Hyundai Elantra

1993–2026 · Gasoline

The headline figure for this car is 34 MPG, but the EPA rates 5 different versions of it, from 23 to 35 MPG. Which engine and drivetrain you order is worth $555 a year in fuel — a decision made once at the dealership and paid for every week afterwards.

34 mpg Combined ~~EPA rated~~

30 mpg City

40 mpg Highway

$1,850 EPA annual fuel ~~at 15,000 mi~~

Your cost per mile

Every version, 2026

Version	Combined	City	Highway	Fuel	EPA annual
2.0L 4cyl · FWD · Auto AV-S1	35	31	40	Regular	$1,800
2.0L 4cyl · FWD · Auto AV-S1	34	30	40	Regular	$1,850
1.6L 4cyl · FWD · Auto AM-S7	31	28	35	Regular	$2,000
2.0L 4cyl · FWD · Manual 6-spd	24	21	29	Premium	$3,200
2.0L 4cyl · FWD · Auto AM-S8	23	20	27	Premium	$3,350

5 configurations, 23–35 MPG. 2 of 5 require or recommend premium — worth checking before you sign, because it is not something you can change afterwards.

Every model year

Year	Combined	City	Highway
1993	22	19	26
1994	22	19	26
1995	22	19	27
1996	23	20	29
1997	23	20	29
1998	24	21	29
1999	22	19	28
2000	22	19	28
2001	25	21	30
2002	25	21	30
2003	25	22	30
2004	24	21	29
2005	24	21	29
2006	24	21	29
2007	28	25	33
2008	28	25	33
2009	27	24	33
2010	26	23	30
2011	26	23	30
2012	32	28	38
2013	32	28	38
2014	27	24	32
2015	31	27	37
2016	27	24	32
2017	32	28	37
2018	32	28	37
2019	33	29	38
2020	34	30	40
2021	28	25	34
2022	35	31	41
2023	34	30	40
2024	34	31	40
2025	24	21	29
2026	34	30	40

Straight from the EPA certification database, one row per model year, showing the best-rated version of each. Trims with identical figures are collapsed.

What owners report

Year	Owners	Average reported	Spread
1996	1	17.1	17–17
1997	1	29.0	29–29
1998	1	26.2	26–26
1999	3	20.1	15–27
2000	8	20.3	13–27
2001	9	28.3	23–34
2002	19	23.6	16–36
2003	7	27.5	23–33
2004	12	29.1	25–36
2005	19	28.4	24–34
2006	15	27.5	19–38
2007	29	30.3	26–39
2008	39	29.0	20–37
2009	5	30.7	29–34
2010	4	29.9	29–32
2011	5	29.1	25–33
2012	51	28.6	20–38
2013	47	28.5	21–43
2014	2	30.6	28–34
2015	1	36.8	37–37
2016	1	33.1	33–33
2017	4	31.5	24–43
2018	6	38.6	29–53
2020	2	33.3	30–38
2021	2	32.0	28–37
2023	1	35.5	36–36
2025	1	22.8	23–23

295 owners filed these through the EPA's own My MPG tool. That is a sample, not an average — read them as anecdotes. They are here because they are the only owner-reported figures in public federal data.

How this is worked out

Cost per mile is the fuel price over the combined MPG of the version you pick, at the price and mileage you enter. Where a version requires premium, it is costed at the premium price — that is a real and permanent difference between two cars wearing the same badge.

Every figure comes from the U.S. EPA's public fuel economy data. We add no estimates of our own; a missing number shows as a dash rather than a guess.

Add your numbers

Federal data has at most a handful of owners per car and nothing at all on servicing. If you own one, send what you actually get. It goes on this page with the sample size next to it.