Hyundai Accent MPG by year — every rating on record

The Hyundai Accent has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 21 model years, from 1995 to 2022. Across those years its best rated version returned 36 mpg (2020) and its thirstiest returned 26 mpg (1996). The EPA record holds 43 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 Hyundai Accent placed highest in 2007 at #3 of 47, and lowest in 2017 at #24 of 100. It spent 21 of its 21 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 43 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 5 of 6 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Accent fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2022 Hyundai Accent burns 319 to 319 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 2022 model year is $1,750 to $1,750 a year in fuel, or $2,500 less than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Compact Cars

Across the 498 nameplates EPA classifies as Compact Cars, the median best combined rating is 26 mpg. At 36 mpg the Hyundai Accent is 10 mpg better the median, which is worth about $430 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

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

Other Hyundai nameplates

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