Nissan Versa MPG by year — every rating on record

The Nissan Versa has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 19 model years, from 2007 to 2025. Across those years its best rated version returned 35 mpg (2013) and its thirstiest returned 27 mpg (2007). The EPA record holds 58 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 Nissan Versa placed highest in 2008 at #4 of 70, and lowest in 2025 at #38 of 85. It spent 19 of its 19 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 58 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 5 of 6 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Versa fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2025 Nissan Versa burns 329 to 383 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 $1,800 to $2,100 a year in fuel, or $2,250 less than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Compact Cars

Across the 498 nameplates EPA classifies as Compact Cars, the median best combined rating is 26 mpg. At 35 mpg the Nissan Versa is 9 mpg better the median, which is worth about $398 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

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

Other Nissan nameplates

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