Chevrolet Trax MPG by year — every rating on record

The Chevrolet Trax has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 11 model years, from 2015 to 2026. Across those years its best rated version returned 30 mpg (2024) and its thirstiest returned 26 mpg (2019). The EPA record holds 23 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Small Station Wagons.

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 Trax placed highest in 2025 at #6 of 19, and lowest in 2022 at #28 of 68. It spent 10 of its 11 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 23 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 1 of 3 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Trax fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2026 Chevrolet Trax burns 383 to 397 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 2026 model year is $2,100 to $2,150 a year in fuel, or $750 less than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD

Across the 311 nameplates EPA classifies as Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD, the median best combined rating is 27 mpg. At 30 mpg the Chevrolet Trax is 3 mpg better the median, which is worth about $149 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD 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.