Subaru Outback MPG by year
The EPA has rated 23 model years of the Subaru Outback (2005–2027). The most efficient was the 2020 Outback AWD at 29 mpg combined; the best 2027 version gets 27 mpg, 5 mpg more than in 2005.
| Year | Combined MPG | Most efficient version | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 23–27 | Outback AWD | 3 |
| 2026 | 23–27 | Outback AWD | 3 |
| 2025 | 23–28 | Outback AWD | 3 |
| 2024 | 23–28 | Outback AWD | 3 |
| 2023 | 23–28 | Outback AWD | 3 |
| 2022 | 24–29 | Outback AWD | 3 |
| 2021 | 26–29 | Outback AWD | 2 |
| 2020 | 26–29 | Outback AWD | 2 |
| 2019 | 22–28 | Outback AWD | 2 |
| 2018 | 22–28 | Outback AWD | 2 |
| 2017 | 22–28 | Outback AWD | 2 |
| 2016 | 22–28 | Outback AWD | 2 |
| 2015 | 22–28 | Outback AWD | 2 |
| 2014 | 20–26 | Outback AWD | 3 |
| 2013 | 20–26 | Outback AWD | 3 |
| 2012 | 20–24 | Outback Wagon AWD | 3 |
| 2011 | 20–24 | Outback Wagon AWD | 3 |
| 2010 | 20–24 | Outback Wagon AWD | 3 |
| 2009 | 20–22 | Outback Wagon AWD | 5 |
| 2008 | 20–22 | Outback Wagon AWD | 5 |
| 2007 | 20–22 | Outback AWD | 7 |
| 2006 | 19–22 | Outback Wagon AWD | 7 |
| 2005 | 19–22 | Outback Wagon AWD | 6 |