What is the best Subaru Impreza 4-Door for fuel economy?

The strongest year was 2017 at 32 mpg combined, against 26 mpg in 2020. That is a 6 mpg spread across the nameplate's history.

How much does a Subaru Impreza 4-Door cost to fuel each year?

At 11,500 miles a year the 2023 model uses between 359 and 442 gallons, or $1,258 to $1,548 at $3.50 a gallon.

What does the Subaru Impreza 4-Door emit?

EPA reports 280 to 337 grams of tailpipe CO2 per mile for the 2023 model year, or about 3.2 to 3.9 tons over a year of driving.

Subaru Impreza 4-Door MPG by year — every rating on record

The Subaru Impreza 4-Door has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 7 model years, from 2017 to 2023. Across those years its best rated version returned 32 mpg (2017) and its thirstiest returned 26 mpg (2020). The EPA record holds 14 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Midsize Cars.

32best combined mpg (2017)

26worst combined mpg (2020)

32latest year best (2023)

14configurations on record

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Model year	Configurations	Best combined	Worst combined	Class rank that year	Drivetrains	Fuel	EPA class
2017	2	32 mpg	27 mpg	#33 of 110 (71th pct)	All-Wheel Drive	Regular	Midsize Cars
2018	2	32 mpg	27 mpg	#37 of 125 (71th pct)	All-Wheel Drive	Regular	Midsize Cars
2019	2	32 mpg	27 mpg	#49 of 127 (62th pct)	All-Wheel Drive	Regular	Midsize Cars
2020	2	31 mpg	26 mpg	#47 of 124 (63th pct)	All-Wheel Drive	Regular	Midsize Cars
2021	2	32 mpg	26 mpg	#37 of 116 (69th pct)	All-Wheel Drive	Regular	Midsize Cars
2022	2	32 mpg	26 mpg	#38 of 121 (69th pct)	All-Wheel Drive	Regular	Midsize Cars
2023	2	32 mpg	26 mpg	#39 of 117 (67th pct)	All-Wheel Drive	Regular	Midsize Cars

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Subaru Impreza 4-Door placed highest in 2017 at #33 of 110, and lowest in 2019 at #49 of 127. It spent 7 of its 7 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 14 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

Year	Configuration	Engine detail	City	Highway	Combined	Gallons/yr	Barrels/yr	EPA fuel cost/yr	CO2 g/mi	GHG
2023	2.0L 4-cyl All-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Regular	SIDI	23	31	26	442.3	11.4	$2,400	337	5/10
2023	2.0L 4-cyl All-Wheel Drive Automatic (AV-S7) Regular	SIDI	28	36	32	359.4	9.3	$1,950	280	6/10
2022	2.0L 4-cyl All-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Regular	SIDI	23	31	26	442.3	11.4	$2,400	337	5/10
2022	2.0L 4-cyl All-Wheel Drive Automatic (AV-S7) Regular	SIDI	28	36	32	359.4	9.3	$1,950	280	7/10
2021	2.0L 4-cyl All-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Regular	SIDI	23	31	26	442.3	11.4	$2,400	337	5/10
2021	2.0L 4-cyl All-Wheel Drive Automatic (AV-S7) Regular	SIDI	28	36	32	359.4	9.3	$1,950	281	7/10
2020	2.0L 4-cyl All-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Regular	SIDI	23	31	26	442.3	11.4	$2,400	337	5/10
2020	2.0L 4-cyl All-Wheel Drive Automatic (AV-S7) Regular	SIDI	28	36	31	371.0	9.6	$2,000	282	7/10
2019	2.0L 4-cyl All-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Regular	SIDI	24	32	27	425.9	11.0	$2,300	331	6/10
2019	2.0L 4-cyl All-Wheel Drive Automatic (AV-S7) Regular	SIDI	28	38	32	359.4	9.3	$1,950	282	7/10
2018	2.0L 4-cyl All-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Regular	SIDI	24	32	27	425.9	11.0	$2,300	331	6/10
2018	2.0L 4-cyl All-Wheel Drive Automatic (AV-S7) Regular	SIDI	28	38	32	359.4	9.3	$1,950	282	7/10
2017	2.0L 4-cyl All-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Regular	SIDI	24	32	27	425.9	11.0	$2,300	331	6/10
2017	2.0L 4-cyl All-Wheel Drive Automatic (AV-S7) Regular	SIDI	28	38	32	359.4	9.3	$1,950	282	7/10

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.

Change	Best combined	Delta	Gallons a year at the newer rating
2019 → 2020	32 → 31 mpg	-1 mpg	371 gal
2020 → 2021	31 → 32 mpg	+1 mpg	359 gal

What Impreza 4-Door fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2023 Subaru Impreza 4-Door burns 359 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.

Pump price	Most efficient	Thirstiest	Spread
$3.00/gal	$1,078	$1,327	$249
$3.50/gal	$1,258	$1,548	$290
$4.00/gal	$1,438	$1,769	$332

EPA’s own estimate for the 2023 model year is $1,950 to $2,400 a year in fuel, or $750 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Midsize Cars

Across the 483 nameplates EPA classifies as Midsize Cars, the median best combined rating is 25 mpg. At 32 mpg the Subaru Impreza 4-Door is 7 mpg better the median, which is worth about $352 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

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

Other Subaru nameplates

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