Fiat 500 MPG by year — every rating on record

The Fiat 500 has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 8 model years, from 2012 to 2019. Across those years its best rated version returned 34 mpg (2013) and its thirstiest returned 27 mpg (2015). The EPA record holds 24 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Minicompact 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 Fiat 500 placed highest in 2012 at #2 of 39, and lowest in 2013 at #4 of 30. It spent 8 of its 8 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 24 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 2 of 4 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What 500 fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2019 Fiat 500 burns 383 to 426 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 $2,600 to $2,850 a year in fuel, or $3,000 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Minicompact Cars

Across the 153 nameplates EPA classifies as Minicompact Cars, the median best combined rating is 21 mpg. At 30 mpg the Fiat 500 is 9 mpg better the median, which is worth about $575 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

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

Other Fiat nameplates

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