Hyundai fuel economy — every nameplate compared

EPA records 81 distinct Hyundai nameplates across 41 model years, from 1987 to 2027. The most efficient nameplate on record is the Ioniq 6 Long range (18 inch Wheels) at 140 mpg combined; the thirstiest is 17 mpg.

81nameplates on record

140best nameplate mpg

17lowest nameplate mpg

1,078configurations on record

Nameplates ranked by best combined rating

#	Model	Model years	Best	Worst	Configs	EPA class	Gallons a year at best rating
1	Ioniq 6 Long range (18 inch Wheels)	2023–2024	140	121	4	Midsize Cars	82 gal
2	Ioniq Electric	2017–2021	136	133	5	Midsize Cars	85 gal
3	Ioniq 6 Standard Range	2023–2025	135	135	3	Midsize Cars	85 gal
4	Kona Electric	2019–2023	120	120	5	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD	96 gal
5	Kona Electric Standard Range	2024–2025	118	118	2	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD	97 gal
6	Ioniq 6 Long range (20 inch Wheels)	2023–2024	117	103	4	Midsize Cars	98 gal
7	Ioniq 5 Standard range	2024–2027	115	110	4	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD	100 gal
8	Ioniq 5	2025–2027	114	114	3	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD	101 gal
9	Ioniq 5 (19inch Wheels)	2026–2027	106	106	2	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD	108 gal
10	Ioniq 5 (20inch Wheels)	2026–2027	98	98	2	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD	117 gal
11	Ioniq 5 XRT	2025–2027	94	94	3	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD	122 gal
12	Ioniq 9	2026–2027	92	88	4	Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD	125 gal
13	Ioniq 9 Performance	2026–2027	85	85	2	Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD	135 gal
14	Ioniq 5 N	2025–2026	78	78	2	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD	147 gal
15	Ioniq 5 Robo taxi	2025–2026	71	71	2	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD	162 gal
16	Nexo Blue	2019–2026	68	61	8	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD	169 gal
17	Nexo	2019–2026	60	57	8	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD	192 gal
18	Ioniq Blue	2017–2022	59	58	6	Large Cars	195 gal
19	Ioniq	2017–2022	55	55	6	Large Cars	209 gal
20	Elantra Hybrid Blue	2021–2026	54	54	6	Midsize Cars	213 gal
21	Ioniq Plug-in Hybrid	2018–2022	52	52	5	Midsize Cars	221 gal
22	Sonata Hybrid Blue	2020–2027	52	51	6	Large Cars	221 gal
23	Elantra Hybrid	2021–2026	50	50	6	Midsize Cars	230 gal
24	Tucson Fuel Cell	2015–2017	50	50	3	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD	230 gal
25	Sonata Hybrid	2011–2027	47	36	17	Midsize Cars	245 gal
26	Sonata Hybrid SE	2016–2019	42	41	4	Midsize Cars	274 gal
27	Sonata Plug-in Hybrid	2016–2019	40	39	4	Midsize Cars	288 gal
28	Tucson Hybrid Blue	2022–2026	38	38	5	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD	303 gal
29	Elantra	1993–2026	37	21	100	Midsize Cars	311 gal
30	Sonata Hybrid Limited	2013–2015	37	37	3	Midsize Cars	311 gal
31	Tucson Hybrid	2022–2026	37	35	5	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD	311 gal
32	Accent	1995–2022	36	26	43	Compact Cars	319 gal
33	Santa Fe Hybrid	2021–2027	36	32	11	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD	319 gal
34	Elantra SE	2017–2020	35	33	4	Midsize Cars	329 gal
35	Tucson Plug-in Hybrid	2022–2026	35	35	5	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD	329 gal
36	Santa Fe Hybrid Blue	2021–2023	34	34	3	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD	338 gal
37	Palisade Hybrid Blue	2026–2027	34	34	2	Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD	338 gal
38	Santa Fe Plug-in Hybrid	2022–2023	33	33	2	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD	348 gal
39	Sonata	1989–2027	32	18	127	Large Cars	359 gal
40	Elantra Blue	2010–2013	32	29	2	Midsize Cars	359 gal
41	Elantra Coupe	2013–2015	32	27	5	Midsize Cars	359 gal
42	Kona	2018–2027	32	26	42	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD	359 gal
43	Venue	2020–2027	32	30	9	Midsize Cars	359 gal
44	Sonata w/Stop-Start	2026–2027	32	31	2	Large Cars	359 gal
45	Accent Blue	2010–2011	31	29	2	Compact Cars	371 gal
46	Veloster	2012–2021	31	26	34	Compact Cars	371 gal
47	Palisade Hybrid	2026–2027	31	29	4	Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD	371 gal
48	Elantra GT	2013–2020	30	25	20	Midsize Cars	383 gal
49	Elantra Limited	2014–2016	30	30	3	Midsize Cars	383 gal
50	Tucson	2005–2026	29	19	91	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD	397 gal
51	Sonata SE	2018–2019	29	29	2	Large Cars	397 gal
52	Excel	1987–1994	28	24	27	Subcompact Cars	411 gal
53	Accent/Brio	2000–2005	28	25	22	Compact Cars	411 gal
54	Sonata Sport Limited	2015–2017	28	27	3	Large Cars	411 gal
55	Tucson Eco	2016–2017	28	27	4	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD	411 gal
56	Scoupe	1991–1995	27	25	13	Subcompact Cars	426 gal
57	Santa Fe	2001–2027	26	17	106	Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD	442 gal
58	Elantra Touring	2009–2012	26	26	8	Small Station Wagons	442 gal
59	Veloster N	2019–2022	25	22	6	Compact Cars	460 gal
60	Santa Cruz	2022–2027	25	22	15	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD	460 gal
61	Elantra N	2022–2026	25	23	10	Midsize Cars	460 gal
62	Elantra Wagon	1996–2000	24	22	10	Small Station Wagons	479 gal
63	Tiburon	1998–2008	24	19	43	Subcompact Cars	479 gal
64	Genesis Coupe	2010–2016	24	19	24	Subcompact Cars	479 gal
65	Santa Fe Sport	2013–2018	24	20	24	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD	479 gal
66	Sonata Limited	2015–2017	24	24	3	Large Cars	479 gal
67	Azera	2006–2017	23	20	16	Large Cars	500 gal
68	Santa Fe Sport Ultimate	2015–2018	23	21	6	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD	500 gal
69	Kona N	2022–2023	23	23	2	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD	500 gal
70	Genesis	2009–2016	22	18	17	Large Cars	523 gal
71	Azera Limited	2015–2017	22	22	3	Large Cars	523 gal
72	Palisade	2020–2027	22	20	16	Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD	523 gal
73	Santa Fe XRT	2024–2027	22	21	4	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD	523 gal
74	Entourage	2007–2011	21	18	5	Minivan - 2WD	548 gal
75	Santa Cruz XRT	2025–2027	21	20	3	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD	548 gal
76	Santa Fe Ultimate	2014–2018	20	19	10	Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD	575 gal
77	XG350	2002–2005	19	18	4	Midsize Cars	605 gal
78	Veracruz	2007–2012	19	18	12	Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD	605 gal
79	Genesis R-Spec	2012–2013	19	19	2	Large Cars	605 gal
80	Palisade XRT Pro	2026–2027	19	19	2	Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD	605 gal
81	Equus	2011–2016	18	18	6	Large Cars	639 gal

Configurations Hyundai has offered by model year

Model year	Nameplates	Configurations	Most efficient that year
2027	22	33	Ioniq 5 Standard range (115 mpg)
2026	34	44	Ioniq 5 Standard range (115 mpg)
2025	27	44	Ioniq 6 Standard Range (135 mpg)
2024	24	42	Ioniq 6 Long range (18 inch Wheels) (140 mpg)
2023	26	44	Ioniq 6 Long range (18 inch Wheels) (140 mpg)
2022	28	46	Kona Electric (120 mpg)
2021	23	44	Ioniq Electric (133 mpg)
2020	21	43	Ioniq Electric (133 mpg)
2019	21	42	Ioniq Electric (136 mpg)
2018	19	43	Ioniq Electric (136 mpg)
2017	23	44	Ioniq Electric (136 mpg)
2016	23	45	Tucson Fuel Cell (50 mpg)
2015	22	44	Tucson Fuel Cell (50 mpg)
2014	17	37	Sonata Hybrid (37 mpg)
2013	17	38	Sonata Hybrid (37 mpg)
2012	14	35	Sonata Hybrid (36 mpg)
2011	14	34	Sonata Hybrid (36 mpg)
2010	13	31	Accent Blue (31 mpg)
2009	10	27	Accent (29 mpg)
2008	9	28	Accent (29 mpg)
2007	9	28	Accent (29 mpg)
2006	7	25	Accent (29 mpg)
2005	7	27	Accent/Brio (28 mpg)
2004	6	22	Accent/Brio (28 mpg)
2003	6	25	Accent/Brio (28 mpg)
2002	6	19	Accent/Brio (28 mpg)
2001	5	16	Accent/Brio (28 mpg)
2000	5	12	Accent/Brio (28 mpg)
1999	5	12	Accent (28 mpg)
1998	5	11	Accent (28 mpg)
1997	3	8	Elantra (24 mpg)
1996	4	11	Accent (28 mpg)
1995	4	13	Accent (28 mpg)
1994	4	11	Excel (27 mpg)
1993	4	12	Excel (28 mpg)
1992	3	10	Excel (28 mpg)
1991	3	10	Excel (28 mpg)
1990	2	6	Excel (28 mpg)
1989	2	6	Excel (28 mpg)
1988	1	3	Excel (28 mpg)
1987	1	3	Excel (27 mpg)