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Best Gas Mileage Sedans (35+ mpg, 2014–2018)

Ranked by EPA combined MPG across 49 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 Owner-complaint lists (raw volume, not exposure-adjusted) remain unpublished until exposure and time-at-risk normalization are available.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

    2017 Tesla Model 3

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    26

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    126

    Watch for: air bags complaints

  2. 2

    2018 Tesla Model 3

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    984

    Crash

    MPG

    119.5

    Watch for: electrical system complaints

  3. 3

    2017 Mitsubishi i-MiEV

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Too few reports to rank

    Complaints

    1

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    112

  4. 4

    2016 Mitsubishi i-MiEV

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Too few reports to rank

    Complaints

    0

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    112

  5. 5

    2014 Mitsubishi i-MiEV

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Too few reports to rank

    Complaints

    0

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    112

  6. 6

    2017 Tesla Model S

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    379

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    100.5

    Watch for: electrical system complaints

  7. 7

    2018 Tesla Model S

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    129

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    100

    Watch for: electrical system complaints

  8. 8

    2016 Tesla Model S

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    604

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    98

    Watch for: suspension complaints

  9. 9

    2015 Tesla Model S

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    647

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    94

    Watch for: electrical system complaints

  10. 10

    2017 Honda Clarity

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Too few reports to rank

    Complaints

    5

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    91

  11. 11

    2014 Tesla Model S

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    365

    Crash

    MPG

    89

    Watch for: electrical system complaints

  12. 12

    2018 Honda Clarity

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    157

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    68

    Watch for: power train complaints

  13. 13

    2018 Toyota Mirai

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Too few reports to rank

    Complaints

    2

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    67

  14. 14

    2017 Toyota Mirai

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Too few reports to rank

    Complaints

    4

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    67

  15. 15

    2016 Toyota Mirai

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Too few reports to rank

    Complaints

    2

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    67

  16. 16

    2018 Chevrolet Volt

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    214

    Crash

    MPG

    42

    Watch for: power train complaints

  17. 17

    2017 Chevrolet Volt

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    691

    Crash

    MPG

    42

    Watch for: electrical system complaints

  18. 18

    2016 Chevrolet Volt

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    169

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    42

    Watch for: electrical system complaints

  19. 19

    2017 Lexus CT

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Too few reports to rank

    Complaints

    4

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    42

  20. 20

    2016 Lexus CT

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Too few reports to rank

    Complaints

    3

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    42

  21. 21

    2015 Lexus CT

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    16

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    42

    Watch for: electrical system complaints

  22. 22

    2014 Lexus CT

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    20

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    42

    Watch for: service brakes complaints

  23. 23

    2014 Honda Insight

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Too few reports to rank

    Complaints

    5

    Crash

    Not rated

    MPG

    41

  24. 24

    2015 Chevrolet Volt

    Sedan

    Complaint record

    Raw count · not exposure-adjusted

    Complaints

    43

    Crash

    MPG

    37

    Watch for: electrical system complaints

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Common questions

What is the most fuel-efficient 2014–2018 sedan?

By our reading of the federal data, the 2017 Tesla Model 3 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.