Most Fuel-Efficient SUVs – Consumer Reports

Overall mileage is calculated from equal portions of city and highway driving. SUVs are bought and tested with all-wheel drive. (Learn more about how Consumer Reports tests cars.)

There are hybrid SUVs leading several key ratings categories, and as you’ll see below, the most fuel-efficient SUVs overall are hybrids. Each SUV featured here returned 35 mpg overall or better in our tests.

Below, we spotlight the most fuel-efficient SUVs based on the overall fuel-economy test results, omitting electric vehicles. Complete test results can be found by clicking through to the model pages. Most of these models have our Green Choice designation, which highlights the vehicles with the cleanest emissions.

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Shopping for a used car? Click through to the model pages for information on these vehicles from prior model years.