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Subaru Solterra Limited/Touring MPG by year — every rating on record

The Subaru Solterra Limited/Touring has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 3 model years, from 2023 to 2025. Across those years its best rated version returned 102 mpg (2023) and its thirstiest returned 102 mpg (2023). The EPA record holds 3 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD.

102best combined mpg (2023)
102worst combined mpg (2023)
102latest year best (2025)
3configurations on record

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Model yearConfigurationsBest combinedWorst combinedClass rank that yearDrivetrainsFuelEPA class
20231102 mpg102 mpg#7 of 166 (96th pct)All-Wheel DriveElectricitySmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD
20241102 mpg102 mpg#8 of 176 (96th pct)All-Wheel DriveElectricitySmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD
20251102 mpg102 mpg#12 of 194 (94th pct)All-Wheel DriveElectricitySmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Subaru Solterra Limited/Touring placed highest in 2023 at #7 of 166, and lowest in 2025 at #12 of 194. It spent 3 of its 3 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 3 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

YearConfigurationEngine detailCityHighwayCombinedGallons/yrBarrels/yrEPA fuel cost/yrRangeCO2 g/miGHG
2025All-Wheel Drive Automatic (A1) ElectricityEV11193102112.70.1$750222 min/a10/10
2024All-Wheel Drive Automatic (A1) ElectricityEV11193102112.70.1$750222 min/a10/10
2023All-Wheel Drive Automatic (A1) ElectricityEV11193102112.70.1$700222 min/a10/10

What Solterra Limited/Touring fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2025 Subaru Solterra Limited/Touring burns 113 to 113 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 priceMost efficientThirstiestSpread
$3.00/gal$338$338$0
$3.50/gal$395$395$0
$4.00/gal$451$451$0

EPA’s own estimate for the 2025 model year is $750 to $750 a year in fuel, or $7,500 less than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD

Across the 311 nameplates EPA classifies as Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD, the median best combined rating is 27 mpg. At 102 mpg the Subaru Solterra Limited/Touring is 75 mpg better the median, which is worth about $1,096 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

Other Subaru nameplates

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