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Best Gas Mileage Hatchbacks (35+ mpg)
Ranked by EPA combined MPG across 98 model-years of federal data.
Safety and fuel-economy results are ranked from NHTSA and EPA federal data. Owner-complaint lists (raw volume, not exposure-adjusted) remain unpublished until exposure and time-at-risk normalization are available.
- 1
2025 Hyundai Ioniq
HatchbackComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
33
Crash
Not rated
MPG
121
Watch for: electrical system complaints
- 2
2024 Hyundai Ioniq
HatchbackComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
37
Crash
Not rated
MPG
121
Watch for: electrical system complaints
- 3
2023 Hyundai Ioniq
HatchbackComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
56
Crash
Not rated
MPG
121
Watch for: electrical system complaints
- 4
2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV
HatchbackComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
57
Crash
Not rated
MPG
120
Watch for: steering complaints
- 5
2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV
HatchbackComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
59
Crash
Not rated
MPG
120
Watch for: electrical system complaints
- 6
2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV
HatchbackComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
175
Crash
Not rated
MPG
119
Watch for: electrical system complaints
- 7
2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV
HatchbackComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
73
Crash
MPG
119
Watch for: steering complaints
- 8
2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV
HatchbackComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
316
Crash
Not rated
MPG
119
Watch for: steering complaints
- 9
2017 BMW i3
HatchbackComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
50
Crash
Not rated
MPG
118
Watch for: steering complaints
- 10
2021 Chevrolet Bolt EV
HatchbackComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
66
Crash
Not rated
MPG
118
Watch for: electrical system complaints
- 11
2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV
HatchbackComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
171
Crash
Not rated
MPG
118
Watch for: electrical system complaints
- 12
2014 Honda Fit
HatchbackComplaint record
Too few reports to rank
Complaints
0
Crash
Not rated
MPG
118
- 13
2013 Nissan Leaf
HatchbackComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
81
Crash
MPG
115
Watch for: service brakes complaints
- 14
2015 Nissan Leaf
HatchbackComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
107
Crash
MPG
114
Watch for: service brakes complaints
- 15
2014 Nissan Leaf
HatchbackComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
34
Crash
MPG
114
Watch for: service brakes complaints
- 16
2021 BMW i3
HatchbackComplaint record
Too few reports to rank
Complaints
0
Crash
Not rated
MPG
113
- 17
2020 BMW i3
HatchbackComplaint record
Too few reports to rank
Complaints
0
Crash
Not rated
MPG
113
- 18
2019 BMW i3
HatchbackComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
13
Crash
Not rated
MPG
113
Watch for: electrical system complaints
- 19
2016 Nissan Leaf
HatchbackComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
35
Crash
MPG
113
Watch for: service brakes complaints
- 20
2018 Nissan Leaf
HatchbackComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
64
Crash
Not rated
MPG
112
Watch for: electrical system complaints
- 21
2017 Nissan Leaf
HatchbackComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
14
Crash
Not rated
MPG
112
Watch for: air bags complaints
- 22
2025 Nissan Leaf
HatchbackComplaint record
Too few reports to rank
Complaints
7
Crash
Not rated
MPG
111
- 23
2024 Nissan Leaf
HatchbackComplaint record
Too few reports to rank
Complaints
4
Crash
Not rated
MPG
111
- 24
2023 Nissan Leaf
HatchbackComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
19
Crash
Not rated
MPG
111
Watch for: unknown or other complaints
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Common questions
What is the most fuel-efficient 2010–2025 hatchback?
By our reading of the federal data, the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq tops this list. Open its verdict page for the full complaint, recall and crash record before you buy.
How is this ranking put together?
We rank the 24 matching model years by EPA combined fuel economy, using public NHTSA and EPA data. Owner-complaint lists (raw volume, not exposure-adjusted) remain unpublished until exposure and time-at-risk normalization are available.
This list is generated from NHTSA complaint, recall and crash-test data and EPA fuel-economy data; it is not sales-adjusted and updates on scheduled source refreshes.