Lexus RC 300 MPG by year — every rating on record

The Lexus RC 300 has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 10 model years, from 2016 to 2025. Across those years its best rated version returned 26 mpg (2018) and its thirstiest returned 21 mpg (2016). The EPA record holds 18 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Subcompact 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 RC 300 placed highest in 2018 at #27 of 82, and lowest in 2017 at #63 of 88. It spent 6 of its 10 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 18 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 RC 300 fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2025 Lexus RC 300 burns 460 to 523 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 2025 model year is $3,100 to $3,500 a year in fuel, or $6,250 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 25 mpg the Lexus RC 300 is 1 mpg better the median, which is worth about $67 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• 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.