Consumer Reports' Best Used Midsized SUVs With Excellent Fuel Economy

In addition, our data shows that buying a used model doesn’t mean you’re forced to sacrifice fuel economy to get the space and all-weather traction you want. In fact, all of the models below were designed and built recently enough that their performance in our tests—such as those for acceleration, braking, and fuel economy—is on a par with brand-new cars.

To help steer you to the best choices, we’ve assembled a list of the most fuel-efficient midsized SUVs from the 2021 model year, ranked in order of their overall fuel economy during their Consumer Reports tests when new. All have average or better reliability, according to CR’s Annual Auto Surveys, where we ask Consumer Reports members to tell us about what went wrong on their own cars. This year, we have data on more than 380,000 vehicles.

We list which active safety features are standard and optional for each model, including forward collision warning (FCW), automatic emergency braking (AEB), blind spot warning (BSW), and rear cross traffic warning (RCTW).

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