Toyota Corolla

1984–2026 · Gasoline

The headline figure for this car is 35 MPG, but the EPA rates 8 different versions of it, from 22 to 35 MPG. Which engine and drivetrain you order is worth $628 a year in fuel — a decision made once at the dealership and paid for every week afterwards.

35 mpg Combined ~~EPA rated~~

32 mpg City

41 mpg Highway

$1,800 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 · CVT	35	32	41	Regular	$1,800
2.0L 4cyl · FWD · Auto AV-S10	35	32	41	Regular	$1,800
2.0L 4cyl · FWD · CVT	34	31	40	Regular	$1,850
2.0L 4cyl · FWD · Auto AV-S10	34	31	38	Regular	$1,850
2.0L 4cyl · FWD · Auto AV-S10	33	30	38	Regular	$1,900
2.0L 4cyl · FWD · Auto AV-S10	33	30	38	Regular	$1,900
1.6L 3cyl · AWD · Manual 6-spd	24	21	28	Premium	$3,200
1.6L 3cyl · AWD · Auto S8	22	19	27	Premium	$3,500

8 configurations, 22–35 MPG. 2 of 8 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
1984	26	23	31
1985	27	25	31
1986	25	23	28
1987	24	22	27
1988	28	26	32
1989	25	23	28
1990	24	23	26
1991	24	23	26
1992	25	23	30
1993	24	23	26
1994	24	23	27
1995	25	23	27
1996	25	23	27
1997	24	22	27
1998	26	24	30
1999	26	24	30
2000	26	24	29
2001	27	25	30
2002	27	25	30
2003	28	25	34
2004	28	25	34
2005	29	26	35
2006	29	26	35
2007	29	26	35
2008	29	26	35
2009	25	22	30
2010	29	26	34
2011	29	26	34
2012	29	26	34
2013	29	26	33
2014	30	27	35
2015	32	29	37
2016	30	27	35
2017	31	28	36
2018	32	28	36
2019	32	28	36
2020	34	31	40
2021	33	30	38
2022	33	30	38
2023	35	32	41
2024	24	21	28
2025	35	32	41
2026	35	32	41

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	2	34.7	30–42
1986	2	23.8	23–25
1987	3	30.0	24–37
1988	2	34.9	32–38
1989	1	26.0	26–26
1990	4	30.4	29–34
1991	2	27.3	27–28
1992	2	29.4	24–39
1993	2	23.3	23–24
1994	3	27.5	24–32
1995	2	23.7	22–26
1996	10	30.2	22–42
1997	8	29.6	26–38
1998	7	25.6	16–35
1999	4	29.9	26–37
2000	5	30.5	28–34
2001	3	28.8	25–32
2002	5	30.3	25–37
2003	57	31.3	22–44
2004	29	32.4	23–45
2005	61	31.0	17–42
2006	55	32.8	23–45
2007	36	31.8	23–43
2008	27	32.3	23–41
2009	3	31.1	28–34
2010	33	32.3	26–41
2011	16	32.0	23–45
2012	12	32.0	27–36
2013	7	31.6	28–37
2014	5	33.1	31–37
2015	6	32.5	27–41
2016	1	34.8	35–35
2017	2	29.5	26–34
2018	5	31.6	22–45
2019	1	33.6	34–34
2020	1	35.2	35–35
2021	3	28.9	26–34
2022	1	39.3	39–39
2023	1	39.2	39–39
2024	1	24.7	25–25
2025	1	35.7	36–36

431 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.