Toyota Land Cruiser MPG
Its best-rated version reaches 23 MPG combined in 2024–2026, with its hybrid version. Its weakest year peaked at 11 MPG (1984–1987 and 1992).
a year at 15,000 miles for the best 2026 version. Put it next to its 1984 predecessor, at your own mileage.
Compare in gallonsThe Toyota Land Cruiser has EPA ratings for 40 model years, 1984–2026, most often among special purpose vehicles. In 2007 even its most efficient version shared the lowest rating of 88 SUVs; it sat in its class's bottom five in 34 model years. Its weakest year is the second lowest yearly peak among 208 SUV nameplates.
That run of rated years is the third longest (tied with one other) among 249 SUV nameplates on this site. Averaged over 2019–2023, its best version placed last of 46 among standard SUVs rated at least three years in that span, and it was in the bottom five in six other five-year spans.
Among 58 standard SUVs, 2026
The Land Cruiser placed 14th (tied). The class leader was the Jeep Cherokee at 37 MPG. The next higher rating, 24 MPG, is shared by three nameplates.
The Land Cruiser, five years at a time
Average rating of its best version per span, placed in the class it sat in most often.
Where the engine list turned over
- 1988
New: 4.0-liter 6-cylinder. Best rating 11 → 12 MPG.
- 1991
New: 3.9-liter 6-cylinder. Best rating 12 → 12 MPG.
- 1992
New: 4.0-liter 6-cylinder. Best rating 12 → 11 MPG.
- 1993
New: 4.5-liter 6-cylinder. Best rating 11 → 12 MPG.
- 1998
New: 4.7-liter 8-cylinder. Best rating 13 → 14 MPG.
- 2008
New: 5.7-liter 8-cylinder. Best rating 13 → 15 MPG.
Powertrains under the name
- Gasoline
Rated in 1984–2011 and 2013–2021.
- Hybrid
Rated in 2024–2026.
All 40 model years, best and lowest version
| Model years | Best version | Combined | City / hwy | Lowest version | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–2026 | Land Cruiser hybrid | 23 | 22 / 25 | 23 | 1 |
| 2020–2021 | Land Cruiser Wagon 4WD | 14 | 13 / 17 | 14 | 1 |
| 2013–2019 | Land Cruiser Wagon 4WD | 15 | 13 / 18 | 15 | 1 |
| 2008–2011 | Land Cruiser Wagon 4WD | 15 | 13 / 18 | 15 | 1 |
| 2006–2007 | Land Cruiser Wagon 4WD | 13 | 12 / 15 | 13 | 1 |
| 2003–2005 | Land Cruiser Wagon 4WD | 13 | 12 / 16 | 13 | 1 |
| 1999–2002 | Land Cruiser Wagon 4WD | 13 | 12 / 15 | 13 | 1 |
| 1998 | Land Cruiser Wagon 4WD | 14 | 12 / 15 | 14 | 1 |
| 1995–1997 | Land Cruiser Wagon 4WD | 13 | 12 / 14 | 13 | 1 |
| 1993–1994 | Land Cruiser Wagon 4WD | 12 | 11 / 14 | 12 | 1 |
| 1992 | Land Cruiser Wagon 4WD | 11 | 10 / 13 | 11 | 1 |
| 1988–1991 | Land Cruiser Wagon 4WD | 12 | 11 / 13 | 12 | 1 |
| 1984–1987 | Land Cruiser Wagon 4WD | 11 | 10 / 12 | 11 | 1 |
Version names in the EPA list: Land Cruiser, Land Cruiser Wagon 4WD.
Same class, 2026
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