Chevrolet Cruze MPG by year — every rating on record

The Chevrolet Cruze has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 9 model years, from 2011 to 2019. Across those years its best rated version returned 37 mpg (2017) and its thirstiest returned 26 mpg (2011). The EPA record holds 34 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Compact Cars.

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Chevrolet Cruze placed highest in 2018 at #6 of 95, and lowest in 2013 at #29 of 92. It spent 9 of its 9 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 34 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 4 of 4 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Cruze fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2019 Chevrolet Cruze burns 311 to 359 gallons depending on configuration. Below is what that costs at three pump prices, and how much more the thirstiest configuration costs than the most efficient one.

EPA’s own estimate for the 2019 model year is $1,900 to $2,400 a year in fuel, or $750 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Midsize Cars

Across the 483 nameplates EPA classifies as Midsize Cars, the median best combined rating is 25 mpg. At 37 mpg the Chevrolet Cruze is 12 mpg better the median, which is worth about $522 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Midsize Cars rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other Chevrolet nameplates

Every Chevrolet model compared → — all nameplates ranked by best combined rating, with what each one costs a year.