Model Years

Kia K5 MPG by Year

EPA rates the best gas K5 of each model year at 30 to 32 mpg combined.

Every year from 2021 to 2026 is below, with city and highway ratings and EPA's yearly cost to run each version.

Data: US EPA, fueleconomy.govUpdated

Every K5 model year

Newest first. Each cell is the best-rated version of that kind that year, with its city and highway ratings and EPA's yearly cost to run it. Open a year for every version.

Model yearBest gas
2026 K5
 30 mpg
26 city / 37 hwy
$2,100 a year
2025 K5
 30 mpg
26 city / 37 hwy
$2,100 a year
2024 K5
 31 mpg
27 city / 37 hwy
$2,000 a year
2023 K5
 31 mpg
27 city / 37 hwy
$2,000 a year
2022 K5
 32 mpg
29 city / 38 hwy
$1,950 a year
2021 K5
 32 mpg
29 city / 38 hwy
$1,950 a year

When the best ratings changed

Each year against the model year before it. Years not listed kept the same best ratings.

Kia K5 best combined rating by model year

The best-rated gas version of each model year, from EPA.

2026: gas 30 mpg

Show as a table
Kia K5 best combined mpg by model year
Model yearBest gas version
202132
202232
202331
202431
202530
202630

K5 recalls and problems by year

Questions

Which Kia K5 year has the best MPG?

By EPA's ratings, the best gas K5 gets 32 mpg combined (2021 and 2022).

How much does a year of fuel cost for a Kia K5?

At EPA's current prices and 15,000 miles a year, the best gas version costs $1,950 (2021 and 2022) to $2,100 (2025 and 2026). Each year's page has the cost of every version.

Sources and method

  • US EPA and Department of Energy fuel economy data (fueleconomy.gov), file dated Nov 4, 2026.
  • EPA fuel price assumptions: regular $4.00, midgrade $4.61, premium $5.01, diesel $6.13 a gallon; electricity $0.15 per kWh. The yearly cost is EPA's estimate for 15,000 miles, 55% of them in the city; a plug-in hybrid's assumes EPA's typical mix of charging and gas.

Ratings are EPA estimates. Real-world mileage depends on how, where and in what weather you drive. How we build these pages. Spotted an error? Tell us.