Toyota Yaris MPG by year — every rating on record

The Toyota Yaris has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 14 model years, from 2007 to 2020. Across those years its best rated version returned 35 mpg (2019) and its thirstiest returned 31 mpg (2007). The EPA record holds 29 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Compact 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 Yaris placed highest in 2007 at #1 of 40, and lowest in 2015 at #19 of 102. It spent 14 of its 14 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 29 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 2 of 3 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Yaris fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2020 Toyota Yaris burns 329 to 338 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 2020 model year is $1,800 to $1,850 a year in fuel, or $2,000 less than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Compact Cars

Across the 498 nameplates EPA classifies as Compact Cars, the median best combined rating is 26 mpg. At 35 mpg the Toyota Yaris is 9 mpg better the median, which is worth about $398 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Compact 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.