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Honda Insight Touring MPG by year — every rating on record

The Honda Insight Touring has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 4 model years, from 2019 to 2022. Across those years its best rated version returned 48 mpg (2019) and its thirstiest returned 48 mpg (2019). The EPA record holds 4 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Compact Cars.

48best combined mpg (2019)
48worst combined mpg (2019)
48latest year best (2022)
4configurations on record

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Model yearConfigurationsBest combinedWorst combinedClass rank that yearDrivetrainsFuelEPA class
2019148 mpg48 mpg#18 of 127 (87th pct)Front-Wheel DriveRegularMidsize Cars
2020148 mpg48 mpg#19 of 124 (85th pct)Front-Wheel DriveRegularMidsize Cars
2021148 mpg48 mpg#7 of 79 (92th pct)Front-Wheel DriveRegularCompact Cars
2022148 mpg48 mpg#13 of 73 (83th pct)Front-Wheel DriveRegularCompact Cars

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Honda Insight Touring placed highest in 2021 at #7 of 79, and lowest in 2020 at #19 of 124. It spent 4 of its 4 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 4 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

YearConfigurationEngine detailCityHighwayCombinedGallons/yrBarrels/yrEPA fuel cost/yrCO2 g/miGHG
20221.5L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic (variable gear ratios) RegularHybrid, Hybrid, start-stop514548239.66.2$1,3001849/10
20211.5L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic (variable gear ratios) RegularHybrid, Hybrid, start-stop514548239.66.2$1,3001849/10
20201.5L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic (variable gear ratios) RegularHybrid, Hybrid, start-stop514548239.66.2$1,30018410/10
20191.5L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic (variable gear ratios) RegularHybrid, Hybrid, start-stop514548239.66.2$1,30018410/10

What Insight Touring fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2022 Honda Insight Touring burns 240 to 240 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.

Pump priceMost efficientThirstiestSpread
$3.00/gal$719$719$0
$3.50/gal$839$839$0
$4.00/gal$958$958$0

EPA’s own estimate for the 2022 model year is $1,300 to $1,300 a year in fuel, or $4,750 less 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 48 mpg the Honda Insight Touring is 23 mpg better the median, which is worth about $771 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

Other Honda nameplates

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