Toyota 4Runner MPG by year — every rating on record

The Toyota 4Runner has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 43 model years, from 1984 to 2026. Across those years its best rated version returned 23 mpg (2025) and its thirstiest returned 13 mpg (1992). The EPA record holds 172 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD / Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD.

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 Toyota 4Runner placed highest in 1985 at #8 of 25, and lowest in 2009 at #58 of 82. It spent 19 of its 43 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 172 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 14 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What 4Runner fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2026 Toyota 4Runner burns 523 to 548 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 $2,850 to $2,950 a year in fuel, or $3,000 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Special Purpose Vehicles

Across the 113 nameplates EPA classifies as Special Purpose Vehicles, the median best combined rating is 21 mpg. At 22 mpg the Toyota 4Runner is 1 mpg better the median, which is worth about $87 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Special Purpose Vehicles rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other Toyota nameplates

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