Most Fuel Efficient 2012 Small Station Wagons
The following table compares the fuel economies of the top 100 most fuel-efficient 2012 small station wagons.
The table includes 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 Small Station Wagons (2012 models)
Include:
| Rank | Brand | Model Year | Vehicle Type | Combined MPG | City MPG |
Highway MPG | Annual Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Audi | 2012 A3 | Diesel | 32 | 29 | 37 | $2,334 |
| 2 | Volkswagen | 2012 Jetta SportWagen | 32 | 29 | 39 | $2,287 | |
| 3 | Honda | 2012 Fit | 31 | 28 | 35 | $2,437 | |
| 4 | Subaru | 2012 Impreza Wagon/Outback Sport AWD | 30 | 27 | 35 | $2,492 | |
| 5 | Nissan | 2012 Juke | 29 | 27 | 32 | $2,582 | |
| 6 | Toyota | 2012 Matrix | 29 | 26 | 32 | $2,641 | |
| 7 | Nissan | 2012 Cube | 28 | 26 | 30 | $2,711 | |
| 8 | Kia | 2012 Soul Eco | 28 | 26 | 31 | $2,675 | |
| 9 | Dodge | 2012 Caliber | 27 | 24 | 31 | $2,807 | |
| 10 | Mitsubishi | 2012 Lancer Sportback | 27 | 24 | 32 | $2,773 | |
| 11 | Nissan | 2012 Juke AWD | 27 | 25 | 29 | $2,813 | |
| 12 | Kia | 2012 Soul | 27 | 25 | 30 | $2,775 | |
| 13 | Hyundai | 2012 Elantra Touring | 26 | 23 | 30 | $2,918 | |
| 14 | Suzuki | 2012 SX4 AWD | 25 | 23 | 29 | $2,957 | |
| 15 | Suzuki | 2012 SX4 | 25 | 23 | 30 | $2,918 | |
| 16 | Saab | 2012 9-3 SportCombi | Flexible fueled | 24 | 20 | 32 | $3,117 |
| 17 | Audi | 2012 A3 quattro | 24 | 21 | 28 | $3,169 | |
| 18 | Acura | 2012 TSX Wagon | 24 | 22 | 29 | $3,038 | |
| 19 | Audi | 2012 A4 Avant quattro | 24 | 21 | 29 | $3,128 | |
| 20 | Scion | 2012 xB | 24 | 22 | 27 | $3,125 | |
| 21 | Saab | 2012 9-3X SportCombi AWD | 23 | 20 | 30 | $3,187 | |
| 22 | BMW | 2012 328i Sport Wagon | 21 | 18 | 26 | $3,589 | |
| 23 | Cadillac | 2012 CTS Wagon | 21 | 18 | 27 | $3,541 | |
| 24 | Cadillac | 2012 CTS Wagon AWD | 21 | 18 | 26 | $3,589 | |
| 25 | BMW | 2012 328i xDrive Sport Wagon | 20 | 17 | 25 | $3,776 | |
| 26 | Infiniti | 2012 EX35 | 20 | 17 | 24 | $3,832 | |
| 27 | Infiniti | 2012 EX35 AWD | 19 | 17 | 23 | $3,893 | |
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