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.
Make & model | MPG |
---|---|
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 |
Best Highway MPG
If you drive mainly on the highway, these cars are the most fuel efficient.
Make & model | MPG |
---|---|
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 |
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