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Best Gas Mileage Sedans (30+ mpg, 2010–2014)

Ranked by EPA combined MPG across 83 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 Owner-complaint lists (raw volume, not exposure-adjusted) remain unpublished until exposure and time-at-risk normalization are available.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. 1

    2014 Mitsubishi i-MiEV

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Too few reports to rank

    Complaints

    0

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    112

  2. 2

    2013 Mitsubishi i-MiEV

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Too few reports to rank

    Complaints

    0

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    112

  3. 3

    2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    13

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    112

    Watch for: service brakes complaints

  4. 4

    2013 Tesla Model S

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    459

    Crash

    MPG

    94

    Watch for: electrical system complaints

  5. 5

    2014 Tesla Model S

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    365

    Crash

    MPG

    89

    Watch for: electrical system complaints

  6. 6

    2012 Tesla Model S

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    59

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    89

    Watch for: electrical system complaints

  7. 7

    2014 Lexus CT

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    20

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    42

    Watch for: service brakes complaints

  8. 8

    2013 Lexus CT

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    40

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    42

    Watch for: service brakes complaints

  9. 9

    2012 Lexus CT

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    51

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    42

    Watch for: engine complaints

  10. 10

    2011 Lexus CT

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    24

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    42

    Watch for: service brakes complaints

  11. 11

    2014 Honda Insight

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Too few reports to rank

    Complaints

    5

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    41

  12. 12

    2013 Honda Insight

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    45

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    41

    Watch for: engine complaints

  13. 13

    2012 Honda Insight

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    59

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    41

    Watch for: engine complaints

  14. 14

    2010 Honda Insight

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    119

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    41

    Watch for: air bags complaints

  15. 15

    2011 Honda Insight

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    40

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    40

    Watch for: air bags complaints

  16. 16

    2014 Chevrolet Volt

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    93

    Crash

    MPG

    37

    Watch for: air bags complaints

  17. 17

    2013 Chevrolet Volt

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    308

    Crash

    MPG

    37

    Watch for: air bags complaints

  18. 18

    2012 Chevrolet Volt

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    245

    Crash

    MPG

    37

    Watch for: electrical system complaints

  19. 19

    2011 Chevrolet Volt

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    49

    Crash

    MPG

    37

    Watch for: electrical system complaints

  20. 20

    2014 Cadillac ELR

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    17

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    33

    Watch for: electrical system complaints

  21. 21

    2013 Nissan Sentra

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    638

    Crash

    MPG

    33

    Watch for: power train complaints

  22. 22

    2014 Toyota Yaris

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Too few reports to rank

    Complaints

    2

    Crash

    MPG

    32.5

  23. 23

    2013 Toyota Yaris

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Too few reports to rank

    Complaints

    9

    Crash

    MPG

    32.5

  24. 24

    2013 Hyundai Elantra

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    1,330

    Crash

    MPG

    32

    Watch for: steering complaints

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Common questions

What is the most fuel-efficient 2010–2014 sedan?

By our reading of the federal data, the 2014 Mitsubishi i-MiEV 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.