Lexus IS 250 MPG by year — every rating on record

The Lexus IS 250 has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 10 model years, from 2006 to 2015. Across those years its best rated version returned 24 mpg (2006) and its thirstiest returned 21 mpg (2006). The EPA record holds 20 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 Lexus IS 250 placed highest in 2007 at #8 of 40, and lowest in 2015 at #72 of 102. It spent 5 of its 10 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. 2 of 3 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What IS 250 fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2015 Lexus IS 250 burns 479 to 500 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 2015 model year is $3,250 to $3,350 a year in fuel, or $5,500 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Subcompact Cars

Across the 461 nameplates EPA classifies as Subcompact Cars, the median best combined rating is 24 mpg. At 24 mpg the Lexus IS 250 is exactly at the median.

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

Other Lexus nameplates

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