Most Fuel-Efficient Cars in 2025: Fuel Consumption Ranking
Which 2025 EPA Passenger-Car Configurations Use the Least Gasoline?
The Toyota Prius is the most fuel-efficient configuration in this ranking at 57 EPA combined U.S. mpg, equal to 4.13 L/100 km. The Hyundai Elantra Hybrid Blue and Toyota Prius AWD follow at 54 U.S. mpg, or 4.36 L/100 km.
The ranking covers 21 exact EPA vehicle configurations across compact, midsize and large passenger-car classes. Each row is identified by its FuelEconomy.gov vehicle ID, so separate configurations with the same printed model name remain separate rather than being reduced to the highest MPG value.
The primary source is the current official 2025 Datafile listed by FuelEconomy.gov; its download environment was updated June 16, 2026. Current Find-a-Car records were used to verify vehicle IDs, class, drivetrain and combined MPG. The printed 2025 Fuel Economy Guide is used only as a secondary reference. SUVs, pickups, vans, battery-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids and hydrogen vehicles are outside this passenger-car gasoline ranking.
Toyota Prius · 4.13 L/100 km · EPA ID 48861.
Eight model families, with every distinct included EPA vehicle ID retained.
Compact, midsize and large passenger cars only.
Equivalent to 5.35–4.13 L/100 km; higher MPG and lower L/100 km are better.
What the Fuel-Economy Metric Means
EPA combined fuel economy is a standardized comparison measure expressed here in miles per U.S. gallon. A higher MPG value means the vehicle travels farther on one U.S. gallon. The converted L/100 km figure measures how many liters are required to travel 100 kilometers, so a lower value is better.
Model year 2025 is a regulatory vehicle-model designation, not a statement that every vehicle was sold or tested during the 2025 calendar year. The EPA configuration is the ranking unit: model name, drivetrain and other test-relevant details are linked to one vehicle ID. This prevents two Corolla Hybrid or Corolla Hybrid AWD records with different official results from being treated as accidental duplicates.
How to read the ranking
Rows are ordered by EPA combined U.S. MPG from highest to lowest. L/100 km is a direct conversion of the same value, not a second test.
Why configurations differ
Drivetrain, vehicle mass, wheel and tire package, aerodynamic equipment, rolling resistance and calibration can change the certified result within one model family.
Why EPA classes can look unusual
EPA car size classes use interior volume rules. A familiar market label such as compact sedan or hatchback does not always match the official EPA class name.
What the metric does not show
It does not rank purchase price, reliability, battery durability, cargo utility, emissions over the full lifecycle or total ownership cost.
Practical scale: the difference between 4.13 and 5.35 L/100 km is about 183 liters over 15,000 km. This is a distance-only comparison and does not include fuel price or other ownership costs.
Five Leading 2025 EPA Passenger-Car Configurations
This compact leader table provides the headline result without repeating the full ranking. Equal MPG values share the same rank; EPA vehicle IDs distinguish each configuration.
Top five positions by EPA combined U.S. MPG
| Rank | EPA configuration | EPA combined | L/100 km | EPA ID / drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota Prius | 57 U.S. mpg | 4.13 L/100 km | EPA ID 48861 · FWD |
| 2= | Hyundai Elantra Hybrid Blue | 54 U.S. mpg | 4.36 L/100 km | EPA ID 48023 · FWD |
| 2= | Toyota Prius AWD | 54 U.S. mpg | 4.36 L/100 km | EPA ID 48858 · AWD |
| 4 | Toyota Prius XLE/LTD | 52 U.S. mpg | 4.52 L/100 km | EPA ID 48860 · FWD |
| 5 | Toyota Camry HEV FF LE | 51 U.S. mpg | 4.61 L/100 km | EPA ID 48032 · FWD |
The full 21-configuration table below contains class, drivetrain and vehicle-ID notes for every row.
Top 10 Configurations by EPA Combined MPG
Bar length follows the official MPG value. Each label also shows the converted L/100 km figure, keeping the original U.S. metric and the international consumption measure together.
Methodology and Inclusion Rules
The ranking was rebuilt from the official model year 2025 Datafile available through FuelEconomy.gov. The fields used are vehicle ID, model year, make, model, EPA vehicle size class, drivetrain, fuel type and combined MPG. Current Find-a-Car pages were checked for the included vehicle IDs. The PDF guide supports terminology and printed-guide comparison but is not the primary numeric table.
Ranking unit
One row equals one exact EPA vehicle record. Repeated model labels are retained when their vehicle IDs or certified results differ.
Metric and direction
Primary metric: EPA combined U.S. MPG. Higher ranks better. Converted L/100 km is shown beside it, where lower is better.
Included classes
Compact Cars, Midsize Cars and Large Cars with a comparable regular-gasoline hybrid MPG result.
Excluded records
Other EPA car classes, station wagons, SUVs, pickups, vans, EVs, plug-in hybrids, fuel-cell vehicles and records without a comparable gasoline combined MPG.
Conversion and rounding
L/100 km = 235.214583 divided by U.S. MPG. The result is displayed to two decimals; the source combined MPG is an integer label value.
Ties and cutoff
Equal MPG values share a rank. All four configurations tied at 44 mpg are included, producing 21 rows rather than dropping one at an arbitrary twentieth position.
Terminology used in EPA labels
HEV means hybrid-electric vehicle. AWD means all-wheel drive. In the Toyota Camry source labels, FF identifies the front-drive configuration; this page also states FWD in the row note. LTD means the Limited trim grouping. 4Dr and 5Dr are EPA model labels for four-door and five-door body configurations. These abbreviations describe source configurations and are not separate performance scores.
Real-world consumption can differ because of temperature, speed, trip length, traffic, terrain, tire pressure, vehicle load, accessory use and driving behavior. The ranking is designed for standardized comparison, not to guarantee an individual driver's result.
Full Ranking: 21 Confirmed EPA Configurations
Search by model or EPA ID, filter by car class or drivetrain, and change the display order. “Original Top 10” always uses the first ten ranking positions before the selected sort is applied, so alphabetical sorting cannot redefine the Top 10.
Showing 21 confirmed configurations.
Model year 2025 EPA passenger-car configurations ranked by combined U.S. MPG
| Rank | EPA configuration | EPA combined | L/100 km | Class / drivetrain / ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota Prius | 57 U.S. mpg | 4.13 L/100 km | EPA MY2025 · ID 48861 · Midsize · FWD |
| 2= | Hyundai Elantra Hybrid Blue | 54 U.S. mpg | 4.36 L/100 km | EPA MY2025 · ID 48023 · Midsize · FWD |
| 2= | Toyota Prius AWD | 54 U.S. mpg | 4.36 L/100 km | EPA MY2025 · ID 48858 · Midsize · AWD |
| 4 | Toyota Prius XLE/LTD | 52 U.S. mpg | 4.52 L/100 km | EPA MY2025 · ID 48860 · Midsize · FWD |
| 5 | Toyota Camry HEV FF LE | 51 U.S. mpg | 4.61 L/100 km | EPA MY2025 · ID 48032 · Midsize · FWD |
| 6= | Hyundai Elantra Hybrid | 50 U.S. mpg | 4.70 L/100 km | EPA MY2025 · ID 48022 · Midsize · FWD |
| 6= | Toyota Camry HEV AWD LE | 50 U.S. mpg | 4.70 L/100 km | EPA MY2025 · ID 48034 · Midsize · AWD |
| 6= | Toyota Corolla Hybrid | 50 U.S. mpg | 4.70 L/100 km | EPA MY2025 · ID 49139 · Compact · FWD |
| 9= | Honda Civic 4Dr | 49 U.S. mpg | 4.80 L/100 km | EPA MY2025 · ID 48018 · Midsize · FWD |
| 9= | Toyota Prius AWD XLE/LTD | 49 U.S. mpg | 4.80 L/100 km | EPA MY2025 · ID 48859 · Midsize · AWD |
| 11= | Honda Accord Hybrid | 48 U.S. mpg | 4.90 L/100 km | EPA MY2025 · ID 48505 · Large · FWD |
| 11= | Honda Civic 5Dr | 48 U.S. mpg | 4.90 L/100 km | EPA MY2025 · ID 48503 · Large · FWD |
| 11= | Toyota Corolla Hybrid AWD | 48 U.S. mpg | 4.90 L/100 km | EPA MY2025 · ID 49140 · Compact · AWD |
| 14= | Hyundai Sonata Hybrid | 47 U.S. mpg | 5.00 L/100 km | EPA MY2025 · ID 48047 · Large · FWD |
| 14= | Toyota Camry HEV FF SE/XLE/XSE | 47 U.S. mpg | 5.00 L/100 km | EPA MY2025 · ID 48033 · Midsize · FWD |
| 14= | Toyota Corolla Hybrid | 47 U.S. mpg | 5.00 L/100 km | EPA MY2025 · ID 48490 · Compact · FWD |
| 17 | Toyota Camry HEV AWD SE/XLE | 46 U.S. mpg | 5.11 L/100 km | EPA MY2025 · ID 48030 · Midsize · AWD |
| 18= | Honda Accord Hybrid Sport/Touring | 44 U.S. mpg | 5.35 L/100 km | EPA MY2025 · ID 48497 · Midsize · FWD |
| 18= | Lexus ES 300h | 44 U.S. mpg | 5.35 L/100 km | EPA MY2025 · ID 48184 · Midsize · FWD |
| 18= | Toyota Camry HEV AWD XSE | 44 U.S. mpg | 5.35 L/100 km | EPA MY2025 · ID 48031 · Midsize · AWD |
| 18= | Toyota Corolla Hybrid AWD | 44 U.S. mpg | 5.35 L/100 km | EPA MY2025 · ID 48492 · Compact · AWD |
Source snapshot: current FuelEconomy.gov model year 2025 data environment, updated June 16, 2026. Rank uses the unconverted EPA combined MPG value. The equals sign marks shared ranks.
What the 21 Configurations Show
Configuration concentration
Toyota accounts for 13 of the 21 rows because Prius, Camry and Corolla appear in several separately certified drivetrain or trim configurations.
Drivetrain pattern inside the table
Seven rows are AWD and 14 are FWD. Within the listed Prius, Camry and Corolla pairs, the AWD record has equal or lower MPG than the closest front-drive counterpart.
Repeated names are real records
Corolla Hybrid IDs 49139 and 48490 are rated at 50 and 47 mpg. Corolla Hybrid AWD IDs 49140 and 48492 are rated at 48 and 44 mpg, so none should be discarded as a simple duplicate.
Range within the confirmed set
The ranking spans 13 mpg, from 57 to 44. Converted consumption rises by about 1.22 L/100 km across that range.
How Buyers Should Interpret the Ranking
Use the table to compare standardized gasoline efficiency among the listed EPA passenger-car configurations. Check the vehicle ID, drivetrain and trim wording rather than relying only on the base model name, because a different configuration can have a different certified result.
MPG and L/100 km express the same result in opposite directions. A move from 50 to 54 mpg is an improvement, while a move from 4.70 to 4.36 L/100 km is also an improvement. The two columns should not be added or averaged.
Fuel economy is only one part of a purchase decision. Vehicle price, insurance, maintenance, depreciation, cargo needs, winter conditions and annual mileage can change which configuration is the better fit. Separate class-specific rankings are more appropriate for SUVs, pickups, vans, plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the most fuel-efficient 2025 EPA passenger-car configuration?
The Toyota Prius record with EPA ID 48861 leads at 57 combined U.S. mpg, equivalent to 4.13 L/100 km.
Why does the same model name appear more than once?
FuelEconomy.gov can assign separate vehicle IDs to configurations that share a printed model label but differ in certified equipment or result. This ranking keeps each distinct ID.
Does “2025” mean calendar-year driving data?
No. It means model year 2025. The values are standardized EPA ratings attached to vehicle configurations, not an average of fuel purchases made during the 2025 calendar year.
Why are SUVs and crossovers excluded?
The scope is limited to three EPA passenger-car size classes: Compact Cars, Midsize Cars and Large Cars. EPA lists SUVs in separate truck/SUV classes, so they require a separate ranking.
Why are electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles excluded?
Electric vehicles use MPGe and kWh/100 miles. Plug-in hybrids combine electric and gasoline operation, and their gasoline use depends strongly on charging and trip pattern. Those measures are not directly interchangeable with conventional hybrid gasoline MPG.
How is U.S. MPG converted to L/100 km?
Divide 235.214583 by the EPA combined U.S. MPG value. For 57 mpg, the result is approximately 4.13 L/100 km.
Why do several rows share a rank?
They have the same official combined MPG. Shared ranks are marked with an equals sign; vehicle ID remains the stable way to distinguish the configurations.
Will every driver achieve the listed figure?
No. EPA ratings support standardized comparison. Actual consumption varies with weather, speed, traffic, terrain, load, tires, trip length and driving behavior.
Official Sources
FuelEconomy.gov is administered for the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The current downloadable data and individual vehicle records are the primary evidence for this ranking; the printed guide is secondary.
Model Year 2025 Datafile
Primary downloadable table for model year 2025 vehicle records.
FuelEconomy.gov Download Page
Confirms the current dataset environment, update date and available annual files.
Data Field Documentation
Definitions for vehicle ID, combined MPG, drivetrain and EPA size class.
2025 EPA Size-Class Directory
Official separation of passenger-car classes from trucks, vans and SUVs.
Current 2025 Class Records
Current Find-a-Car listings used to cross-check configurations.
https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/byclass/Compact_Cars2025.shtml
https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/byclass/Midsize_Cars2025.shtml
https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/byclass/Large_Cars2025.shtml
2025 Fuel Economy Guide
Secondary reference for printed labels, abbreviations and guide context.
Open the 21 row-level EPA vehicle records
- EPA ID 48861 — Toyota Prius
- EPA ID 48023 — Hyundai Elantra Hybrid Blue
- EPA ID 48858 — Toyota Prius AWD
- EPA ID 48860 — Toyota Prius XLE/LTD
- EPA ID 48032 — Toyota Camry HEV FF LE
- EPA ID 48022 — Hyundai Elantra Hybrid
- EPA ID 48034 — Toyota Camry HEV AWD LE
- EPA ID 49139 — Toyota Corolla Hybrid
- EPA ID 48018 — Honda Civic 4Dr
- EPA ID 48859 — Toyota Prius AWD XLE/LTD
- EPA ID 48505 — Honda Accord Hybrid
- EPA ID 48503 — Honda Civic 5Dr
- EPA ID 49140 — Toyota Corolla Hybrid AWD
- EPA ID 48047 — Hyundai Sonata Hybrid
- EPA ID 48033 — Toyota Camry HEV FF SE/XLE/XSE
- EPA ID 48490 — Toyota Corolla Hybrid
- EPA ID 48030 — Toyota Camry HEV AWD SE/XLE
- EPA ID 48497 — Honda Accord Hybrid Sport/Touring
- EPA ID 48184 — Lexus ES 300h
- EPA ID 48031 — Toyota Camry HEV AWD XSE
- EPA ID 48492 — Toyota Corolla Hybrid AWD
