Home / Years / 2005

2005 vehicles ranked by MPG

1,166 2005 model-year trims carry EPA ratings. Below: the 30 most efficient gas, hybrid and diesel models, the most efficient electric cars, and the winner in each vehicle class.

2004 rankings | 2006 rankings

Best MPG of 2005: gas, hybrid and diesel

#	Vehicle	Class	Combined	City	Hwy
1	2005 Honda Insight	Two Seaters	52	48	58
2	2005 Toyota Prius	Midsize Cars	46	48	45
3	2005 Honda Civic Hybrid	Compact Cars	41	39	42
4	2005 Volkswagen New Beetle	Subcompact Cars	35	32	41
5	2005 Volkswagen Golf	Compact Cars	35	32	41
6	2005 Volkswagen Jetta	Compact Cars	35	32	41
7	2005 Toyota Echo	Compact Cars	33	30	38
8	2005 Toyota Corolla	Compact Cars	31	28	37
9	2005 Scion xA	Subcompact Cars	30	27	35
10	2005 Ford Escape Hybrid 2WD	Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD	29	30	28
11	2005 Pontiac Vibe	Small Station Wagons	29	26	33
12	2005 Scion xB	Small Station Wagons	29	27	32
13	2005 Toyota Matrix	Small Station Wagons	29	26	33
14	2005 Dodge Neon/SRT-4/SX 2.0	Compact Cars	28	25	32
15	2005 Honda Accord Hybrid	Midsize Cars	28	25	33
16	2005 Hyundai Accent/Brio	Compact Cars	28	24	33
17	2005 MINI Cooper	Minicompact Cars	28	24	33
18	2005 Toyota Celica	Subcompact Cars	28	25	33
19	2005 Chevrolet Aveo	Compact Cars	27	23	32
20	2005 Mazda 3	Compact Cars	27	24	32
21	2005 Mercedes-Benz E320 Cdi	Midsize Cars	27	23	33
22	2005 Nissan Sentra	Compact Cars	27	24	31
23	2005 Pontiac Wave	Compact Cars	27	23	32
24	2005 Suzuki Swift	Compact Cars	27	23	32
25	2005 Volkswagen Passat	Midsize Cars	27	23	34
26	2005 Acura RSX	Subcompact Cars	26	24	31
27	2005 Chevrolet Cavalier	Compact Cars	26	23	33
28	2005 Ford Focus	Compact Cars	26	22	32
29	2005 Hyundai Elantra	Midsize Cars	26	23	31
30	2005 Mitsubishi Lancer	Compact Cars	26	24	31

Best in each class, 2005

Class	Most efficient 2005 model	Combined
Compact Cars	Honda Civic Hybrid	41
Large Cars	Chevrolet Malibu Maxx	23
Midsize Cars	Toyota Prius	46
Midsize Station Wagons	Volkswagen Passat Wagon	27
Minicompact Cars	MINI Cooper	28
Minivan - 2WD	Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan 2WD	20
Minivan - 4WD	Toyota Sienna 4WD	18
Small Station Wagons	Volkswagen Jetta Wagon	34
Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD	Ford Escape Hybrid 2WD	29
Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD	Ford Escape Hybrid 4WD	27
Standard Pickup Trucks 2WD	Ford Ranger Pickup 2WD	23
Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD	Chevrolet Colorado 4WD	19
Subcompact Cars	Volkswagen New Beetle	35
Two Seaters	Honda Insight	52
Vans, Cargo Type	Chevrolet Astro 2WD (cargo)	17
Vans, Passenger Type	Chevrolet Astro 2WD (passenger)	16

All years

2027 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984