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Best Gas Mileage Hatchbacks (40+ mpg)

Ranked by EPA combined MPG across 77 model-years of federal data.

Ranked from NHTSA and EPA federal data — not adjusted for sales volume.

  1. 1

    2025 Hyundai Ioniq

    Hatchback

    Complaint record

    Quieter than 0% of peers

    Complaints

    33

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    121

    Watch for: electrical system complaints

  2. 2

    2024 Hyundai Ioniq

    Hatchback

    Complaint record

    Quieter than 0% of peers

    Complaints

    37

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    121

    Watch for: electrical system complaints

  3. 3

    2023 Hyundai Ioniq

    Hatchback

    Complaint record

    Quieter than 13% of peers

    Complaints

    56

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    121

    Watch for: electrical system complaints

  4. 4

    2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV

    Hatchback

    Complaint record

    Quieter than 0% of peers

    Complaints

    57

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    120

    Watch for: steering complaints

  5. 5

    2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV

    Hatchback

    Complaint record

    Quieter than 18% of peers

    Complaints

    59

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    120

    Watch for: electrical system complaints

  6. 6

    2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV

    Hatchback

    Complaint record

    Quieter than 18% of peers

    Complaints

    73

    Crash

    MPG

    119

    Watch for: steering complaints

  7. 7

    2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV

    Hatchback

    Complaint record

    Quieter than 12% of peers

    Complaints

    175

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    119

    Watch for: electrical system complaints

  8. 8

    2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV

    Hatchback

    Complaint record

    Quieter than 6% of peers

    Complaints

    316

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    119

    Watch for: steering complaints

  9. 9

    2017 BMW i3

    Hatchback

    Complaint record

    Quieter than 28% of peers

    Complaints

    50

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    118

    Watch for: steering complaints

  10. 10

    2021 Chevrolet Bolt EV

    Hatchback

    Complaint record

    Quieter than 8% of peers

    Complaints

    66

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    118

    Watch for: electrical system complaints

  11. 11

    2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV

    Hatchback

    Complaint record

    Quieter than 7% of peers

    Complaints

    171

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    118

    Watch for: electrical system complaints

  12. 12

    2014 Honda Fit

    Hatchback

    Complaint record

    Too few reports to rank

    Complaints

    0

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    118

  13. 13

    2013 Nissan Leaf

    Hatchback

    Complaint record

    Quieter than 47% of peers

    Complaints

    81

    Crash

    MPG

    115

    Watch for: service brakes complaints

  14. 14

    2014 Nissan Leaf

    Hatchback

    Complaint record

    Quieter than 58% of peers

    Complaints

    34

    Crash

    MPG

    114

    Watch for: service brakes complaints

  15. 15

    2015 Nissan Leaf

    Hatchback

    Complaint record

    Quieter than 35% of peers

    Complaints

    107

    Crash

    MPG

    114

    Watch for: service brakes complaints

  16. 16

    2019 BMW i3

    Hatchback

    Complaint record

    Quieter than 76% of peers

    Complaints

    12

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    113

    Watch for: electrical system complaints

  17. 17

    2016 Nissan Leaf

    Hatchback

    Complaint record

    Quieter than 63% of peers

    Complaints

    35

    Crash

    MPG

    113

    Watch for: service brakes complaints

  18. 18

    2020 BMW i3

    Hatchback

    Complaint record

    Too few reports to rank

    Complaints

    0

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    113

  19. 19

    2021 BMW i3

    Hatchback

    Complaint record

    Too few reports to rank

    Complaints

    0

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    113

  20. 20

    2017 Nissan Leaf

    Hatchback

    Complaint record

    Quieter than 78% of peers

    Complaints

    14

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    112

    Watch for: air bags complaints

  21. 21

    2018 Nissan Leaf

    Hatchback

    Complaint record

    Quieter than 24% of peers

    Complaints

    63

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    112

    Watch for: electrical system complaints

  22. 22

    2024 Nissan Leaf

    Hatchback

    Complaint record

    Too few reports to rank

    Complaints

    4

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    111

  23. 23

    2025 Nissan Leaf

    Hatchback

    Complaint record

    Too few reports to rank

    Complaints

    7

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    111

  24. 24

    2023 Nissan Leaf

    Hatchback

    Complaint record

    Quieter than 38% of peers

    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. Figures are not adjusted for sales volume and update on scheduled source refreshes.

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.