Toyota 4Runner

1984–2026 · Gasoline

The headline figure for this car is 22 MPG, but the EPA rates 4 different versions of it, from 21 to 22 MPG. Which engine and drivetrain you order is worth $81 a year in fuel — a decision made once at the dealership and paid for every week afterwards.

22 mpg Combined ~~EPA rated~~

20 mpg City

26 mpg Highway

$2,850 EPA annual fuel ~~at 15,000 mi~~

Your cost per mile

Every version, 2026

Version	Combined	City	Highway	Fuel	EPA annual
2.4L 4cyl · RWD · Auto S8	22	20	26	Regular	$2,850
2.4L 4cyl · RWD · Auto S8	22	20	24	Regular	$2,850
2.4L 4cyl · 4WD · Auto S8	21	19	25	Regular	$2,950
2.4L 4cyl · 4WD · Auto S8	21	20	24	Regular	$2,950

4 configurations, 21–22 MPG.

Every model year

Year	Combined	City	Highway
1984	17	16	19
1985	21	19	23
1986	19	18	22
1987	19	18	22
1988	19	17	20
1989	18	17	20
1990	16	15	19
1991	17	15	19
1992	18	17	20
1993	13	12	15
1994	18	17	20
1995	17	15	19
1996	17	16	20
1997	19	18	22
1998	19	18	22
1999	19	18	22
2000	19	17	22
2001	17	16	19
2002	16	15	18
2003	18	16	20
2004	18	16	20
2005	18	16	20
2006	18	16	20
2007	18	16	21
2008	18	16	21
2009	15	14	17
2010	19	17	23
2011	19	17	22
2012	19	17	23
2013	18	17	21
2014	19	17	22
2015	18	17	21
2016	18	17	21
2017	18	17	20
2018	18	17	20
2019	18	17	20
2020	17	16	19
2021	17	16	19
2022	17	16	19
2023	17	16	19
2024	17	16	19
2025	22	20	26
2026	22	20	26

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
1985	1	23.5	23–23
1986	1	23.0	23–23
1987	2	21.9	20–25
1988	2	21.5	21–22
1989	2	20.0	19–21
1990	1	16.5	17–17
1991	1	15.5	16–16
1992	2	22.8	21–24
1993	4	13.7	13–16
1994	1	22.5	23–23
1995	1	18.4	18–18
1996	1	22.2	22–22
1997	1	21.7	22–22
1998	2	22.8	18–32
1999	3	19.9	19–20
2000	2	22.3	20–26
2001	5	17.2	15–18
2002	5	18.6	17–21
2003	1	20.3	20–20
2004	4	17.2	16–18
2005	5	16.6	12–20
2006	2	19.8	20–20
2007	2	18.2	18–18
2008	4	18.6	18–20
2009	1	13.9	14–14
2010	1	17.0	17–17
2011	2	17.8	16–20
2012	1	20.5	21–21
2013	1	19.1	19–19
2015	1	15.6	16–16
2016	3	17.4	14–21
2017	1	18.2	18–18
2018	2	19.4	18–22
2019	2	16.9	16–18
2022	2	16.5	16–17
2023	2	19.2	19–19

74 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.