MPG by Model

Size classesCompact cars

Compact cars: MPG by year

EPA used this size class for model years 1984–2026 on this site, and 250 nameplates were rated in it. The Volkswagen Jetta had the class's highest rating in nine of those years, more often than any other. The class median went from 25 MPG in 1984 to 30 MPG in 2026, while the top rating went from 39 to 50 MPG.

Compact cars: highest and median best-version MPG by model year2025303540455055MPGhighestmedian19842026Compact cars: highest and median MPG20304050MPG19842026
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Highest-rated and median nameplate in each model year, by each nameplate's best version.

Year by year

YearNameplatesMedianHighest, MPGLowest, MPG
20261630Toyota Corolla 50Ferrari Purosangue 12
20252230Toyota Corolla 50Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 18
20242229.5Toyota Corolla 50BMW M 19
20232628Toyota Corolla 50Ferrari F175 AHA 12
20222929Toyota Corolla 52BMW M 19
20213428.5Toyota Corolla 52Rolls-Royce Dawn 14
20203929Toyota Corolla 52Rolls-Royce Dawn 14
20194629Toyota Prius c 46Rolls-Royce Dawn 14
20184429Toyota Prius c 46Rolls-Royce Dawn 14
20175029Toyota Prius c 46Bentley Continental Supersports, Rolls-Royce Dawn and 1 more 14
20165129Toyota Prius c 50Rolls-Royce Phantom 14
20154629Toyota Prius c 50Rolls-Royce Phantom 14
20144730Toyota Prius c 50Rolls-Royce Phantom 14
20134428Toyota Prius c 50Rolls-Royce Phantom 14
20124428Toyota Prius c 50Bentley Continental, Rolls-Royce Phantom 14
20114026Lexus CT 42Rolls-Royce Phantom 14
20104025.5Honda Civic 42Bentley Azure, Bentley Brooklands 11
20093725Honda Civic 42Bentley Azure, Bentley Brooklands 11
20084023Honda Civic 42Bentley Azure 11
20073423Honda Civic 42Bentley Continental 13
20063423Honda Civic 42Bentley Continental 13
20054324Honda Civic 41Bentley Continental 12
20044624Honda Civic 41Bentley Continental 12
20034524Honda Civic, Toyota Prius 41Bentley Continental 12
20024824Toyota Prius 41BMW M 15
20014924Toyota Prius 41Bentley Continental 12
20004224Volkswagen Golf/GTI, Volkswagen Jetta 38Bentley Continental 12
19993624Volkswagen Golf/GTI, Volkswagen Jetta 38Bentley Continental 12
19983924Volkswagen Jetta 37Bentley Continental 12
19973724Volkswagen Golf/GTI, Volkswagen Jetta 37Rolls-Royce Corniche/Continental 12
19964324Volkswagen Golf/GTI, Volkswagen Jetta 38Rolls-Royce Corniche/Continental 12
19954823Mazda Protege 30Rolls-Royce Corniche/Continental 11
19944323Ford Escort, Mercury Tracer 29Rolls-Royce Corniche/Continental 11
19934923Ford Escort, Pontiac Lemans 30Rolls-Royce Corniche/Continental 11
19925023Volkswagen Jetta 33Wallace Environmental Wetl 412 10
19915222Volkswagen Jetta 34Wallace Environmental Wetl 412 10
19903823Volkswagen Jetta 34Mercedes-Benz 560 14
19894524Volkswagen Golf/GTI, Volkswagen Jetta 34Mercedes-Benz 560 13
19885024.5Ford Escort 32Mercedes-Benz 560 13
19875325Ford Escort, Mercury Lynx 35Rolls-Royce Camargue 8
19864424Ford Escort 38Rolls-Royce Camargue 8
19854425Ford Escort, Mercury Lynx 40Rolls-Royce Camargue 8
19843625Ford Escort, Mercury Lynx 39Rolls-Royce Camargue 8