The 100 Most Fuel-Efficient Cars in 1995

Combined MPG (or MPGe for electric vehicles) is the EPA's headline efficiency figure. It blends a city test cycle and a highway test cycle, weighted 55% city and 45% highway, into a single number that lets you compare cars across the entire dataset.

Electric vehicles dominate the very top of the ranking because moving electrons through a motor is several times more efficient than burning gasoline. If you are shopping for a regular gasoline car, scroll down to the second table, which excludes battery-electric vehicles.

All 1995 vehicles, including electric

Every 1995 model year vehicle the EPA rated, sorted by combined MPG from highest to lowest. Battery electric vehicles use MPGe, which converts their electricity use into a gasoline-equivalent figure so the ranking remains on a single scale.

#	Make and model	Combined MPG(e)	Annual fuel cost
1	Honda Civic HB VX	43 MPG	$1,400
2	Geo Metro	40 MPG	$1,500
3	Suzuki Swift	32 MPG	$1,850
4	Toyota Tercel	29 MPG	$2,050
5	Ford Aspire	28 MPG	$2,150
6	Honda Civic	28 MPG	$2,150
7	Honda Civic Del Sol	28 MPG	$2,150
8	Nissan Sentra/200SX	28 MPG	$2,150
9	Hyundai Accent	27 MPG	$2,200
10	Saturn SW	27 MPG	$2,200
11	Chevrolet Cavalier	26 MPG	$2,300
12	Dodge Neon	26 MPG	$2,300
13	Eagle Summit	26 MPG	$2,300
14	Ford Escort Wagon	26 MPG	$2,300
15	Mazda Protege	26 MPG	$2,300
16	Mercury Tracer Wagon	26 MPG	$2,300
17	Mitsubishi Mirage	26 MPG	$2,300
18	Nissan Sentra Classic	26 MPG	$2,300
19	Plymouth Neon	26 MPG	$2,300
20	Toyota Celica	26 MPG	$2,300
21	Toyota Corolla Wagon	26 MPG	$2,300
22	Chevrolet Beretta	25 MPG	$2,400
23	Geo Prizm	25 MPG	$2,400
24	Hyundai Scoupe	25 MPG	$2,400
25	Kia Sephia	25 MPG	$2,400
26	Mazda 323	25 MPG	$2,400
27	Mazda MX-3	25 MPG	$2,400
28	Mercedes-Benz E300 Diesel	25 MPG	$3,250
29	Pontiac Sunfire	25 MPG	$2,400
30	Saturn SC	25 MPG	$2,400
31	Saturn SL	25 MPG	$2,400
32	Suzuki Samurai	25 MPG	$2,400
33	Toyota Corolla	25 MPG	$2,400
34	Toyota Paseo	25 MPG	$2,400
35	Acura Integra	24 MPG	$2,900
36	Ford Contour	24 MPG	$2,500
37	Mercury Mystique	24 MPG	$2,500
38	Eagle Summit Wagon	23 MPG	$2,600
39	Ford Probe	23 MPG	$2,600
40	Honda Accord	23 MPG	$2,600
41	Mazda 626	23 MPG	$2,600
42	Mazda MX-6	23 MPG	$2,600
43	Oldsmobile Achieva	23 MPG	$2,600
44	Pontiac Grand Am	23 MPG	$2,600
45	Subaru Impreza	23 MPG	$2,600
46	Subaru Impreza Wagon	23 MPG	$2,600
47	Subaru Legacy	23 MPG	$2,600
48	Subaru Legacy Wagon	23 MPG	$2,600
49	Buick Skylark	22 MPG	$2,700
50	Dodge Dakota Pickup 2WD	22 MPG	$2,700
51	Dodge Spirit	22 MPG	$2,700
52	Eagle Talon	22 MPG	$2,700
53	Ford Escort	22 MPG	$2,700
54	Honda Prelude	22 MPG	$2,700
55	Hyundai Elantra	22 MPG	$2,700
56	Infiniti G20	22 MPG	$2,700
57	Mazda MX-5 Miata	22 MPG	$2,700
58	Mercedes-Benz C220	22 MPG	$3,150
59	Mercury Tracer	22 MPG	$2,700
60	Mitsubishi Eclipse	22 MPG	$2,700
61	Mitsubishi Galant	22 MPG	$2,700
62	Panoz Auto-Development Panoz Roadster	22 MPG	$2,700
63	Plymouth Acclaim	22 MPG	$2,700
64	Subaru Impreza AWD	22 MPG	$2,700
65	Subaru Impreza Wagon AWD	22 MPG	$2,700
66	Subaru Legacy AWD	22 MPG	$2,700
67	Subaru Legacy Wagon AWD	22 MPG	$2,700
68	Toyota Celica Convertible	22 MPG	$2,700
69	Volkswagen Cabrio	22 MPG	$2,700
70	Volkswagen Golf III	22 MPG	$2,700
71	Volkswagen Jetta III	22 MPG	$2,700
72	BMW 318i Convertible	21 MPG	$3,300
73	BMW 318i/318is	21 MPG	$3,300
74	BMW 318ti	21 MPG	$3,300
75	Chevrolet Corsica	21 MPG	$2,850
76	Chrysler Cirrus	21 MPG	$2,850
77	Chrysler LeBaron Convertible	21 MPG	$2,850
78	Chrysler Sebring	21 MPG	$2,850
79	Dodge Avenger	21 MPG	$2,850
80	Dodge Intrepid	21 MPG	$2,850
81	Dodge Stratus	21 MPG	$2,850
82	Eagle Vision	21 MPG	$2,850
83	Ford Ranger Pickup 4WD	21 MPG	$2,850
84	Ford Taurus	21 MPG	$2,850
85	Ford Taurus Wagon	21 MPG	$2,850
86	Honda Accord Wagon	21 MPG	$2,850
87	Hyundai Sonata	21 MPG	$2,850
88	Isuzu Pickup 2WD	21 MPG	$2,850
89	Lexus ES 300	21 MPG	$2,850
90	Mazda B2300/B3000/B4000 Pickup 4WD	21 MPG	$2,850
91	Mazda Millenia	21 MPG	$3,300
92	Mercedes-Benz S350	21 MPG	$3,850
93	Mercury Sable	21 MPG	$2,850
94	Mercury Sable Wagon	21 MPG	$2,850
95	Nissan Altima / Stanza	21 MPG	$2,850
96	Nissan Maxima	21 MPG	$3,300
97	Saab 900	21 MPG	$2,850
98	Toyota Avalon	21 MPG	$2,850
99	Toyota Camry	21 MPG	$2,850
100	Toyota Camry Wagon	21 MPG	$2,850

Most efficient 1995 gasoline cars

The same 1995 ranking with battery electric vehicles removed. Hybrids and plug-in hybrids appear because they run primarily on gasoline. This is the table to use when shopping for a conventional car, since comparing a pure EV to a regular gas car on a per-gallon basis tends to mislead more than it informs.

#	Make and model	Combined MPG	Annual fuel cost
1	Honda Civic HB VX	43 MPG	$1,400
2	Geo Metro	40 MPG	$1,500
3	Suzuki Swift	32 MPG	$1,850
4	Toyota Tercel	29 MPG	$2,050
5	Ford Aspire	28 MPG	$2,150
6	Honda Civic	28 MPG	$2,150
7	Honda Civic Del Sol	28 MPG	$2,150
8	Nissan Sentra/200SX	28 MPG	$2,150
9	Hyundai Accent	27 MPG	$2,200
10	Saturn SW	27 MPG	$2,200
11	Chevrolet Cavalier	26 MPG	$2,300
12	Dodge Neon	26 MPG	$2,300
13	Eagle Summit	26 MPG	$2,300
14	Ford Escort Wagon	26 MPG	$2,300
15	Mazda Protege	26 MPG	$2,300
16	Mercury Tracer Wagon	26 MPG	$2,300
17	Mitsubishi Mirage	26 MPG	$2,300
18	Nissan Sentra Classic	26 MPG	$2,300
19	Plymouth Neon	26 MPG	$2,300
20	Toyota Celica	26 MPG	$2,300
21	Toyota Corolla Wagon	26 MPG	$2,300
22	Chevrolet Beretta	25 MPG	$2,400
23	Geo Prizm	25 MPG	$2,400
24	Hyundai Scoupe	25 MPG	$2,400
25	Kia Sephia	25 MPG	$2,400
26	Mazda 323	25 MPG	$2,400
27	Mazda MX-3	25 MPG	$2,400
28	Mercedes-Benz E300 Diesel	25 MPG	$3,250
29	Pontiac Sunfire	25 MPG	$2,400
30	Saturn SC	25 MPG	$2,400
31	Saturn SL	25 MPG	$2,400
32	Suzuki Samurai	25 MPG	$2,400
33	Toyota Corolla	25 MPG	$2,400
34	Toyota Paseo	25 MPG	$2,400
35	Acura Integra	24 MPG	$2,900
36	Ford Contour	24 MPG	$2,500
37	Mercury Mystique	24 MPG	$2,500
38	Eagle Summit Wagon	23 MPG	$2,600
39	Ford Probe	23 MPG	$2,600
40	Honda Accord	23 MPG	$2,600
41	Mazda 626	23 MPG	$2,600
42	Mazda MX-6	23 MPG	$2,600
43	Oldsmobile Achieva	23 MPG	$2,600
44	Pontiac Grand Am	23 MPG	$2,600
45	Subaru Impreza	23 MPG	$2,600
46	Subaru Impreza Wagon	23 MPG	$2,600
47	Subaru Legacy	23 MPG	$2,600
48	Subaru Legacy Wagon	23 MPG	$2,600
49	Buick Skylark	22 MPG	$2,700
50	Dodge Dakota Pickup 2WD	22 MPG	$2,700
51	Dodge Spirit	22 MPG	$2,700
52	Eagle Talon	22 MPG	$2,700
53	Ford Escort	22 MPG	$2,700
54	Honda Prelude	22 MPG	$2,700
55	Hyundai Elantra	22 MPG	$2,700
56	Infiniti G20	22 MPG	$2,700
57	Mazda MX-5 Miata	22 MPG	$2,700
58	Mercedes-Benz C220	22 MPG	$3,150
59	Mercury Tracer	22 MPG	$2,700
60	Mitsubishi Eclipse	22 MPG	$2,700
61	Mitsubishi Galant	22 MPG	$2,700
62	Panoz Auto-Development Panoz Roadster	22 MPG	$2,700
63	Plymouth Acclaim	22 MPG	$2,700
64	Subaru Impreza AWD	22 MPG	$2,700
65	Subaru Impreza Wagon AWD	22 MPG	$2,700
66	Subaru Legacy AWD	22 MPG	$2,700
67	Subaru Legacy Wagon AWD	22 MPG	$2,700
68	Toyota Celica Convertible	22 MPG	$2,700
69	Volkswagen Cabrio	22 MPG	$2,700
70	Volkswagen Golf III	22 MPG	$2,700
71	Volkswagen Jetta III	22 MPG	$2,700
72	BMW 318i Convertible	21 MPG	$3,300
73	BMW 318i/318is	21 MPG	$3,300
74	BMW 318ti	21 MPG	$3,300
75	Chevrolet Corsica	21 MPG	$2,850
76	Chrysler Cirrus	21 MPG	$2,850
77	Chrysler LeBaron Convertible	21 MPG	$2,850
78	Chrysler Sebring	21 MPG	$2,850
79	Dodge Avenger	21 MPG	$2,850
80	Dodge Intrepid	21 MPG	$2,850
81	Dodge Stratus	21 MPG	$2,850
82	Eagle Vision	21 MPG	$2,850
83	Ford Ranger Pickup 4WD	21 MPG	$2,850
84	Ford Taurus	21 MPG	$2,850
85	Ford Taurus Wagon	21 MPG	$2,850
86	Honda Accord Wagon	21 MPG	$2,850
87	Hyundai Sonata	21 MPG	$2,850
88	Isuzu Pickup 2WD	21 MPG	$2,850
89	Lexus ES 300	21 MPG	$2,850
90	Mazda B2300/B3000/B4000 Pickup 4WD	21 MPG	$2,850
91	Mazda Millenia	21 MPG	$3,300
92	Mercedes-Benz S350	21 MPG	$3,850
93	Mercury Sable	21 MPG	$2,850
94	Mercury Sable Wagon	21 MPG	$2,850
95	Nissan Altima / Stanza	21 MPG	$2,850
96	Nissan Maxima	21 MPG	$3,300
97	Saab 900	21 MPG	$2,850
98	Toyota Avalon	21 MPG	$2,850
99	Toyota Camry	21 MPG	$2,850
100	Toyota Camry Wagon	21 MPG	$2,850

Source: U.S. EPA fuel economy dataset.