Kia Seltos MPG by year — every rating on record

The Kia Seltos has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 7 model years, from 2021 to 2027. Across those years its best rated version returned 31 mpg (2021) and its thirstiest returned 25 mpg (2025). The EPA record holds 20 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD / 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 Kia Seltos placed highest in 2021 at #16 of 63, and lowest in 2026 at #86 of 188. It spent 4 of its 7 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 20 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 1 of 2 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Seltos fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2027 Kia Seltos burns 383 to 442 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 2027 model year is $2,100 to $2,400 a year in fuel, or $750 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 30 mpg the Kia Seltos is 3 mpg better the median, which is worth about $149 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

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

Other Kia nameplates

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