Toyota Tacoma MPG by year — every rating on record

The Toyota Tacoma has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 32 model years, from 1995 to 2026. Across those years its best rated version returned 23 mpg (2013) and its thirstiest returned 15 mpg (2010). The EPA record holds 218 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Small Pickup Trucks 2WD / Small Pickup Trucks 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 Tacoma placed highest in 2012 at #1 of 7, and lowest in 2006 at #7 of 25. It spent 19 of its 32 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 218 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 4 of 8 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Tacoma fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2026 Toyota Tacoma burns 500 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 $2,700 to $2,950 a year in fuel, or $2,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Small Pickup Trucks 4WD

Across the 28 nameplates EPA classifies as Small Pickup Trucks 4WD, the median best combined rating is 22 mpg. At 23 mpg the Toyota Tacoma is 1 mpg better the median, which is worth about $80 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Small Pickup Trucks 4WD 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.