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Hyundai Santa Fe: MPG and annual fuel cost, 2026
Rated at 24 MPG combined for 2026, the Hyundai Santa Fe is tied for 90th of 113 small SUVs, in the bottom quarter.
- 24MPG combinedtied 90th of 113 in class
- $2,800a year in fueltied 79th of 113 in class
- 374g/mile CO2
Where it stands
Compared only with the gasoline models of its class it is tied for 37th of 58 gasoline small SUVs, in the lower half. The median of that narrower group is 26 MPG, against 29 MPG for all small SUVs together.
Across every class it is tied for 72nd of 180 gasoline models, in the upper half.
Hyundai has 16 models in the 2026 data. This one ranks 15th of them on combined rating, against a make median of 34.5 MPG.
In its class, just ahead of it is the Audi Q3 at 25 MPG and just behind it is the Acura RDX at 23 MPG.
Fuel cost and CO2
At 15,000 miles a year with 55% of them in the city, with regular gasoline at $4.47 per gallon, the annual fuel bill of the most efficient version is about $2,800. That is $500 more than the small SUVs median of $2,300, which makes it tied for 79th of 113 small SUVs, in the lower half.
It emits 374 g of CO2 per mile from the tailpipe; the small SUVs median is 298, a difference of 76 g/mile.
Rated versions
In the city the most efficient version is rated 20 and on the highway 29, 9 better on the open road. 3 versions are rated for 2026. The most efficient, Santa Fe FWD: 2.5 L, 4 cyl, Automatic (S8), FWD, gets 24 MPG; the least efficient listed, Santa Fe AWD XRT: 2.5 L, 4 cyl, Automatic (S8), AWD, gets 21 MPG, a gap of 3 MPG. With the file's assumptions that gap is worth about $400 a year in fuel.
| Version | Combined MPG | City MPG | Highway MPG | Annual fuel cost | CO2 g/mile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe FWD: 2.5 L, 4 cyl, Automatic (S8), FWD | 24 | 20 | 29 | $2,800 | 374 |
| Santa Fe AWD: 2.5 L, 4 cyl, Automatic (S8), AWD | 23 | 20 | 28 | $2,900 | 389 |
| Santa Fe AWD XRT: 2.5 L, 4 cyl, Automatic (S8), AWD | 21 | 19 | 25 | $3,200 | 421 |
Year by year
The Hyundai Santa Fe is in the data for 8 of the 8 model years from 2019 to 2026. Its best combined rating went from 25 in 2019 to 24 MPG in 2026, down 1 MPG. The highest figure came in 2021, at 26. The number of rated versions shrank from 8 to 3. Fuel cost for the best version is $2,800 in the latest data against $2,700 in 2019, although the file applies today's fuel prices to every model year, so that change comes from the rating, not from prices.
| Model year | Versions | Best MPG | Lowest MPG | Fuel cost | CO2 g/mi | Class median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 24 | 21 | $2,800 | 374 | 29 |
| 2025 | 3 | 24 | 22 | $2,800 | 376 | 29 |
| 2024 | 3 | 24 | 22 | $2,800 | 377 | 28 |
| 2023 | 4 | 26 | 24 | $2,600 | 344 | 27 |
| 2022 | 4 | 26 | 24 | $2,600 | 344 | 26 |
| 2021 | 4 | 26 | 24 | $2,600 | 344 | 26 |
| 2020 | 4 | 25 | 22 | $2,700 | 362 | 26 |
| 2019 | 8 | 25 | 19 | $2,700 | 362 | 26 |
Similar models
| Model | Powertrain | Combined MPG | Annual fuel cost | Model year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac XT5 | Gasoline | 24 | $3,400 | 2026 |
| Jaguar F-Pace | Gasoline | 24 | $3,400 | 2026 |
| Lexus NX | Gasoline | 24 | $3,400 | 2026 |
| Acura RDX | Gasoline | 23 | $3,550 | 2026 |
| Audi Q3 | Gasoline | 25 | $2,700 | 2026 |
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Rankings: Small SUVs, Gasoline, Hyundai, Gasoline small SUVs.
Data: US EPA and DOE, as prepared in methods and data.