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Nissan LEAF vs. Toyota Matrix MPG

Chart is based on 3 fuel economy reports for the Nissan LEAF and 292 fuel economy reports for the Toyota Matrix.

Nissan LEAF MPG

Nissan LEAF Nissan LEAF 2011 5.1 MPG Highway Percentage 70 percent
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
2011 4dr Hatch 107-horsepower Electric
1-speed automatic FWD
hills med light 15 5 10 70 65 5.1  

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Nissan LEAF Electric Fuel Economy

Nissan LEAF Nissan LEAF 2012 22.8 MPG Highway Percentage 70 percent Nissan LEAF Nissan LEAF 2011 31.6 MPG Highway Percentage 80 percent
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
2012 4dr Hatch 107-horsepower Electric
1-speed automatic FWD
flat light none 0 0 30 70 65 22.8  
2011 4dr Hatch 107-horsepower Electric
1-speed automatic FWD
flat v.lt none 0 0 20 80 70 31.6  

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Toyota Matrix MPG

Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2013 32.2 MPG Highway Percentage 41 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2013 31.0 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2012 27.8 MPG Highway Percentage 55 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2010 28.5 MPG Highway Percentage 53 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2010 20.4 MPG Highway Percentage 82 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2010 39.2 MPG Highway Percentage 90 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2010 31.2 MPG Highway Percentage 20 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2009 26.4 MPG Highway Percentage 55 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2009 25.6 MPG Highway Percentage 39 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2009 26.7 MPG Highway Percentage 75 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2009 26.7 MPG Highway Percentage 95 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2009 28.5 MPG Highway Percentage 27 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2008 17.3 MPG Highway Percentage 5 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2007 32.1 MPG Highway Percentage 53 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2007 25.1 MPG Highway Percentage 42 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2006 29.0 MPG Highway Percentage 65 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2006 32.1 MPG Highway Percentage 69 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2006 30.8 MPG Highway Percentage 55 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2006 26.1 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2005 30.7 MPG Highway Percentage 69 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2005 30.7 MPG Highway Percentage 40 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2005 27.0 MPG Highway Percentage 26 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2004 32.7 MPG Highway Percentage 93 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2004 29.4 MPG Highway Percentage 22 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2004 29.7 MPG Highway Percentage 68 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2003 27.3 MPG Highway Percentage 38 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2003 27.8 MPG Highway Percentage 40 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2003 31.7 MPG Highway Percentage 56 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2003 27.0 MPG Highway Percentage 48 percent Toyota Matrix Toyota Matrix 2003 27.2 MPG Highway Percentage 40 percent
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
2013 4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat light none 0 32 28 41 59 32.2  
2013 4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med light 0 25 25 50 90 31.0  
2012 4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat light none 0 35 10 55 68 27.8  
2010 4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat light light 8 28 13 53 71 28.5  
2010 4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic AWD
flat med light 5 5 8 82 72 20.4  
2010 4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med light 0 0 10 90 140 39.2  
2010 4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat light none 30 40 10 20 120 31.2  
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2009 4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat med light 18 14 13 55 63 26.4  
2009 4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med none 20 25 17 39 80 25.6  
2009 4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic AWD
flat light none 0 5 20 75 100 26.7  
2009 4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat light none 0 1 4 95 118 26.7  
2009 4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat light none 27 46 1 27 65 28.5  
2008 4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat v.lt none 1 9 85 5 80 17.3  
2007 4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat light none 10 13 23 53 96 32.1  
2007 4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat light none 1 33 25 42 92 25.1  
2006 4dr Hatch 164-horsepower 1.8L I4
6-speed manual FWD
flat light hvy 0 10 25 65 65 29.0  
2006 4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med none 0 13 18 69 69 32.1  
2006 4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat med light 4 28 14 55 87 30.8  
2006 4dr Hatch 118-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic AWD
flat light none 0 0 50 50 100 26.1  
2005 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med light 4 19 8 69 64 30.7  
2005 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat med light 13 25 22 40 79 30.7  
2005 4dr Hatch 123-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic AWD
flat light light 9 24 41 26 63 27.0  
2004 4dr Hatch 173-horsepower 1.8L I4
6-speed manual FWD
flat med none 0 8 0 93 65 32.7  
2004 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med light 14 40 24 22 100 29.4  
2004 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat light light 1 9 23 68 71 29.7  
2003 4dr Hatch 180-horsepower 1.8L I4
6-speed manual FWD
flat med light 3 5 53 38 68 27.3  
2003 4dr Hatch 180-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat med light 35 15 10 40 70 27.8  
2003 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med light 7 14 23 56 69 31.7  
2003 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat med light 8 23 21 48 71 27.0  
2003 4dr Hatch 123-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic AWD
flat med none 30 13 18 40 72 27.2  

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Nissan LEAF vs. Toyota Matrix MPG

Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Nissan LEAF and Toyota Matrix's where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of their real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Nissan LEAF

Nissan LEAF Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2012 4dr Hatch 107-horsepower Electric
1-speed automatic FWD
At my present rate of .088 per kilowat this car has cost 2.2 cents per mile. see full Nissan LEAF review
2012 4dr Hatch 107-horsepower Electric
1-speed automatic FWD
You will NEVER fill up with stinky gas at a gas station again ... you'll only stop at a gas station to use the washroom and get a coffee. However, on the subject of "fuel", it is very efficient with the clean electrons. And the feedback is excellent. You always have access to how well you're driving technique is. Plus, you get more information when you look it up on Nissan's LEAF website of your personal driving efficiency and how you did relative to other LEAF drivers in your country or around the world. When comparing purchase prices or lease payments, you must take into consideration that your electric bill will be ONE-TENTH the price of your gas guzzler's gas bill. That means that your $300 per month gas credit card expense will become a mere $30 on your electric bill. see full Nissan LEAF review
2011 4dr Hatch 107-horsepower Electric
1-speed automatic FWD
Less than $.03/mile for electricity. see full Nissan LEAF review
2011 4dr Hatch 107-horsepower Electric
1-speed automatic FWD
Obviously, Fuel economy is one of the Leaf's strongest features. The car gets amazing milage. The Battery is 24Kw and I pay 10 cents per kilowatt where I live in Texas. This means that it costs about $2.40 to charge it up completely from empty. From empty I can get about 75 miles of normal highway/city mixed driving. My previous car, a Chrysler Sebring Limited convertible got 23 miles per gallon. So it would take me about 3.2 gallons of gas to go 75 miles in my Sebring. At $3.50 per gallon it would cost me $11.41 to go that same 75 miles in my Sebring that only costs me $2.40 in my Leaf. The price of gas would have to be 75 cents per gallon for my sebring just to match cost of the feul to drive the same distance as my Leaf. I doubt we'll ever see that price again. see full Nissan LEAF review
Nissan LEAF Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2012 4dr Hatch 107-horsepower Electric
1-speed automatic FWD
Fuel Economy is the closest category I found for "Range". Fully charged the LEAF says it will travel 100 miles, and in the right conditions (35 miles per hour with minimal stopping) it probably would go 100 miles. For normal driving, I'd say the range is 75 miles, unless the heater is on, then that could drop to about 50 - 60 miles. My commute to work is short and I wanted this car for local travel, to the grocery store, Costco, etc, and for that purpose it works well. Unfortunately in my town there is only one place that has a charging station and that is the Nissan Dealer. If I travel outside of town, I need to find a charging station or be sure I am within 35 miles from home. When I have to travel to Corporate I have to take one of our Gas Cars, since it is on the outskirts of my 35 mile range. To fully charge the car it takes 3 hours, which limits my destination. see full Nissan LEAF review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Toyota Matrix

Toyota Matrix Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2009 4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
should be good see full Toyota Matrix review
2006 4dr Hatch 118-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic AWD
We purchased our Matrix NEW June of 2006, we now (21 Dec 2012) have 82,000 miles and I have monitored the mileage since we purchased the car. We get 24 in city driving and the VERY best we've got on a long freeway drive was 30mpg. Overall our mileage for the 80,000 miles is 27 which isn't great but is acceptable. see full Toyota Matrix review
2005 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
Front WD w/ 4sp auto, great highway mileage, but not near the advertised ratings see full Toyota Matrix review
2004 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
Have never gotten less than 28 MPG, even when driving hard and in mountains. Usually get between 30 and 31 in the rolling country where I live. Have gotten over 34. see full Toyota Matrix review
2004 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
Very economical on gas. see full Toyota Matrix review
2004 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
Great fuel economy for a 1.8L with 30 MPG on the highway and a 500km range. see full Toyota Matrix review
2004 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
With K&N air intake, we got 34mpg on freeway, and it adds 5hp to 10hp when you need to pass other cars. see full Toyota Matrix review
2004 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
Very good 28 city 33 highway see full Toyota Matrix review
2003 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD
Haul 600# of sports cargo during trips. Car does 36 mpg if speed <=60 mph, 33 mpg <=70, 30 mpg under 80 and 28 under 90 mph. see full Toyota Matrix review
2003 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
Gets approx 32 miles per gallon on average see full Toyota Matrix review
Toyota Matrix Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2009 4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
good, but should be much better see full Toyota Matrix review
2008 4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD
It only gets about 25mpg in a mixed cycle. Fit would get 28mpg or better in same driving. see full Toyota Matrix review
2007 4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
expected the famous corolla frugality and efficiency - it has the same powertrain. we were totally disappointed. below freezing point, fuel consumption was scary: 17-20 l/100km. the best mileage we got was only 10 l/100 km. see full Toyota Matrix review
2005 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
Not even close to what is advertised see full Toyota Matrix review