Hyundai Elantra vs. Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport MPG

Chart is based on 659 fuel economy reports for the Hyundai Elantra and 715 fuel economy reports for the Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport.

Hyundai Elantra MPG

Year	Body/Powertrain	flat, hilly, or mountainousLand	driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot	A/C use: none to heavyA/C	constant stop and goTraf %	many stops per mileCity %	stop every mile or twoSub %	fairly steady speedHwy %	Hwy Spd	MPG
2021	4dr Sedan 147-horsepower 2.0L I4 8-speed shiftable CVT FWD	flat	light	none	0	0	20	80	65	46.5
2020	4dr Sedan 147-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	flat	light	light	2	0	98	0	0	33.0
2017	4dr Sedan 147-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	none	0	5	53	42	120	38.7
2016	4dr Sedan 145-horsepower 1.8L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	hvy	0	9	6	86	75	30.7
2014	4dr Sedan 145-horsepower 1.8L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	v.lt	none	0	25	23	52	110	36.7
2013	4dr Sedan 148-horsepower 1.8L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	5	24	24	46	72	31.3
2012	4dr Sedan 148-horsepower 1.8L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	lead	light	2	10	26	62	73	29.7
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2012	4dr Sedan 148-horsepower 1.8L I4 6-speed manual FWD	hills	light	hvy	0	0	15	85	85	38.3
2011	4dr Sedan 148-horsepower 1.8L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	none	4	8	26	32	65	31.2
2010	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	5	10	10	75	60	34.5
2010	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	2	5	34	59	73	30.5
2009	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	hills	med	none	1	25	13	61	64	33.5
2009	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	8	31	11	50	76	31.4
2008	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	4	13	31	52	71	30.7
2008	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	5	20	18	58	69	29.4
2007	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	14	29	13	44	72	30.1
2007	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	3	30	28	39	69	28.4
2006	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	16	43	15	26	83	25.3
2006	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	hills	light	none	10	18	55	17	75	24.9
2006	4dr Hatch 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	v.lt	light	6	36	21	36	86	24.7
2005	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	5	8	22	65	79	30.7
2005	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	6	20	30	44	66	28.5
2005	4dr Hatch 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	3	3	7	86	80	30.6
2005	4dr Hatch 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	12	30	18	40	66	29.3
2004	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	6	40	28	25	71	28.3
2004	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	2	15	13	71	62	32.8
2004	4dr Hatch 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	0	13	38	50	75	31.7
2004	4dr Hatch 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	hills	med	hvy	7	20	45	28	77	26.9
2003	4dr Sedan 135-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	light	2	8	32	58	67	30.2
2003	4dr Sedan 135-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	5	42	9	44	79	24.3
2003	4dr Hatch turbocharged 111hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	light	1	4	10	85	60	36.2
2003	4dr Hatch 135-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	6	11	26	57	63	30.3
2002	4dr Sedan 140-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	13	13	17	57	67	27.9
2002	4dr Sedan 140-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	hills	med	none	2	16	24	57	98	25.0
2002	4dr Hatch 140-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	light	7	15	16	63	83	31.6
2002	4dr Hatch 140-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	13	25	30	33	60	26.2
2001	4dr Sedan 140-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	light	20	40	10	30	70	22.7
2001	4dr Sedan 140-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	30	40	20	10	110	23.5
2001	4dr Hatch 140-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	v.lt	light	31	27	23	19	100	28.0

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Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport MPG

Year	Body/Powertrain	flat, hilly, or mountainousLand	driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot	A/C use: none to heavyA/C	constant stop and goTraf %	many stops per mileCity %	stop every mile or twoSub %	fairly steady speedHwy %	Hwy Spd	MPG
2016	4dr Hatch 148-horsepower 2.0L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD	hills	light	light	4	9	39	47	64	34.0
2015	4dr Hatch 148-horsepower 2.0L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD	flat	light	none	0	0	2	98	70	30.8
2014	4dr Sedan 148-horsepower 2.0L H4 CVT AWD	flat	light	none	10	17	9	65	63	28.4
2014	4dr Hatch 148-horsepower 2.0L H4 CVT AWD	flat	v.lt	none	0	5	10	85	55	32.9
2014	4dr Hatch 148-horsepower 2.0L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD	flat	light	none	20	14	39	28	68	26.2
2013	4dr Sedan 148-horsepower 2.0L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD	flat	med	none	0	13	14	72	71	29.0
2013	4dr Hatch turbocharged 305hp 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD	flat	lead	none	10	30	20	40	75	19.6
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2013	4dr Hatch 148-horsepower 2.0L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD	flat	v.lt	light	6	14	8	72	63	32.1
2012	4dr Sedan turbocharged 305hp 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD	flat	med	light	0	5	12	83	68	21.8
2012	4dr Sedan 148-horsepower 2.0L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD	flat	light	light	0	51	1	48	65	30.7
2012	4dr Sedan 148-horsepower 2.0L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	med	hvy	5	15	30	50	70	31.3
2012	4dr Hatch turbocharged 265hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	med	light	3	7	30	60	70	25.1
2012	4dr Hatch 148-horsepower 2.0L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD	flat	med	light	15	11	30	43	69	28.7
2012	4dr Hatch 148-horsepower 2.0L H4 5-speed manual AWD	hills	med	light	0	7	31	62	68	32.8
2011	4dr Sedan turbocharged 305hp 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD	flat	med	light	20	60	10	10	60	19.4
2011	4dr Sedan turbocharged 265hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	med	hvy	5	10	20	65	75	26.0
2011	4dr Hatch turbocharged 394hp 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD	flat	med	none	0	0	0	100	110	24.2
2011	4dr Hatch turbocharged 305hp 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD	hills	med	light	15	8	15	63	65	21.5
2011	4dr Hatch turbocharged 265hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	hills	lead	hvy	1	21	55	23	68	19.6
2011	4dr Hatch 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	v.lt	none	9	9	2	80	100	29.4
2011	4dr Hatch 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	med	none	0	50	25	25	75	24.3
2010	4dr Sedan turbocharged 265hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	med	none	14	15	3	68	65	23.8
2010	4dr Hatch turbocharged 305hp 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD	hills	med	none	11	12	17	60	90	17.9
2010	4dr Hatch turbocharged 265hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	med	none	13	22	30	34	81	21.7
2010	4dr Hatch 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	hills	med	light	5	3	25	68	65	25.4
2010	4dr Hatch 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	light	light	0	28	5	68	63	26.1
2009	4dr Sedan turbocharged 265hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	lead	none	1	39	3	57	71	22.3
2009	4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	med	light	1	21	59	20	65	27.1
2009	4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	none	25	47	8	20	110	23.1
2009	4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD	hills	light	light	3	18	35	45	60	25.3
2009	4dr Hatch turbocharged 305hp 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD	flat	med	none	25	62	10	3	120	18.8
2009	4dr Hatch turbocharged 265hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	lead	light	3	15	34	48	72	22.8
2009	4dr Hatch 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	med	light	1	39	7	53	76	25.1
2009	4dr Hatch 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	none	0	0	0	100	70	28.0
2009	4dr Hatch 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	med	none	8	45	27	20	65	24.1
2008	4dr Sedan turbocharged 224hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	med	light	7	18	24	52	69	22.6
2008	4dr Sedan turbocharged 224hp 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	21	21	21	37	90	22.4
2008	4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	med	none	6	29	48	18	80	22.0
2008	4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD	hills	med	none	25	20	35	20	65	24.9
2008	4dr Hatch turbocharged 305hp 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD	flat	med	light	13	25	23	39	70	18.9
2008	4dr Hatch turbocharged 224hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	med	light	7	19	27	46	73	23.0
2008	4dr Hatch 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	med	light	7	52	10	31	67	25.0
2008	4dr Hatch 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	light	12	5	22	61	68	26.9
2008	4dr Hatch 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD	hills	med	hvy	47	9	9	36	85	21.7
2007	4dr Wagon turbocharged 224hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	med	light	5	5	80	10	75	22.0
2007	4dr Wagon 173-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	med	light	10	10	50	30	75	30.6
2007	4dr Wagon 173-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	lead	none	6	17	67	11	85	19.3
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 293hp 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD	flat	med	light	12	16	7	66	69	23.2
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 224hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	med	none	0	10	50	40	65	22.0
2007	4dr Sedan 173-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	lead	none	10	8	40	43	90	20.5
2007	4dr Sedan 173-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	med	light	6	18	26	51	99	23.9
2006	4dr Wagon turbocharged 230hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	hills	med	light	7	28	33	32	70	22.8
2006	4dr Wagon 173-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	hills	med	light	9	10	10	71	72	26.9
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 300hp 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD	flat	med	light	12	18	33	37	108	17.8
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 230hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	lead	light	9	21	29	41	71	23.3
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 230hp 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	med	light	14	14	21	51	72	22.0
2006	4dr Sedan 173-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	light	light	5	13	6	75	65	28.5
2006	4dr Sedan 173-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	light	light	15	10	5	70	120	26.0
2005	4dr Wagon turbocharged 227hp 2.0L H4 5-speed manual AWD	hills	med	light	5	5	5	85	85	23.0
2005	4dr Wagon turbocharged 227hp 2.0L H4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	med	light	8	8	18	68	75	22.5
2005	4dr Wagon 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	med	light	3	16	23	59	98	22.5
2005	4dr Sedan turbocharged 300hp 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD	flat	med	light	7	21	22	50	79	21.5
2005	4dr Sedan turbocharged 227hp 2.0L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	med	none	0	0	0	100	75	26.3
2005	4dr Sedan turbocharged 227hp 2.0L H4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	med	light	10	10	40	40	70	23.5
2005	4dr Sedan 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	light	light	5	15	50	30	110	29.0
2005	4dr Sedan 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD	hills	v.lt	none	0	0	0	100	65	27.9
2004	4dr Wagon turbocharged 227hp 2.0L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	med	light	11	8	31	49	74	24.2
2004	4dr Wagon 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	med	none	0	25	65	10	100	21.6
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 300hp 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD	flat	med	none	7	34	22	37	72	17.5
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 227hp 2.0L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	med	light	9	23	26	42	80	21.3
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 227hp 2.0L H4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	light	none	1	75	20	4	70	18.0
2004	4dr Sedan 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	hills	med	light	5	15	0	80	75	28.0
2003	4dr Wagon turbocharged 227hp 2.0L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	med	none	12	42	15	31	68	18.7
2003	4dr Sedan turbocharged 227hp 2.0L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	med	none	24	14	20	42	68	24.9
2003	4dr Sedan turbocharged 227hp 2.0L H4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	med	none	23	23	25	29	70	23.0
2002	4dr Wagon turbocharged 227hp 2.0L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	med	light	4	11	16	69	74	24.1
2002	4dr Wagon turbocharged 227hp 2.0L H4 4-speed automatic AWD	hills	light	none	1	41	2	58	70	20.1
2002	4dr Wagon 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	hills	med	light	8	15	17	60	60	25.1
2002	4dr Wagon 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	med	light	18	18	13	53	70	20.2
2002	4dr Sedan turbocharged 227hp 2.0L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	med	none	5	8	24	63	87	24.2
2002	4dr Sedan 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	light	none	20	30	50	0	0	22.5
2002	4dr Sedan 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	med	light	0	50	10	40	70	26.0
2000	2dr Coupe 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	med	none	5	5	20	70	75	24.5

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TrueDelta Reviews the Real Gas Mileage of the Hyundai Elantra

Hyundai Elantra Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Comment
2021	With EPA ratings of 31 mpg city and 41 mpg highway, the Hyundai Elantra Limited with a 2.0-liter engine and CVT is among the most fuel-efficient non-hybrid compact sedans. Lesser trim levels score even better: 33 city, 43 highway. Though the Kia Forte has the same powertrain, it scores a couple mpg lower. For even better fuel economy, the Elantra is offered as a hybrid with EPA ratings as high as 53 mpg city, 56 mpg highway, and 54 mpg combined. The Honda Insight and Toyota Corolla Hybrid manage only 52 mpg combined. One trim of the Prius (a hatchback) manages 56, but the others check in at 52. In my winter suburban driving I observed trip computer averages between 30 mpg and 40 mpg. see full Hyundai Elantra review

Hyundai Elantra Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Comment
	Hyundai has been among those manucturers offering turbocharged engines in "eco" variants of its cars. But as tuned for the Elantra Sport, the corporate 1.6T engine doesn't score well in the EPA's tests: 22 mpg city, 30 mpg highway. You'll find similar numbers on the window sticker of a Nissan sedan--if that Nissan sedan happens to be the 300-horsepower Maxima. The Sentra SR Turbo scores considerably better, especially in city driving: 26/32. I've unfairly implied the 1.6T engine is to blame. Hitch this engine to the seven-speed DCT instead of the six-speed manual, and it rates much better, about the same as a Sentra SR Turbo with its optional CVT, 26/33 vs. 27/33. Does the Elantra Sport manual's real-world fuel economy differ as much as the EPA ratings suggest? Or does it suffer from test anxiety? I suspect the latter. In my suburban driving with economy-minded acceleration and braking the trip computer reported an average of 37 mpg (with an occasional 40). see full Hyundai Elantra review

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Hyundai Elantra

Hyundai Elantra Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2013	4dr Sedan 148-horsepower 1.8L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	After the first 10K miles, the AVERAGE MPG has risen from the low 20's to the high 20's on my average commute, but is nowhere near the advertised efficiencies. NOT a happy camper with this! see full Hyundai Elantra review
2013	4dr Sedan 148-horsepower 1.8L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	I have over 1,100 miles on the car as of today. My first long trip of 450 miles yielded an average of 38.6 mpg. I am consistently seeing over 33 mpg in city driving. This is as good as advertised. see full Hyundai Elantra review
2012	4dr Sedan 148-horsepower 1.8L I4 6-speed manual FWD	Impressed with fuel mileage, and I'm getting better than touted. Couldn't do that with the last car, unless I could find pure gas (no ethanol). With the Elantra I'm getting 40 mpg mixed driving with ethanol. see full Hyundai Elantra review
2011	4dr Sedan 148-horsepower 1.8L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Over 35 mpg, even on backroads see full Hyundai Elantra review
2011	4dr Sedan 148-horsepower 1.8L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Consistant 35 MPG with mixed HWY and City see full Hyundai Elantra review
2010	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	I get about 30 mpg mixed driving which I consider pretty good see full Hyundai Elantra review
2010	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	We average about 31 mpg. see full Hyundai Elantra review
2009	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	not bad see full Hyundai Elantra review
2009	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	I keep fueling record and I get 36 miles per gallons so far ever since i purchased this vehicle. see full Hyundai Elantra review
2008	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	City/Highway mileage exceeds EPA ratings if driven smoothly (5 manual) see full Hyundai Elantra review

Hyundai Elantra Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2013	4dr Sedan 148-horsepower 1.8L I4 6-speed manual FWD	Just don't seem to be able to hit any of the gas mileage reported amounts. 10 to 15 litres per 100 KM seems to be the norm with combined city and highway driving. Dealer keeps telling me I need to "break" the vehicle in to get good gas mileage. Range odometer doesn't reset to 591 kms on fuel ups either. Takes several fill ups before it seems to work correctly for a while. Dealer can't find any issues with it. see full Hyundai Elantra review
2012	4dr Sedan 148-horsepower 1.8L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	This is one of the most disappointing aspects of the 2012. The Active Eco is no longer anautomatic feature, and I've found I don't get the great gas mileage that I used to. I would consistently get 40mpg highway, and about 30 mpg in the city. Now I get 32 highway, 28 city. My parents live an hour and a half away, and I have other family living further away. I find it frustrating that I don't get the great mileage I did previously, especially since gas prices just keep going up. see full Hyundai Elantra review
2009	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	Engine is 132HP PZEV, not 138 SULEV. Diff in power seems smal but is significant for this car. Mileage worse AND power is less. Unfortunately, states dictate what you can get; CA emissions rule for PA = stupid cop-out/liberal cave-in to greenie-weenies see full Hyundai Elantra review
2005	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	Not nearly on par with the competition. see full Hyundai Elantra review

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport

Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2013	4dr Sedan 148-horsepower 2.0L H4 5-speed manual AWD	Wow, this is what I said after 2 days with the vehicle, winter driving, and its cold winter here. I averaged 7.6 l/100km, mixed city and highway driving, at -20 celsius, through snow most time of these 2 days. Very impressive for awd vehicle! see full Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport review
2013	4dr Hatch 148-horsepower 2.0L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD	It takes a while for the engine & drivetrain to break in, but when they do you will start to see some very impressive numbers on the ODO. I'm at ~2600 miles right now and averaging 29-30 mpg between 50% open freeway cruising, 25% freeway traffic, 25% city driving. see full Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport review
2012	4dr Sedan 148-horsepower 2.0L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD	Oustanding fuel economy for a all wheel drive...the highest mpg all wheel drive of any manufacturer. see full Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport review
2012	4dr Sedan 148-horsepower 2.0L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD	Got 36 MPG right out of the dealer. Have gotten up to 39 MPG with cruise see full Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport review
2012	4dr Hatch 148-horsepower 2.0L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD	Good reported gas mileage. see full Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport review
2008	4dr Hatch 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD	much better than expected, considering all wheel drive, and a bit of a heavy foot see full Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport review
2004	4dr Wagon turbocharged 227hp 2.0L H4 5-speed manual AWD	I have gotten 28mpg on the highway, which makes it perfect for road trips. see full Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport review
2004	4dr Wagon 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD	I get 23-26mpg around town, 28-30 highway, which I consider very very good for an AWD car. I get same fuel economy as many non AWD cars. see full Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport review
2004	4dr Sedan 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	28+ MPG, nothing to complain about. see full Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport review
2002	4dr Sedan turbocharged 227hp 2.0L H4 5-speed manual AWD	Average about 25mpg in evenly mixed driving. see full Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport review

Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2012	4dr Hatch 148-horsepower 2.0L H4 CVT AWD	The fuel economy isn't as high expected. I get about 28 mpg. I should probably stop driving like I stole it when the kids are out of the car. see full Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport review
2010	4dr Sedan turbocharged 265hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	Not really dislike, I didnt expect civic like mpg. Around town mileage suffers, but on the highways the car cruises quite easily. You can expect ~25mpg on average combined (with no led food). Impressive for the hp and AWD. see full Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport review
2010	4dr Hatch 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	Really crappy, especially for a 2.5L 4 cylinder engine. 22 MPG average. 18 city, 27 highway is what I got. see full Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport review
2009	4dr Hatch 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD	low fuel economy because of AWD components see full Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport review
2008	4dr Hatch turbocharged 305hp 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD	The WRX did not get the kind of mileage our family was looking for in a new vehicle. see full Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport review
2008	4dr Hatch turbocharged 305hp 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD	The fuel economy was not within our target range for a new car. see full Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport review
2008	4dr Hatch turbocharged 305hp 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD	It drinks gas like a collage student on a drinking binge see full Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport review
2008	4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD	Pathetic for a compact sedan at <28 mpg highway. The AWD system must be a huge fuel sink. see full Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport review
2008	4dr Hatch 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD	For such a small car with NA 170hp engine the economy is rather poor ~24mpg. see full Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport review
2007	4dr Wagon turbocharged 224hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	For a car of that size, the fuel economy is dismal. I get about 19 in the city, which is where most of my driving is done. That is marginally better than any SUV. see full Subaru Impreza / Outback Sport review