Mitsubishi Mirage MPG by year — every rating on record

The Mitsubishi Mirage has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 28 model years, from 1985 to 2024. Across those years its best rated version returned 39 mpg (2014) and its thirstiest returned 22 mpg (1985). The EPA record holds 108 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 Mitsubishi Mirage placed highest in 1997 at #3 of 46, and lowest in 2024 at #23 of 75. It spent 28 of its 28 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 108 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 7 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Mirage fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2024 Mitsubishi Mirage burns 295 to 295 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 2024 model year is $1,600 to $1,600 a year in fuel, or $3,250 less 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 39 mpg the Mitsubishi Mirage is 15 mpg better the median, which is worth about $645 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

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

Other Mitsubishi nameplates

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