Most fuel-efficient cars

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The most fuel-efficient cars

Last reviewed: February 2012

Among Consumer Reports' vehicle test criteria are measurements of fuel economy. Our fuel economy numbers come from our measurements using a precision flow meter and are rounded to the nearest mile per gallon (mpg).

CR's overall mileage is calculated from equal portions of city and expressway driving and on a 150-mile trip.

The chart that follows features the 23 most fuel-efficient cars currently sold that Consumer Reports has tested (see our list of the most fuel-efficient SUVs). Also see our Ratings comparison by category (available to subscribers), which lists each vehicle's overall mileage. (Find out how you can compare these cars and get unlimited price reports with Cars Best Deals Plus.)

		Fuel Economy
Rank	Make & model	CR Overall MPG	City MPG	Highway MPG	150 mile trip MPG
1	Nissan Leaf SL	106¹	86¹	118¹	124¹
2	Chevrolet Volt	61²	45²	76¹	70²
3	Toyota Prius Four	44	32	55	53
4	Toyota Prius v Three	41	33	47	46
5	Lexus CT 200h Premium	40	31	47	46
6	Honda Civic Hybrid	40	28	50	50
7	Smart ForTwo Passion	39	30	44	46
8	Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE	38	32	43	42
9	Honda Insight EX	38	29	45	46
10	Volkswagen Golf TDI (MT)	38	27	49	44
11	Volkswagen Passat TDI SE	37	26	51	27
12	Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen TDI (MT)	36	25	49	37
13	Honda CR-Z EX (MT)	35	26	45	41
14	Volkswagen Jetta TDI	34	25	45	41
15	Fiat 500 Pop (MT)	34	25	42	41
16	Ford Fusion Hybrid	34	25	40	41
17	Scion xD (MT)	34	25	40	42
18	Mazda2 Sport (MT)	33	25	40	40
19	Fiat 500 Sport (MT)	33	24	42	41
20	Mini Cooper (base, MT)	33	24	41	41
21	Hyundai Sonata Hybrid	33	24	40	39
22	Honda Fit Sport (MT)	33	24	37	41
23	Ford Fiesta SE sedan	33	22	45	41

1 = MPGe
2 = composite of electricity & gas

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