Subaru Impreza MPG by year — every rating on record

The Subaru Impreza has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 27 model years, from 1993 to 2026. Across those years its best rated version returned 31 mpg (2015) and its thirstiest returned 18 mpg (2004). The EPA record holds 101 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Small Station Wagons.

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 Subaru Impreza placed highest in 2025 at #8 of 19, and lowest in 2011 at #43 of 64. It spent 16 of its 27 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 101 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 11 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Impreza fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2026 Subaru Impreza burns 397 to 397 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 2026 model year is $2,150 to $2,150 a year in fuel, or $500 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 29 mpg the Subaru Impreza is 5 mpg better the median, which is worth about $289 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Subcompact 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.