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Best Gas Mileage Used SUVs
Ranked by EPA combined MPG across 1346 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 Owner-complaint lists (raw volume, not exposure-adjusted) remain unpublished until exposure and time-at-risk normalization are available.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 Y
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
1,036
Crash
Not rated
MPG
125
Watch for: forward collision avoidance complaints
- 2
2022 Tesla Model Y
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
827
Crash
Not rated
MPG
122.5
Watch for: forward collision avoidance complaints
- 3
2023 Tesla Model Y
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
1,096
Crash
Not rated
MPG
122
Watch for: forward collision avoidance complaints
- 4
2020 Tesla Model Y
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
271
Crash
MPG
121
Watch for: forward collision avoidance complaints
- 5
2025 Toyota bZ4X
SUVComplaint record
Too few reports to rank
Complaints
5
Crash
MPG
119
- 6
2024 Toyota bZ4X
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
23
Crash
MPG
119
Watch for: electrical system complaints
- 7
2023 Toyota bZ4X
SUVComplaint record
Too few reports to rank
Complaints
5
Crash
MPG
119
- 8
2024 Tesla Model Y
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
299
Crash
Not rated
MPG
118
Watch for: electrical system complaints
- 9
2025 Tesla Model Y
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
87
Crash
MPG
117
Watch for: unknown or other complaints
- 10
2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
216
Crash
MPG
110
Watch for: electrical system complaints
- 11
2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
399
Crash
MPG
110
Watch for: electrical system complaints
- 12
2025 Volkswagen ID.4
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
24
Crash
MPG
107
Watch for: electrical system complaints
- 13
2024 Volkswagen ID.4
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
48
Crash
MPG
107
Watch for: electrical system complaints
- 14
2023 Volkswagen ID.4
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
443
Crash
MPG
107
Watch for: electrical system complaints
- 15
2025 Lexus RZ
SUVComplaint record
Too few reports to rank
Complaints
2
Crash
Not rated
MPG
106
- 16
2024 Lexus RZ
SUVComplaint record
Too few reports to rank
Complaints
5
Crash
Not rated
MPG
106
- 17
2023 Tesla Model X
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
191
Crash
Not rated
MPG
102
Watch for: unknown or other complaints
- 18
2022 Tesla Model X
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
122
Crash
Not rated
MPG
102
Watch for: steering complaints
- 19
2022 Volkswagen ID.4
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
133
Crash
MPG
101.5
Watch for: electrical system complaints
- 20
2023 Lexus RZ
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
10
Crash
Not rated
MPG
101
Watch for: power train complaints
- 21
2024 Tesla Model X
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
23
Crash
Not rated
MPG
100
Watch for: unknown or other complaints
- 22
2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
276
Crash
Not rated
MPG
98
Watch for: electrical system complaints
- 23
2025 Tesla Model X
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
14
Crash
Not rated
MPG
98
Watch for: unknown or other complaints
- 24
2024 Volvo XC40
SUVComplaint record
Raw count · not exposure-adjusted
Complaints
26
Crash
Not rated
MPG
98
Watch for: back over prevention complaints
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Common questions
What is the most fuel-efficient 2010–2025 SUV?
By our reading of the federal data, the 2021 Tesla Model Y 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.