Best-of list
Best Gas Mileage Sedans (40+ mpg, 2018–2022)
Ranked by EPA combined MPG across 44 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 Owner-complaint lists (raw volume, not exposure-adjusted) remain unpublished until exposure and time-at-risk normalization are available.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
2021 Tesla Model 3
SedanComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
651
Crash
MPG
134
Watch for: forward collision avoidance complaints
- 2
2022 Tesla Model 3
SedanComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
749
Crash
MPG
131
Watch for: forward collision avoidance complaints
- 3
2019 Tesla Model 3
SedanComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
593
Crash
MPG
126.5
Watch for: forward collision avoidance complaints
- 4
2020 Tesla Model 3
SedanComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
435
Crash
MPG
122
Watch for: forward collision avoidance complaints
- 5
2022 Tesla Model S
SedanComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
136
Crash
Not rated
MPG
120
Watch for: unknown or other complaints
- 6
2018 Tesla Model 3
SedanComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
984
Crash
MPG
119.5
Watch for: electrical system complaints
- 7
2020 Tesla Model S
SedanComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
80
Crash
Not rated
MPG
109
Watch for: forward collision avoidance complaints
- 8
2021 Tesla Model S
SedanComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
175
Crash
Not rated
MPG
105.5
Watch for: steering complaints
- 9
2019 Tesla Model S
SedanComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
32
Crash
Not rated
MPG
103
Watch for: suspension complaints
- 10
2018 Tesla Model S
SedanComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
129
Crash
Not rated
MPG
100
Watch for: electrical system complaints
- 11
2022 BMW i4
SedanComplaint record
Too few reports to rank
Complaints
9
Crash
Not rated
MPG
97.5
- 12
2022 Porsche Taycan
SedanComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
78
Crash
Not rated
MPG
75.5
Watch for: electrical system complaints
- 13
2021 Porsche Taycan
SedanComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
70
Crash
Not rated
MPG
75
Watch for: electrical system complaints
- 14
2022 Toyota Mirai
SedanComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
10
Crash
Not rated
MPG
74
Watch for: electrical system complaints
- 15
2021 Toyota Mirai
SedanComplaint record
Too few reports to rank
Complaints
1
Crash
Not rated
MPG
69.5
- 16
2020 Porsche Taycan
SedanComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
92
Crash
Not rated
MPG
69
Watch for: electrical system complaints
- 17
2019 Honda Clarity
SedanComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
44
Crash
Not rated
MPG
68
Watch for: vehicle speed control complaints
- 18
2018 Honda Clarity
SedanComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
157
Crash
Not rated
MPG
68
Watch for: power train complaints
- 19
2020 Toyota Mirai
SedanComplaint record
Too few reports to rank
Complaints
1
Crash
Not rated
MPG
67
- 20
2019 Toyota Mirai
SedanComplaint record
Too few reports to rank
Complaints
4
Crash
Not rated
MPG
67
- 21
2018 Toyota Mirai
SedanComplaint record
Too few reports to rank
Complaints
2
Crash
Not rated
MPG
67
- 22
2021 Honda Clarity
SedanComplaint record
Too few reports to rank
Complaints
4
Crash
Not rated
MPG
55
- 23
2020 Honda Clarity
SedanComplaint record
Too few reports to rank
Complaints
9
Crash
Not rated
MPG
55
- 24
2022 Honda Insight
SedanComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
29
Crash
MPG
52
Watch for: electrical system complaints
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Common questions
What is the most fuel-efficient 2018–2022 sedan?
By our reading of the federal data, the 2021 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.