Honda CR-V MPG by year — every rating on record

The Honda CR-V has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 30 model years, from 1997 to 2026. Across those years its best rated version returned 40 mpg (2024) and its thirstiest returned 20 mpg (1998). The EPA record holds 83 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Midsize Station Wagons / Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD.

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 Honda CR-V placed highest in 1997 at #1 of 1, and lowest in 2025 at #38 of 82. It spent 30 of its 30 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 83 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 7 of 8 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What CR-V fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2026 Honda CR-V burns 288 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 $1,550 to $2,150 a year in fuel, or $750 less than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD

Across the 219 nameplates EPA classifies as Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD, the median best combined rating is 21 mpg. At 40 mpg the Honda CR-V is 19 mpg better the median, which is worth about $910 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other Honda nameplates

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