Toyota Avalon MPG by year — every rating on record

The Toyota Avalon has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 28 model years, from 1995 to 2022. Across those years its best rated version returned 28 mpg (2021) and its thirstiest returned 21 mpg (1995). The EPA record holds 31 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Midsize 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 Toyota Avalon placed highest in 1997 at #1 of 26, and lowest in 2018 at #97 of 125. It spent 19 of its 28 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 31 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 7 of 12 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Avalon fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2022 Toyota Avalon burns 460 to 460 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 2022 model year is $2,500 to $2,500 a year in fuel, or $1,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Large Cars

Across the 305 nameplates EPA classifies as Large Cars, the median best combined rating is 21 mpg. At 25 mpg the Toyota Avalon is 4 mpg better the median, which is worth about $307 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Large Cars 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.