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Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid Blue MPG by year — every rating on record

The Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid Blue has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 3 model years, from 2021 to 2023. Across those years its best rated version returned 34 mpg (2021) and its thirstiest returned 34 mpg (2021). The EPA record holds 3 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD.

34best combined mpg (2021)
34worst combined mpg (2021)
34latest year best (2023)
3configurations on record

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Model yearConfigurationsBest combinedWorst combinedClass rank that yearDrivetrainsFuelEPA class
2021134 mpg34 mpg#13 of 124 (90th pct)All-Wheel DriveRegularSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD
2022134 mpg34 mpg#26 of 151 (83th pct)All-Wheel DriveRegularSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD
2023134 mpg34 mpg#38 of 166 (78th pct)All-Wheel DriveRegularSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid Blue placed highest in 2021 at #13 of 124, and lowest in 2023 at #38 of 166. It spent 3 of its 3 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 3 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

YearConfigurationEngine detailCityHighwayCombinedGallons/yrBarrels/yrEPA fuel cost/yrCO2 g/miGHG
20231.6L 4-cyl All-Wheel Drive Automatic (AM-S6) RegularSIDI; Hybrid, turbocharged, Hybrid, start-stop363134338.28.8$1,8502647/10
20221.6L 4-cyl All-Wheel Drive Automatic (AM-S6) RegularSIDI; Hybrid, turbocharged, Hybrid, start-stop363134338.28.8$1,8502647/10
20211.6L 4-cyl All-Wheel Drive Automatic (AM-S6) RegularSIDI; Hybrid, turbocharged, Hybrid, start-stop363134338.28.8$1,8502647/10

What Santa Fe Hybrid Blue fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid Blue burns 338 to 338 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$1,015$1,015$0
$3.50/gal$1,184$1,184$0
$4.00/gal$1,353$1,353$0

EPA’s own estimate for the 2023 model year is $1,850 to $1,850 a year in fuel, or $2,000 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 34 mpg the Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid Blue is 7 mpg better the median, which is worth about $307 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

Other Hyundai nameplates

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