Ranking

Best fuel economy: 2012 models

The 50 most efficient of 672 2012 gasoline, diesel and hybrid models, by EPA combined mpg. Plug-in hybrids and EVs are not included.

#	Model	Combined	City / hwy
1	2012 Toyota Prius c Hybrid	50 mpg	53 / 46
2	2012 Toyota Prius Hybrid	48 mpg	49 / 46
3	2012 Honda Civic Hybrid Hybrid	44 mpg	43 / 44
4	2012 Lexus CT 200h Hybrid	42 mpg	43 / 40
5	2012 Honda Insight Hybrid	41 mpg	40 / 42
6	2012 Toyota Prius v Hybrid	41 mpg	43 / 39
7	2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid LE Hybrid	40 mpg	42 / 38
8	2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE Hybrid	39 mpg	40 / 37
9	2012 Ford Fusion Hybrid FWD Hybrid	38 mpg	41 / 35
10	2012 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid FWD Hybrid	38 mpg	41 / 35
11	2012 Scion iQ	37 mpg	36 / 37
12	2012 Honda CR-Z Hybrid	36 mpg	34 / 38
13	2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Hybrid	36 mpg	34 / 39
14	2012 Kia Optima Hybrid Hybrid	36 mpg	34 / 38
15	2012 smart fortwo cabriolet	36 mpg	34 / 38
16	2012 smart fortwo coupe	36 mpg	34 / 38
17	2012 Lexus HS 250h Hybrid	34 mpg	35 / 33
18	2012 Volkswagen Passat Diesel	34 mpg	30 / 40
19	2012 Nissan Versa	33 mpg	30 / 37
20	2012 Toyota Yaris	33 mpg	30 / 36
21	2012 Audi A3 Diesel	32 mpg	29 / 37
22	2012 Chevrolet Cruze Eco	32 mpg	28 / 40
23	2012 Chevrolet Sonic	32 mpg	28 / 38
24	2012 Chevrolet Sonic 5	32 mpg	28 / 38
25	2012 Fiat 500	32 mpg	30 / 37
26	2012 Ford Escape Hybrid FWD Hybrid	32 mpg	34 / 30
27	2012 Ford Fiesta FWD	32 mpg	29 / 37
28	2012 Ford Fiesta SFE FWD	32 mpg	29 / 38
29	2012 Ford Focus SFE FWD	32 mpg	28 / 39
30	2012 Ford Focus SFE FWD FFV FFV	32 mpg	28 / 39
31	2012 Honda Civic HF	32 mpg	28 / 39
32	2012 Hyundai Accent	32 mpg	28 / 37
33	2012 Hyundai Elantra	32 mpg	28 / 38
34	2012 Kia Rio	32 mpg	29 / 37
35	2012 MINI Cooper	32 mpg	29 / 36
36	2012 MINI Cooper Coupe	32 mpg	29 / 36
37	2012 Mazda 3 DI 4-Door	32 mpg	28 / 39
38	2012 Volkswagen Golf Diesel	32 mpg	29 / 37
39	2012 Volkswagen Jetta Diesel	32 mpg	29 / 37
40	2012 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen Diesel	32 mpg	29 / 37
41	2012 Ford Focus FWD	31 mpg	27 / 37
42	2012 Ford Focus FWD FFV FFV	31 mpg	27 / 37
43	2012 Honda Civic	31 mpg	28 / 38
44	2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas CNG	31 mpg	27 / 38
45	2012 Honda Fit	31 mpg	28 / 35
46	2012 Hyundai Veloster	31 mpg	27 / 37
47	2012 Mazda 2	31 mpg	29 / 34
48	2012 Mazda 3 DI 5-Door	31 mpg	28 / 37
49	2012 Chevrolet Cruze	30 mpg	26 / 36
50	2012 Fiat 500 Abarth	30 mpg	28 / 33

EPA estimates from fueleconomy.gov; each model's most efficient version is shown. Your results will vary.