Best MPG Cars for City & Highway Commutes

Depending on how you drive and what your typical commute looks like, you may want to compare how a vehicle fares in city versus highway mileage. If you are consistently in stop-and-go traffic, you want to find a car that uses the least gas in those situations. If you drive mainly on the highway, you can get up to double the city miles as cars typically use the least gas when driving at highway speeds.

Check out our list of which vehicles have the best fuel economy in city or highway driving.

Click through the model names for the complete road test and ratings (available to online subscribers).

Best City MPG

These cars use the least gasoline in stop-and-go driving.

BMW i3 Giga	135*
Ford Focus Electric	108*
Mitsubishi i-MiEV SE	104*
Chevrolet Volt LT	99*
Ford C-Max Energi	87* / 36**
Nissan Leaf SL	86*
Tesla Model S P85D	64*
Toyota Prius Three	43
Toyota Prius C Two	37
Ford C-Max Hybrid SE	35
Ford Fusion SE Hybrid	35
Toyota Prius V Three	33
Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE	32
Hyundai Sonata Hybrid SE	31
Lexus CT 200h Premium	31
Lincoln MKZ Hybrid	29
Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid SE	29
Mitsubishi Mirage ES	28
Lexus ES 300h	28
Honda CR-Z EX (MT)	26
Toyota RAV4 Hybrid XLE	26
Fiat 500 Pop (MT)	25
Ford Fiesta SE (3-cyl., MT)	25
Mazda MX-5 Miata Club (MT)	25
Smart ForTwo Passion	25
* = MPGe ** = MPG on gas only

Best Highway MPG

If you drive mainly on the highway, these cars are the most fuel efficient.

BMW i3 Giga	141*
Nissan Leaf SL	118*
Mitsubishi i-MiEV SE	116*
Tesla Model S P85D	110*
Ford Focus Electric	107*
Chevrolet Volt LT	109*
Ford C-Max Energi	98* / 38**
Toyota Prius Three	59
BMW 328d xDrive	49
Hyundai Elantra SE	49
Scion iA	48
Smart ForTwo Passion	48
Toyota Prius C Two	48
Chevrolet Cruze LT	47
Lexus CT 200h Premium	47
Mitsubishi Mirage ES	47
Toyota Prius V Three	47
Volkswagen Jetta (1.4T)	47
Ford Fiesta SE (3-cyl., MT)	46
Hyundai Sonata Hybrid SE	46
Ford Fiesta sedan SE	45
Honda Civic EX-T/LX	45
Honda CR-Z EX (MT)	45
Hyundai Accent GLS	45
Mazda3 i Touring sedan	45
Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid SE	45
Chevrolet Spark LT	44
Chrysler 200 Limited	44
Lexus ES 300h	44
Mazda6 Sport	44
Ford Focus SE (1.0T)	44
Ford Focus SE (2.0)	43
Ford Focus SE sedan	43
Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE	43
Toyota Corolla LE Plus	43
Acura ILX Premium	42
Chrysler 200 C	42
Fiat 500c Sport (MT)	42
Fiat 500c Pop (MT)	42
Ford Fiesta SES hatchback (MT)	42
Honda Fit EX	42
Mazda MX-5 Miata Club (MT)	42
Nissan Altima 2.5 SV	42
Nissan Sentra SV	42
Scion iM	42
Acura TLX 2.4L	41
Chevrolet Malibu LT	41
Ford Fusion SE Hybrid	41
Mazda3 i Grand Touring hatchback	41
Mini Cooper base (1.5T)	41
Toyota Yaris LE	41
* = MPGe ** = MPG on gas only

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