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Typical Fuel Cost by Vehicle

What a year of gas, diesel or charging costs for 1,030 cars, trucks and SUVs from model years 2024 to 2027, with their gas mileage. Across the 273 models of 2026 listed, the median is $3,000 a year, by EPA's estimate for 15,000 miles.

The spread across 2026 models

Each tick is one 2026 vehicle's annual fuel cost. The highlighted band holds the middle half of them, and the dark line is the median.

Across 273 vehicles of model year 2026, the annual fuel cost ranged from $600 to $6,850. The typical band runs from $1,925 to $3,750, with a median of $3,000.

Fuel cost and MPG by make and model

Annual cost and combined mileage for a typical version of each model, in its newest model year. Earlier years are linked from each vehicle's page. Electric cars are rated in miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe).

Source: U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, fueleconomy.gov vehicle data. Annual fuel cost is EPA's estimate for 15,000 miles a year (55% city, 45% highway) at the fuel prices EPA assumes; your cost depends on how and where you drive. Retrieved on October 6, 2026. Plug-in hybrids and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles are not listed.