Subaru Outback MPG by Year

EPA rates the best gas Outback of each model year at 24 to 29 mpg combined.

Every year from 2010 to 2026 is below, with city and highway ratings and EPA's yearly cost to run each version.

Data: US EPA, fueleconomy.govUpdated Oct 1, 2026

Every Outback 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 year	Best gas
2026 Outback	27 mpg 25 city / 31 hwy $2,500 a year
2025 Outback	28 mpg 26 city / 32 hwy $2,400 a year
2024 Outback	28 mpg 26 city / 32 hwy $2,400 a year
2023 Outback	28 mpg 26 city / 32 hwy $2,400 a year
2022 Outback	29 mpg 26 city / 33 hwy $2,300 a year
2021 Outback	29 mpg 26 city / 33 hwy $2,300 a year
2020 Outback	29 mpg 26 city / 33 hwy $2,300 a year
2019 Outback	28 mpg 25 city / 32 hwy $2,400 a year
2018 Outback	28 mpg 25 city / 32 hwy $2,400 a year
2017 Outback	28 mpg 25 city / 32 hwy $2,400 a year
2016 Outback	28 mpg 25 city / 32 hwy $2,400 a year
2015 Outback	28 mpg 25 city / 32 hwy $2,400 a year
2014 Outback	26 mpg 24 city / 30 hwy $2,600 a year
2013 Outback	26 mpg 24 city / 30 hwy $2,600 a year
2012 Outback	24 mpg 21 city / 28 hwy $2,800 a year
2011 Outback	24 mpg 21 city / 28 hwy $2,800 a year
2010 Outback	24 mpg 22 city / 29 hwy $2,800 a year

When the best ratings changed

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

2013 Gas up 2 mpg to 26
2015 Gas up 2 mpg to 28
2020 Gas up 1 mpg to 29
2023 Gas down 1 mpg to 28
2026 Gas down 1 mpg to 27

Subaru Outback best combined rating by model year

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

2026: gas 27 mpg

Show as a table

Subaru Outback best combined mpg by model year
Model year	Best gas version
2010	24
2011	24
2012	24
2013	26
2014	26
2015	28
2016	28
2017	28
2018	28
2019	28
2020	29
2021	29
2022	29
2023	28
2024	28
2025	28
2026	27

Outback years to avoid and problems by year

How the Outback's fuel economy since 2010 compares with 54 other models

Questions

Which Subaru Outback year has the best MPG?

By EPA's ratings, the best gas Outback gets 29 mpg combined (2020 to 2022).

How much does a year of fuel cost for a Subaru Outback?

At EPA's current prices and 15,000 miles a year, the best gas version costs $2,300 (2020 to 2022) to $2,800 (2010 to 2012). 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 Sep 29, 2026.
EPA fuel price assumptions: regular $4.47, midgrade $5.07, premium $5.48, diesel $6.38 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.