EPA vehicle classes

Classes are the ones the federal fuel economy record uses. They are not a market segment in the marketing sense — a class can hold a two-seat roadster and a small van — but they are the classification the published data actually carries, so comparisons stay like for like.

Class	Nameplates	Best	Worst	Records
Midsize Cars	483	142 mpg	8 mpg	7,463
Compact Cars	498	126 mpg	8 mpg	8,958
Subcompact Cars	461	124 mpg	8 mpg	7,282
Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD	317	111 mpg	10 mpg	4,375
Two Seaters	263	108 mpg	7 mpg	2,364
Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD	311	134 mpg	10 mpg	4,902
Large Cars	305	146 mpg	8 mpg	3,466
Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD	219	91 mpg	11 mpg	7,062
Minicompact Cars	153	116 mpg	11 mpg	1,821
Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD	152	134 mpg	12 mpg	3,748
Small Station Wagons	142	120 mpg	14 mpg	2,130
Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD	90	87 mpg	9 mpg	5,340
Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD	140	78 mpg	11 mpg	6,076
Special Purpose Vehicles	113	43 mpg	9 mpg	4,167
Special Purpose Vehicle 2WD	93	43 mpg	10 mpg	3,568
Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD	70	115 mpg	11 mpg	2,511
Standard Pickup Trucks 2WD	57	78 mpg	9 mpg	4,901
Midsize Station Wagons	65	94 mpg	13 mpg	1,014
Special Purpose Vehicle 4WD	69	87 mpg	9 mpg	3,552
Midsize-Large Station Wagons	53	37 mpg	15 mpg	925
Vans	45	24 mpg	9 mpg	1,391
Minivan - 2WD	36	36 mpg	14 mpg	705
Standard Pickup Trucks	36	58 mpg	9 mpg	4,277
Vans, Cargo Type	29	25 mpg	9 mpg	782
Small Pickup Trucks 4WD	28	58 mpg	14 mpg	1,377
Small Pickup Trucks 2WD	27	58 mpg	14 mpg	1,774
Vans, Passenger Type	27	22 mpg	9 mpg	654
Small Pickup Trucks	20	58 mpg	13 mpg	1,362
Minivan - 4WD	11	36 mpg	15 mpg	338