$1,744
66	Hyundai	2019 Sonata Hybrid SE	Hybrid	42	40	46	$1,764
67	Ford	2020 Fusion Special Service PHEV	Plug-in Hybrid	42	43	40	$1,803
68	Honda	2021 Clarity	Plug-in Hybrid	42	44	40	$1,781
69	Ford	2020 Fusion Hybrid FWD	Hybrid	42	43	41	$1,782
70	Honda	2020 Clarity Plug-in Hybrid	Plug-in Hybrid	42	44	40	$1,781
71	Kia	2020 Optima Hybrid	Hybrid	42	40	46	$1,764
72	Ford	2019 Fusion Special Service Vehicle PHEV	Plug-in Hybrid	42	43	40	$1,803
73	Ford	2020 Fusion Energi Plug-in Hybrid	Plug-in Hybrid	42	43	41	$1,782
74	Hyundai	2019 Sonata Hybrid	Hybrid	41	39	44	$1,824
75	Toyota	2023 Crown AWD	Hybrid	41	42	41	$1,805
76	Kia	2020 Optima Plug-in Hybrid	Plug-in Hybrid	41	39	44	$1,824
77	Ford	2020 Fusion Hybrid Taxi	Hybrid	41	43	40	$1,803
78	Lincoln	2020 MKZ Hybrid FWD	Hybrid	41	42	39	$1,847
79	Hyundai	2019 Sonata Plug-in Hybrid	Plug-in Hybrid	40	38	42	$1,889
80	Toyota	2013 Camry Hybrid XLE	Hybrid	39	40	37	$1,943
81	Ford	2017 C-MAX Energi Plug-in Hybrid	Plug-in Hybrid	39	41	38	$1,894
82	Mercury	2011 Milan Hybrid FWD	Hybrid	39	41	36	$1,943
83	Hyundai	2015 Sonata Hybrid Limited	Hybrid	37	35	38	$2,066
84	Hyundai	2023 Elantra		37	33	43	$2,034
85	Kia	2016 Optima Hybrid EX	Hybrid	36	35	38	$2,066
86	Honda	2023 Civic 4Dr		36	33	42	$2,053
87	Hyundai	2020 Elantra SE		35	31	41	$2,153
88	Jaguar	2020 XF		35	31	42	$2,134
89	Kia	2023 Forte FE		35	31	41	$2,153
90	Chevrolet	2019 Cruze Hatchback		35	30	48	$2,078
91	Jaguar	2020 XF AWD		34	30	40	$2,218
92	Toyota	2023 Camry		34	29	41	$2,245
93	Kia	2023 Forte		34	30	40	$2,218
94	Volkswagen	2022 Passat		34	30	42	$2,178
95	Toyota	2019 Corolla LE Eco		34	30	40	$2,218
96	Toyota	2011 Camry Hybrid	Hybrid	34	33	35	$2,214
97	Nissan	2011 Altima Hybrid	Hybrid	34	35	33	$2,201
98	Nissan	2016 Sentra FE		33	30	39	$2,240
99	Mazda	2018 3 5-Door		33	29	39	$2,287
100	Mercedes-Benz	2016 E250 Bluetec	Diesel	33	28	42	$2,276

Most Fuel Efficient Midsize Cars by Model Years:

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Data source: Fuel economy test., Reference.