Nissan Altima

1998–2026 · Gasoline

The headline figure for this car is 30 MPG, but the EPA rates 2 different versions of it, from 28 to 30 MPG. Which engine and drivetrain you order is worth $89 a year in fuel — a decision made once at the dealership and paid for every week afterwards.

30 mpg Combined ~~EPA rated~~

26 mpg City

36 mpg Highway

$2,100 EPA annual fuel ~~at 15,000 mi~~

Your cost per mile

Every version, 2026

Version	Combined	City	Highway	Fuel	EPA annual
2.5L 4cyl · FWD · CVT	30	26	36	Regular	$2,100
2.5L 4cyl · AWD · CVT	28	25	33	Regular	$2,200

2 configurations, 28–30 MPG.

Every model year

Year	Combined	City	Highway
1998	23	20	28
1999	23	20	28
2000	21	18	26
2001	21	19	26
2002	23	20	27
2003	23	20	27
2004	23	20	27
2005	23	21	27
2006	23	21	27
2007	26	23	31
2008	26	23	31
2009	26	23	31
2010	26	23	32
2011	26	23	32
2012	26	23	31
2013	31	27	38
2014	31	27	37
2015	31	27	37
2016	30	26	37
2017	31	27	39
2018	31	27	38
2019	32	28	39
2020	32	28	39
2021	31	27	37
2022	29	26	34
2023	30	27	36
2024	31	27	38
2025	31	27	38
2026	30	26	36

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
1998	8	22.7	17–28
1999	7	22.3	19–25
2000	11	22.2	17–29
2001	15	23.7	20–28
2002	11	23.2	15–29
2003	11	25.7	23–34
2004	10	23.0	16–28
2005	29	25.3	20–33
2006	22	24.9	18–33
2007	25	27.0	20–34
2008	6	29.8	28–33
2009	12	26.3	18–33
2010	1	28.5	29–29
2011	5	28.4	25–33
2012	1	25.0	25–25
2013	27	29.6	21–40
2014	13	29.2	21–42
2015	14	30.0	21–45
2016	1	27.1	27–27
2017	3	29.9	25–35
2018	2	28.9	25–34
2021	1	28.0	28–28
2023	1	23.0	23–23

236 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.