Most Fuel-Efficient Compact Cars in 2026
Updated
87 on record. Ranked by combined MPG; every figure comes from US EPA fueleconomy.gov, with the page it was read from on each entry.
#27 2025 Volvo S60 T8 AWD 2025 · All-Wheel Drive · 2.0 L 4-cyl turbo Combined MPG31Combined MPGe74EPA range40 mi 
#28 2026 BMW 330i Sedan 2026 · Rear-Wheel Drive · 2.0 L 4-cyl turbo Combined MPG31Annual fuel cost$2,650 
#29 2027 BMW 228 Gran Coupe 2027 · Front-Wheel Drive · 2.0 L 4-cyl turbo Combined MPG31Annual fuel cost$2,650 MI#30 2027 MINI Cooper C 4 Door 2027 · Front-Wheel Drive · 2.0 L 4-cyl turbo Combined MPG31Annual fuel cost$2,650 MI#31 2027 MINI Cooper S 4 Door 2027 · Front-Wheel Drive · 2.0 L 4-cyl turbo Combined MPG31Annual fuel cost$2,650 #32 2025 Volvo S60 B5 2025 · Front-Wheel Drive · 2.0 L 4-cyl turbo Combined MPG30Annual fuel cost$2,750 5 of 5 starsNHTSA safety
#33 2026 Mazda 3 4-Door 2WD 2026 · Front-Wheel Drive · 2.5 L 4-cyl Combined MPG30Annual fuel cost$2,250 
#34 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 2026 · Front-Wheel Drive · 2.0 L 4-cyl turbo Combined MPG30Annual fuel cost$2,750 #35 2027 BMW 228 xDrive Gran Coupe 2027 · All-Wheel Drive · 2.0 L 4-cyl turbo Combined MPG30Annual fuel cost$2,750 
#36 2027 BMW 430i Gran Coupe 2027 · Rear-Wheel Drive · 2.0 L 4-cyl turbo Combined MPG30Annual fuel cost$2,750 
#37 2025 Audi A4 quattro 2025 · All-Wheel Drive · 2.0 L 4-cyl turbo Combined MPG29Annual fuel cost$2,850 5 of 5 starsNHTSA safety #38 2025 BMW M340i Sedan 2025 · Rear-Wheel Drive · 3.0 L 4-cyl turbo Combined MPG29Annual fuel cost$2,850 #39 2025 BMW M340i xDrive Sedan 2025 · All-Wheel Drive · 3.0 L 4-cyl turbo Combined MPG29Annual fuel cost$2,850 #40 2026 BMW 330i xDrive Sedan 2026 · All-Wheel Drive · 2.0 L 4-cyl turbo Combined MPG29Annual fuel cost$2,850 #41 2026 BMW M340i Sedan 2026 · Rear-Wheel Drive · 3.0 L 6-cyl turbo Combined MPG29Annual fuel cost$2,850 #42 2026 BMW M340i xDrive Sedan 2026 · All-Wheel Drive · 3.0 L 6-cyl turbo Combined MPG29Annual fuel cost$2,850 #43 2026 Mazda 3 4-Door 4WD 2026 · 4-Wheel Drive · 2.5 L 4-cyl Combined MPG29Annual fuel cost$2,300 #44 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 4matic 2026 · All-Wheel Drive · 2.0 L 4-cyl turbo Combined MPG29Annual fuel cost$2,850 #45 2027 BMW 430i xDrive Gran Coupe 2027 · All-Wheel Drive · 2.0 L 4-cyl turbo Combined MPG29Annual fuel cost$2,850 
#46 2027 Mercedes-Benz C300 2027 · Rear-Wheel Drive · 2.0 L 4-cyl turbo Combined MPG29Annual fuel cost$2,850 VO#47 2027 Volkswagen GLI 2027 · Front-Wheel Drive · 2.0 L 4-cyl turbo Combined MPG29Annual fuel cost$2,300 #48 2025 BMW M440i Gran Coupe 2025 · Rear-Wheel Drive · 3.0 L 4-cyl turbo Combined MPG28Annual fuel cost$2,950 #49 2025 Volvo S60 B5 AWD 2025 · All-Wheel Drive · 2.0 L 4-cyl turbo Combined MPG28Annual fuel cost$2,950 5 of 5 starsNHTSA safety #50 2027 BMW M440i Gran Coupe 2027 · Rear-Wheel Drive · 3.0 L 6-cyl turbo Combined MPG28Annual fuel cost$2,950 Photo credits (21)
2025 Volvo S60 T8 AWD: Benespit, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026 BMW 330i Sedan: Jeroen Coebergh, CC0 · 2027 BMW 228 Gran Coupe: Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2025 Volvo S60 B5: Benespit, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026 Mazda 3 4-Door 2WD: File:Mazda3 (BP) X e-Skyactiv-X IMG 9015.jpg: Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA250: Alexander-93, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2027 BMW 228 xDrive Gran Coupe: Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2027 BMW 430i Gran Coupe: FotoSleuth, CC BY 2.0 · 2025 Audi A4 quattro: Alexander-93, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2025 BMW M340i Sedan: Jeroen Coebergh, CC0 · 2025 BMW M340i xDrive Sedan: Jeroen Coebergh, CC0 · 2026 BMW 330i xDrive Sedan: Jeroen Coebergh, CC0 · 2026 BMW M340i Sedan: Jeroen Coebergh, CC0 · 2026 BMW M340i xDrive Sedan: Jeroen Coebergh, CC0 · 2026 Mazda 3 4-Door 4WD: File:Mazda3 (BP) X e-Skyactiv-X IMG 9015.jpg: Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 4matic: Alexander-93, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2027 BMW 430i xDrive Gran Coupe: FotoSleuth, CC BY 2.0 · 2027 Mercedes-Benz C300: Alexander-93, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2025 BMW M440i Gran Coupe: FotoSleuth, CC BY 2.0 · 2025 Volvo S60 B5 AWD: Benespit, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2027 BMW M440i Gran Coupe: FotoSleuth, CC BY 2.0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons; CarCody links each to its file page.