The 100 Most Fuel-Efficient Cars in 1991

Have you ever wondered what the most fuel efficient cars manufactured in 1991 are? In this article, we'll list out the best 100 fuel efficient cars from 1991 with information on each of them!

How to Determine Fuel Efficiency

The list of the best fuel efficient cars on this page is based on one simple metric provided to us by the U.S. Department of Energy: the combined miles per gallon (MPG).

This metric is calculated by taking the total miles driven by the car and dividing it by the total gallons of fuel used.

Manufacturers provide this information to the Department of Energy, they provide it to us, and we provide it to you after sifting and organizing it.

The combined miles per gallon (MPG) is a measure of how much fuel the car uses per mile and is a good indicator of how efficient the car is. It's a combination of both city and highway driving, to give you a more overall accurate MPG.

With that out of the way, let's dive into the list. You can click the links in the table below to see more detailed information about each car.

Best 1991 Cars by Miles per Gallon

CarCombined MPGFuel Cost
Geo Metro XFI Manual 5-spd47$1,350
Honda Civic CRX HF Manual 5-spd43$1,450
Chevrolet Sprint Manual 5-spd40$1,550
Geo Metro Manual 5-spd40$1,550
Geo Metro LSI Manual 5-spd40$1,550
Pontiac Firefly Manual 5-spd40$1,550
Suzuki Swift Manual 5-spd40$1,550
Honda Civic CRX HF Manual 5-spd39$1,600
Geo Metro LSI Convertible Manual 5-spd37$1,700
Suzuki Swift Manual 5-spd35$1,800
Daihatsu Charade Manual 5-spd34$1,850
Volkswagen Jetta Manual 5-spd34$2,250
Chevrolet Sprint Automatic 3-spd33$1,900
Ford Festiva Manual 5-spd33$1,900
Geo Metro Automatic 3-spd33$1,900
Geo Metro LSI Automatic 3-spd33$1,900
Pontiac Firefly Automatic 3-spd33$1,900
Suzuki Swift Automatic 3-spd33$1,900
Volkswagen Jetta Manual 5-spd33$2,350
Daihatsu Charade Manual 5-spd32$1,950
Toyota Tercel Manual 4-spd31$2,000
Ford Escort FS Manual 5-spd30$2,100
Geo Metro LSI Convertible Automatic 3-spd30$2,100
Honda Civic Manual 4-spd30$2,100
Pontiac Lemans Manual 5-spd30$2,100
Subaru Justy Manual 5-spd30$2,100
Subaru Justy Automatic (variable gear ratios)30$2,100
Subaru Justy Manual 5-spd30$2,100
Dodge Colt Manual 4-spd29$2,150
Eagle Summit Manual 4-spd29$2,150
Honda Civic Manual 5-spd29$2,150
Honda Civic CRX Manual 5-spd29$2,150
Honda Civic Wagon Manual 5-spd29$2,150
Isuzu Stylus Manual 5-spd29$2,150
Mitsubishi Mirage Manual 4-spd29$2,150
Nissan Sentra Manual 5-spd29$2,150
Plymouth Colt Manual 4-spd29$2,150
Dodge Colt Manual 5-spd28$2,250
Eagle Summit Manual 5-spd28$2,250
Ford Escort Manual 5-spd28$2,250
Ford Escort Wagon Manual 5-spd28$2,250
Ford Festiva Automatic 3-spd28$2,250
Geo Storm Manual 5-spd28$2,250
Hyundai Excel Manual 4-spd28$2,250
Hyundai Excel Manual 5-spd28$2,250
Mazda 323/323 Protege Manual 5-spd28$2,250
Mercury Tracer Manual 5-spd28$2,250
Mercury Tracer Wagon Manual 5-spd28$2,250
Mitsubishi Mirage Manual 5-spd28$2,250
Mitsubishi Precis Manual 5-spd28$2,250
Nissan NX Coupe Manual 5-spd28$2,250
Nissan Sentra Manual 4-spd28$2,250
Plymouth Colt Manual 5-spd28$2,250
Pontiac Lemans Manual 4-spd28$2,250
Toyota Tercel Manual 5-spd28$2,250
Daihatsu Charade Automatic 3-spd27$2,300
Geo Prizm Manual 5-spd27$2,300
Honda Civic CRX Automatic 4-spd27$2,300
Honda Civic CRX Manual 5-spd27$2,300
Hyundai Excel Manual 4-spd27$2,300
Mazda 323/323 Protege Manual 5-spd27$2,300
Mitsubishi Precis Manual 4-spd27$2,300
Nissan NX Coupe Automatic 4-spd27$2,300
Nissan Sentra Automatic 4-spd27$2,300
Saturn SL Manual 5-spd27$2,300
Subaru Justy 4WD Automatic (variable gear ratios)27$2,300
Subaru Justy 4WD Manual 5-spd27$2,300
Suzuki Swift Automatic 3-spd27$2,300
Suzuki Swift GT Manual 5-spd27$2,300
Dodge Colt Automatic 3-spd26$2,400
Eagle Summit Automatic 3-spd26$2,400
Honda Civic Automatic 4-spd26$2,400
Honda Civic Manual 5-spd26$2,400
Honda Civic Wagon Automatic 4-spd26$2,400
Hyundai Excel Automatic 3-spd26$2,400
Hyundai Excel Automatic 4-spd26$2,400
Hyundai Scoupe Manual 5-spd26$2,400
Isuzu Impulse Manual 5-spd26$2,400
Isuzu Stylus Automatic 3-spd26$2,400
Mercedes-Benz 300D 2.5 Turbo Automatic 4-spd26$2,950
Mitsubishi Mirage Automatic 3-spd26$2,400
Mitsubishi Precis Automatic 4-spd26$2,400
Nissan Sentra Automatic 3-spd26$2,400
Plymouth Colt Automatic 3-spd26$2,400
Pontiac Lemans Automatic 3-spd26$2,400
Pontiac Sunbird Manual 5-spd26$2,400
Saturn SL Automatic 4-spd26$2,400
Toyota Camry Manual 5-spd26$2,400
Toyota Celica Manual 5-spd26$2,400
Toyota Corolla Manual 5-spd26$2,400
Toyota Corolla Wagon Manual 5-spd26$2,400
Chevrolet Cavalier Manual 5-spd25$2,500
Dodge Daytona Manual 5-spd25$2,500
Dodge Shadow Manual 5-spd25$2,500
Dodge Shadow Convertible Manual 5-spd25$2,500
Dodge Spirit Manual 5-spd25$2,500
Eagle Summit Automatic 4-spd25$2,500
Ford Escort Manual 5-spd25$2,500
Ford Escort Automatic 4-spd25$2,500
Ford Escort Wagon Automatic 4-spd25$2,500

Best 1991 Regular Fuel Cars by Miles per Gallon

The table below contains the best 1991 regular fuel cars by combined miles per gallon (MPG).

CarCombined MPGFuel Cost
Geo Metro XFI (Manual 5-spd)47$1,350
Honda Civic CRX HF (Manual 5-spd)43$1,450
Chevrolet Sprint (Manual 5-spd)40$1,550
Geo Metro (Manual 5-spd)40$1,550
Geo Metro LSI (Manual 5-spd)40$1,550
Pontiac Firefly (Manual 5-spd)40$1,550
Suzuki Swift (Manual 5-spd)40$1,550
Honda Civic CRX HF (Manual 5-spd)39$1,600
Geo Metro LSI Convertible (Manual 5-spd)37$1,700
Suzuki Swift (Manual 5-spd)35$1,800
Daihatsu Charade (Manual 5-spd)34$1,850
Volkswagen Jetta (Manual 5-spd)34$2,250
Chevrolet Sprint (Automatic 3-spd)33$1,900
Ford Festiva (Manual 5-spd)33$1,900
Geo Metro (Automatic 3-spd)33$1,900
Geo Metro LSI (Automatic 3-spd)33$1,900
Pontiac Firefly (Automatic 3-spd)33$1,900
Suzuki Swift (Automatic 3-spd)33$1,900
Volkswagen Jetta (Manual 5-spd)33$2,350
Daihatsu Charade (Manual 5-spd)32$1,950
Toyota Tercel (Manual 4-spd)31$2,000
Ford Escort FS (Manual 5-spd)30$2,100
Geo Metro LSI Convertible (Automatic 3-spd)30$2,100
Honda Civic (Manual 4-spd)30$2,100
Pontiac Lemans (Manual 5-spd)30$2,100
Subaru Justy (Manual 5-spd)30$2,100
Subaru Justy (Automatic (variable gear ratios))30$2,100
Subaru Justy (Manual 5-spd)30$2,100
Dodge Colt (Manual 4-spd)29$2,150
Eagle Summit (Manual 4-spd)29$2,150
Honda Civic (Manual 5-spd)29$2,150
Honda Civic CRX (Manual 5-spd)29$2,150
Honda Civic Wagon (Manual 5-spd)29$2,150
Isuzu Stylus (Manual 5-spd)29$2,150
Mitsubishi Mirage (Manual 4-spd)29$2,150
Nissan Sentra (Manual 5-spd)29$2,150
Plymouth Colt (Manual 4-spd)29$2,150
Dodge Colt (Manual 5-spd)28$2,250
Eagle Summit (Manual 5-spd)28$2,250
Ford Escort (Manual 5-spd)28$2,250
Ford Escort Wagon (Manual 5-spd)28$2,250
Ford Festiva (Automatic 3-spd)28$2,250
Geo Storm (Manual 5-spd)28$2,250
Hyundai Excel (Manual 4-spd)28$2,250
Hyundai Excel (Manual 5-spd)28$2,250
Mazda 323/323 Protege (Manual 5-spd)28$2,250
Mercury Tracer (Manual 5-spd)28$2,250
Mercury Tracer Wagon (Manual 5-spd)28$2,250
Mitsubishi Mirage (Manual 5-spd)28$2,250
Mitsubishi Precis (Manual 5-spd)28$2,250
Nissan NX Coupe (Manual 5-spd)28$2,250
Nissan Sentra (Manual 4-spd)28$2,250
Plymouth Colt (Manual 5-spd)28$2,250
Pontiac Lemans (Manual 4-spd)28$2,250
Toyota Tercel (Manual 5-spd)28$2,250
Daihatsu Charade (Automatic 3-spd)27$2,300
Geo Prizm (Manual 5-spd)27$2,300
Honda Civic CRX (Automatic 4-spd)27$2,300
Honda Civic CRX (Manual 5-spd)27$2,300
Hyundai Excel (Manual 4-spd)27$2,300
Mazda 323/323 Protege (Manual 5-spd)27$2,300
Mitsubishi Precis (Manual 4-spd)27$2,300
Nissan NX Coupe (Automatic 4-spd)27$2,300
Nissan Sentra (Automatic 4-spd)27$2,300
Saturn SL (Manual 5-spd)27$2,300
Subaru Justy 4WD (Automatic (variable gear ratios))27$2,300
Subaru Justy 4WD (Manual 5-spd)27$2,300
Suzuki Swift (Automatic 3-spd)27$2,300
Suzuki Swift GT (Manual 5-spd)27$2,300
Dodge Colt (Automatic 3-spd)26$2,400
Eagle Summit (Automatic 3-spd)26$2,400
Honda Civic (Automatic 4-spd)26$2,400
Honda Civic (Manual 5-spd)26$2,400
Honda Civic Wagon (Automatic 4-spd)26$2,400
Hyundai Excel (Automatic 3-spd)26$2,400
Hyundai Excel (Automatic 4-spd)26$2,400
Hyundai Scoupe (Manual 5-spd)26$2,400
Isuzu Impulse (Manual 5-spd)26$2,400
Isuzu Stylus (Automatic 3-spd)26$2,400
Mercedes-Benz 300D 2.5 Turbo (Automatic 4-spd)26$2,950
Mitsubishi Mirage (Automatic 3-spd)26$2,400
Mitsubishi Precis (Automatic 4-spd)26$2,400
Nissan Sentra (Automatic 3-spd)26$2,400
Plymouth Colt (Automatic 3-spd)26$2,400
Pontiac Lemans (Automatic 3-spd)26$2,400
Pontiac Sunbird (Manual 5-spd)26$2,400
Saturn SL (Automatic 4-spd)26$2,400
Toyota Camry (Manual 5-spd)26$2,400
Toyota Celica (Manual 5-spd)26$2,400
Toyota Corolla (Manual 5-spd)26$2,400
Toyota Corolla Wagon (Manual 5-spd)26$2,400
Chevrolet Cavalier (Manual 5-spd)25$2,500
Dodge Daytona (Manual 5-spd)25$2,500
Dodge Shadow (Manual 5-spd)25$2,500
Dodge Shadow Convertible (Manual 5-spd)25$2,500
Dodge Spirit (Manual 5-spd)25$2,500
Eagle Summit (Automatic 4-spd)25$2,500
Ford Escort (Manual 5-spd)25$2,500
Ford Escort (Automatic 4-spd)25$2,500
Ford Escort Wagon (Automatic 4-spd)25$2,500

Conclusion

The most fuel efficient car of 1991 is the Geo Metro XFI. It has a combined MPG of 47 and costs $1,350 per year to drive it.

The most fuel efficient non-electric car of 1991 is the Geo Metro XFI. It has a combined MPG of 47 and costs $1,350 per year to drive it.

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