Hyundai Santa Fe vs. Honda Insight MPG

Chart is based on 273 fuel economy reports for the Hyundai Santa Fe and 262 fuel economy reports for the Honda Insight.

Hyundai Santa Fe 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
2014	4dr SUV 290-horsepower 3.3L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	none	0	20	20	60	60	21.0
2012	4dr SUV turbocharged 194hp 2.2L I4 Diesel 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	none	0	0	15	85	60	26.7
2012	4dr SUV 276-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	hills	med	none	0	15	0	85	75	22.3
2012	4dr SUV 175-horsepower 2.4L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	light	none	0	9	18	72	116	21.1
2011	4dr SUV 276-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	5	12	40	43	95	20.4
2010	4dr SUV 276-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	none	0	67	2	32	65	21.3
2010	4dr SUV 276-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	none	5	12	17	66	88	21.1
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2010	4dr SUV 175-horsepower 2.4L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	v.lt	none	7	21	31	41	100	22.8
2009	4dr SUV 242-horsepower 3.3L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	4	40	11	44	76	17.2
2009	4dr SUV 242-horsepower 3.3L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	hills	med	light	1	18	27	54	109	19.5
2009	4dr SUV 185-horsepower 2.7L V6 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD	mtns	light	light	40	40	5	15	70	19.4
2008	4dr SUV turbocharged 148hp 2.2L I4 Diesel 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	light	3	14	3	81	100	28.8
2008	4dr SUV 242-horsepower 3.3L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	8	16	23	53	67	22.9
2008	4dr SUV 242-horsepower 3.3L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	none	11	23	23	43	79	18.7
2008	4dr SUV 185-horsepower 2.7L V6 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	hvy	11	13	28	49	68	21.4
2008	4dr SUV 185-horsepower 2.7L V6 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	light	0	0	31	69	60	22.5
2007	4dr SUV 242-horsepower 3.3L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	5	10	19	66	100	21.6
2007	4dr SUV 242-horsepower 3.3L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	none	5	12	41	42	71	19.8
2007	4dr SUV 185-horsepower 2.7L V6 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	5	17	17	62	69	21.5
2007	4dr SUV 185-horsepower 2.7L V6 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	hvy	10	31	2	57	97	20.0
2006	4dr SUV turbocharged 148hp 2.2L I4 Diesel 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	v.lt	light	40	20	20	20	60	24.0
2006	4dr SUV turbocharged 148hp 2.2L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual AWD	flat	light	none	5	5	88	2	60	29.1
2006	4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	none	27	33	10	30	68	18.2
2006	4dr SUV 170-horsepower 2.7L V6 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	5	25	50	20	70	23.3
2005	4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	0	0	50	50	60	17.0
2005	4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	light	0	13	45	42	68	18.6
2005	4dr SUV 170-horsepower 2.7L V6 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	67	20	5	8	60	20.2
2005	4dr SUV 170-horsepower 2.7L V6 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	light	18	6	12	64	90	20.3
2004	4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	hvy	20	60	0	20	70	18.0
2004	4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	21	25	26	30	68	19.5
2004	4dr SUV 173-horsepower 2.7L V6 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	10	40	30	20	60	22.0
2003	4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	none	10	10	35	45	68	16.8
2003	4dr SUV 173-horsepower 2.7L V6 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	light	none	8	23	30	40	65	20.8
2003	4dr SUV 173-horsepower 2.7L V6 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	light	0	90	0	10	70	20.0
2002	4dr SUV 185-horsepower 2.7L V6 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	hvy	18	5	32	46	65	21.0
2002	4dr SUV 185-horsepower 2.7L V6 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	1	43	5	52	95	19.8

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Honda Insight 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
2011	4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD	flat	med	light	12	31	26	32	79	44.7
2011	4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid 7-speed shiftable CVT FWD	mtns	light	none	1	10	23	66	58	52.9
2010	4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD	flat	light	none	3	10	16	71	66	47.0
2010	4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid 7-speed shiftable CVT FWD	flat	light	light	7	27	24	42	66	45.9
2009.5	4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD	flat	light	light	20	30	30	20	65	45.8
2006	2dr Hatch 73-horsepower 1.0L I3 Hybrid CVT FWD	flat	v.lt	hvy	1	1	1	97	60	59.9
2005	2dr Hatch 73-horsepower 1.0L I3 Hybrid 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	0	0	40	60	60	50.0
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2001	2dr Hatch 73-horsepower 1.0L I3 Hybrid 5-speed manual FWD	hills	light	light	0	20	25	55	63	59.1
2000	2dr Hatch 73-horsepower 1.0L I3 Hybrid 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	light	13	15	30	43	80	61.4

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

Hyundai Santa Fe Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2012	4dr SUV turbocharged 194hp 2.2L I4 Diesel 6-speed manual AWD	Date is Sept 30 2013. It has a 2.2 litre diesel engine with manual gearbox. 6th gear is very useful on a long run as it acts as an overdrive. It has travelled 7509 miles at average of 38.42mpg imperial. It will easily exceed 41mpg on a long run. My Kia Sportage diesel travelled 15051 miles and averaged 37.85mpg imperial. Both vehicles were full of luggage for 29% of their mileage. Worst fuel consumption was 32.23mpg over 495 miles, all short runs so no complaints there. Best was 41.47mpg over 523 miles. Kia Sportage best was 48.59mpg and worst was 29.88mpg see full Hyundai Santa Fe review
2010	4dr SUV 175-horsepower 2.4L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Can be better but equal to my previos 2007 tucson see full Hyundai Santa Fe review
2008	4dr SUV 185-horsepower 2.7L V6 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	We have only filled it up 3 times. Which only gives us two checks of MPG. First was 20.94 and the second was 21.96. With fewer than 1000 miles on the car our MPG could change. The sedan we traded averaged 22.8 so I will be happy if our mileage comes close see full Hyundai Santa Fe review
2008	4dr SUV 242-horsepower 3.3L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	I am currently getting an average of 22-23 MPG, mostly city driving in this vehicle. I previously had a Dodge Ram 1500 Quadcab 4x4 which got an average of 11-12 MPG in the same conditions. Gas prices have driven me to change vehicles. see full Hyundai Santa Fe review
2007	4dr SUV turbocharged 148hp 2.2L I4 Diesel 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	I drive the Diesel, so it is VERY economical. And here, on Aruba, Diesel is about 18cts per liter cheaper. see full Hyundai Santa Fe review
2005	4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	Getting ~ 20MPG using BP regular unleaded from Kroger. Quick Trip in Loganville, GA for some as yet undetermined reason is consistently 1 to 2 MPG less??? Still, this is a far superior fuel economy realized from a full time 4WD SUV over my 96 Durango V-8 see full Hyundai Santa Fe review
2004	4dr SUV 173-horsepower 2.7L V6 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	For a car of this size and weight, fuel economy is decent. see full Hyundai Santa Fe review

Hyundai Santa Fe Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2012	4dr SUV turbocharged 194hp 2.2L I4 Diesel 6-speed manual AWD	I would like 100 mpg on short trips. see full Hyundai Santa Fe review
2011	4dr SUV 276-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	Guzzles in stop and go traffic. ECO indicator is just that and not entirely believable at that. see full Hyundai Santa Fe review
2010	4dr SUV 175-horsepower 2.4L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	Only getting between 22-23 mpg around town on 4 cyl. My previous 6 cyl got 23-24. But the 4 cyl is surprisingly peppy. see full Hyundai Santa Fe review
2009	4dr SUV 242-horsepower 3.3L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	It is a 3.3L 6 cylinder ( 242HP) engine, driven in mostly city driving....17.7 city MPG is realistic, but not amazing. In general, I would say the Santa Fe is average in fuel economy for a 6 cylinder SUV, but it is not outstanding in this area. see full Hyundai Santa Fe review
2008	4dr SUV 242-horsepower 3.3L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	got less MPG than the Escape see full Hyundai Santa Fe review
2008	4dr SUV 242-horsepower 3.3L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	not bad for an SUV, but still expensive to fill its large tank. Goes about 600 km on a tank, at $1.20/L (in Canada) costs $80 see full Hyundai Santa Fe review
2007	4dr SUV 185-horsepower 2.7L V6 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Should be able to do better than 17 MPG around town with a 2.7L. see full Hyundai Santa Fe review
2007	4dr SUV 185-horsepower 2.7L V6 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Expected better than 20mpg see full Hyundai Santa Fe review
2007	4dr SUV 242-horsepower 3.3L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	Not bad for its class, but certainly not a fuel sipper. see full Hyundai Santa Fe review
2007	4dr SUV 242-horsepower 3.3L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	Could be better. Wish it had the 6 speed auto instead of the 5speed. see full Hyundai Santa Fe review

TrueDelta Reviews the Real Gas Mileage of the Honda Insight

Honda Insight Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Comment
2020	Honda's initial approach to hybrid powertrain technology wasn't a winner. A weak electric motor (13 horsepower in the case of the 2010 Insight) sandwiched between a gas engine and a CVT wasn't able to deliver nearly as much of a performance or fuel economy bump as the much stronger electric motors in Toyota's radically different hybrid system. Starting with the 2014 Accord Hybrid, Honda tried a new approach. The new system relied entirely on a much more powerful (166 horsepower) electric motor to drive the wheels up to 43 mph, and only then directly engaged the gas engine via a single-speed transmission. This was the sort of elegant "we keep it simple" solution Honda used to be known for, and it worked far better. EPA ratings of 50 mpg city and 45 mpg highway were best-in-class, topping the Toyota Camry Hybrid. This system received further tweaks when the Accord was redesigned for 2018, with mixed results for mpg (now 48/47). The Toyota Camry, also redesigned for 2018, now scores 51/53 or 44/47 depending on trim level. When I learned that a new Honda Insight would utilize a similar hybrid system with a 1.5-liter engine instead of the Accord's 2.0-liter in a smaller, lighter car, I had high hopes. Could a 60-mpg rating happen? Well, it didn't. The Honda Insight LX and EX score 55 mpg city and 49 mpg highway in the EPA's testing. The tested Touring trim, with larger tires and a higher curb weight, scores a little lower, 51/45. Pretty good. But a Toyota Prius (58/53 or 54/50, depending on the variant), a Toyota Corolla Hybrid (53/52), or a Hyundai Ioniq (57/59 or 55/54) scores better. In my testing, the trip computer reported averages ranging from 45 mpg to 75 mpg in suburban driving. (Whether the system opts to charge or draw energy from the battery pack has a big effect on the reported average during short drives.) In one 20-mile drive around hilly Ann Arbor the trip computer reported an impressive 64 mpg--and 93.6 mpg during the initial three miles. But in a Toyota Prius I averaged 65 mpg over the entire week despite some colder weather--it struggled to top 60 when the air temperature fell to 40--and observed trip averages over 90 a couple of times. Air temperatures were usually in the 60s during the week I had the Insight, optimal for fuel economy. The Honda Insight disappointed in highway driving. When cruising near 80 mph, a speed at which it can't take much advantage of its hybrid configuration, the Insight averaged 40 mpg. Good, but little better than a non-hybrid Civic. I observed a bit over 60 mpg on the highway in the Prius. Given these results, I struggled with listing fuel economy among the reasons to buy the new Insight. On the one hand, all of its direct competitors have higher EPA ratings. On the other, the Insight's mpg compares very well to non-hybrids, and fuel economy will be a primary reason people buy one. see full Honda Insight review

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Honda Insight

Honda Insight Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2010	4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid 7-speed shiftable CVT FWD	Averaging 45mpg see full Honda Insight review
2010	4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid 7-speed shiftable CVT FWD	40-45mpg. Slower you drive, better the milage see full Honda Insight review
2010	4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid 7-speed shiftable CVT FWD	It gets better than advertised. 44 in town, 44 highway see full Honda Insight review
2010	4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid 7-speed shiftable CVT FWD	Just about the same as the Prius. Look at Fuelly.com and see for yourself. see full Honda Insight review
2010	4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid 7-speed shiftable CVT FWD	Fantastic! Driven frugally, I am getting 46mpg at 60/40 hwy/city driving. see full Honda Insight review
2010	4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid 7-speed shiftable CVT FWD	getting 52mpg highway and about 46 city, maybe someone at toyota paid off the epa to rate this car low, because i have NEVER gotten under 45 mpg on the highway. see full Honda Insight review
2010	4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid 7-speed shiftable CVT FWD	Econ Mode for just a three mile drive and got 53 mpg though traffic was very light. Afterwards during normal traffic driving, not using the Econ Mode, plus a very short drive 1/2 mile up and 1/2 mile back I got 36 mph engin cold. see full Honda Insight review
2010	4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid 7-speed shiftable CVT FWD	Great gas mileage. see full Honda Insight review
2010	4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid 7-speed shiftable CVT FWD	The highest available at time of purchase. see full Honda Insight review
2010	4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid 7-speed shiftable CVT FWD	Getting near 50 MPG is fantastic after owning several cars that barely got 20 MPG. see full Honda Insight review