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Toyota Camry Hybrid MPG by year — every rating on record

The Toyota Camry Hybrid has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 5 model years, from 2007 to 2011. Across those years its best rated version returned 34 mpg (2007) and its thirstiest returned 33 mpg (2011). The EPA record holds 5 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Midsize Cars.

34best combined mpg (2007)
33worst combined mpg (2011)
33latest year best (2011)
5configurations on record

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Model yearConfigurationsBest combinedWorst combinedClass rank that yearDrivetrainsFuelEPA class
2007134 mpg34 mpg#3 of 68 (97th pct)Front-Wheel DriveRegularMidsize Cars
2008134 mpg34 mpg#3 of 70 (97th pct)Front-Wheel DriveRegularMidsize Cars
2009134 mpg34 mpg#3 of 66 (97th pct)Front-Wheel DriveRegularMidsize Cars
2010134 mpg34 mpg#5 of 63 (94th pct)Front-Wheel DriveRegularMidsize Cars
2011133 mpg33 mpg#9 of 71 (89th pct)Front-Wheel DriveRegularMidsize Cars

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Toyota Camry Hybrid placed highest in 2007 at #3 of 68, and lowest in 2011 at #9 of 71. It spent 5 of its 5 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 5 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

YearConfigurationEngine detailCityHighwayCombinedGallons/yrBarrels/yrEPA fuel cost/yrCO2 g/miGHG
20112.4L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic (variable gear ratios) Regular2.4L 4-cyl, Hybrid, start-stop313533348.59.0$1,900269.3030303030303n/a
20102.4L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic (variable gear ratios) RegularHybrid, Hybrid, start-stop333434338.28.8$1,850261.38235294117646n/a
20092.4L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic (variable gear ratios) RegularHEV, Hybrid, start-stop333434338.28.8$1,850261.38235294117646n/a
20082.4L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic (variable gear ratios) RegularHEV, Hybrid, start-stop333434338.28.8$1,850261.38235294117646n/a
20072.4L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic (variable gear ratios) RegularHEV, Hybrid, start-stop333434338.28.8$1,850261.38235294117646n/a

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 0 of 1 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

ChangeBest combinedDeltaGallons a year at the newer rating
2010 → 201134 → 33 mpg-1 mpg348 gal

What Camry Hybrid fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2011 Toyota Camry Hybrid burns 348 to 348 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$1,045$1,045$0
$3.50/gal$1,220$1,220$0
$4.00/gal$1,394$1,394$0

EPA’s own estimate for the 2011 model year is $1,900 to $1,900 a year in fuel, or $1,750 less 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 33 mpg the Toyota Camry Hybrid is 8 mpg better the median, which is worth about $390 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

Other Toyota nameplates

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