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Subaru Outback MPG

MPG	Number of Vehicles
5 miles per gallon	1 vehicles
6 miles per gallon	0 vehicles
7 miles per gallon	3 vehicles
8 miles per gallon	9 vehicles
9 miles per gallon	20 vehicles
10 miles per gallon	22 vehicles
11 miles per gallon	13 vehicles
12 miles per gallon	16 vehicles
13 miles per gallon	11 vehicles
14 miles per gallon	5 vehicles
15 miles per gallon	3 vehicles
16 miles per gallon	9 vehicles
17 miles per gallon	22 vehicles
18 miles per gallon	33 vehicles
19 miles per gallon	85 vehicles
20 miles per gallon	136 vehicles
21 miles per gallon	108 vehicles
22 miles per gallon	141 vehicles
23 miles per gallon	123 vehicles
24 miles per gallon	127 vehicles
25 miles per gallon	116 vehicles
26 miles per gallon	123 vehicles
27 miles per gallon	111 vehicles
28 miles per gallon	119 vehicles
29 miles per gallon	130 vehicles
30 miles per gallon	81 vehicles
31 miles per gallon	52 vehicles
32 miles per gallon	37 vehicles
33 miles per gallon	29 vehicles
34 miles per gallon	16 vehicles
35 miles per gallon	6 vehicles
36 miles per gallon	2 vehicles
37 miles per gallon	6 vehicles
38 miles per gallon	2 vehicles
39 miles per gallon	0 vehicles
40 miles per gallon	0 vehicles
41 miles per gallon	0 vehicles
42 miles per gallon	0 vehicles
43 miles per gallon	0 vehicles
44 miles per gallon	0 vehicles
45 miles per gallon	0 vehicles
46 miles per gallon	0 vehicles
47 miles per gallon	0 vehicles
48 miles per gallon	1 vehicles
49 miles per gallon	0 vehicles
50 miles per gallon	0 vehicles
51 miles per gallon	0 vehicles
52 miles per gallon	0 vehicles
53 miles per gallon	0 vehicles
54 miles per gallon	0 vehicles
55 miles per gallon	0 vehicles
56 miles per gallon	0 vehicles
57 miles per gallon	0 vehicles
58 miles per gallon	0 vehicles
59 miles per gallon	0 vehicles
60 miles per gallon	0 vehicles
61 miles per gallon	0 vehicles
62 miles per gallon	0 vehicles
63 miles per gallon	0 vehicles
64 miles per gallon	0 vehicles
65 miles per gallon	0 vehicles
66 miles per gallon	1 vehicles

Model Year	Body/Powertrain	MPG
2022	2022 4dr Wagon 250-hp 3.0L H6 5-sp shiftable automatic AWD	15.4	See all data
With the turbocharged 260hp 2.4L H4 engine, 8-speed shiftable CVT transmission, and all-wheel drive, the 2022 Subaru Outback has been averaging 15.4 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2022 Subaru Outbacks in this analysis were driven mostly in heavy traffic (about 42.4 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 66 miles per hour (33 percent), in the city (12.9 percent), and in the suburbs (0 percent). In addition, the average 2022 Subaru Outback in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time.
2018	2018 4dr Wagon 175-hp 2.5L H4 6-sp shiftable CVT AWD	28.52	See all data

2018	2018 4dr Wagon 250-hp 3.0L H6 5-sp shiftable automatic AWD	21.31	See all data

2017	2017 4dr Wagon 175-hp 2.5L H4 6-sp shiftable CVT AWD	25.44	See all data

2017	2017 4dr Wagon 165-hp 2.5L H4 4-sp automatic AWD	21.3	See all data

2016	2016 4dr Wagon 175-hp 2.5L H4 6-sp shiftable CVT AWD	23.78	See all data

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2016	2016 4dr Wagon 250-hp 3.0L H6 5-sp shiftable automatic AWD	26.09	See all data

2015	2015 4dr Wagon 175-hp 2.5L H4 6-sp shiftable CVT AWD	26.63	See all data

2015	2015 4dr Wagon 250-hp 3.0L H6 5-sp shiftable automatic AWD	21.8	See all data

2014	2014 4dr Wagon 175-hp 2.5L H4 6-sp shiftable CVT AWD	9.71	See all data

2014	2014 4dr Wagon 173-hp 2.5L H4 6-sp manual AWD	28.21	See all data

2013	2013 4dr Wagon 175-hp 2.5L H4 6-sp shiftable CVT AWD	26.09	See all data

2013	2013 4dr Wagon 250-hp 3.0L H6 5-sp shiftable automatic AWD	24.7	See all data

2012	2012 4dr Wagon 165-hp 2.5L H4 4-sp automatic AWD	28.48	See all data

2012	2012 4dr Wagon 173-hp 2.5L H4 6-sp manual AWD	27.59	See all data

2012	2012 4dr Wagon 250-hp 3.0L H6 5-sp shiftable automatic AWD	21.89	See all data

2011	2011 4dr Wagon 165-hp 2.5L H4 4-sp automatic AWD	25.06	See all data

2011	2011 4dr Wagon 173-hp 2.5L H4 6-sp manual AWD	25.54	See all data

2011	2011 4dr Wagon 250-hp 3.0L H6 5-sp shiftable automatic AWD	20.61	See all data

2010	2010 4dr Wagon 165-hp 2.5L H4 4-sp automatic AWD	26.51	See all data

2010	2010 4dr Wagon 173-hp 2.5L H4 6-sp manual AWD	29.43	See all data

2010	2010 4dr Wagon 250-hp 3.0L H6 5-sp shiftable automatic AWD	22.2	See all data

2010	2010 4dr Wagon turbocharged 148hp 2.0L H4 Diesel 6-sp manual AWD	35.6	See all data

2009	2009 4dr Wagon turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 5-sp manual AWD	21	See all data

2009	2009 4dr Wagon 165-hp 2.5L H4 4-sp automatic AWD	22.89	See all data

2009	2009 4dr Wagon 173-hp 2.5L H4 6-sp manual AWD	27.15	See all data

2009	2009 4dr Wagon 250-hp 3.0L H6 5-sp shiftable automatic AWD	20.7	See all data

2008	2008 4dr Wagon turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 5-sp shiftable automatic AWD	18.9	See all data

2008	2008 4dr Wagon 165-hp 2.5L H4 4-sp automatic AWD	23.53	See all data

2008	2008 4dr Wagon 173-hp 2.5L H4 6-sp manual AWD	25.87	See all data

2008	2008 4dr Wagon 250-hp 3.0L H6 5-sp shiftable automatic AWD	26.66	See all data

2007	2007 4dr Wagon turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 5-sp shiftable automatic AWD	19.56	See all data

2007	2007 4dr Wagon turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 5-sp manual AWD	24	See all data

2007	2007 4dr Wagon 165-hp 2.5L H4 4-sp automatic AWD	25.31	See all data

2007	2007 4dr Wagon 173-hp 2.5L H4 6-sp manual AWD	30.7	See all data

2007	2007 4dr Wagon 250-hp 3.0L H6 5-sp shiftable automatic AWD	21.4	See all data

2006	2006 4dr Sedan 250-hp 3.0L H6 5-sp shiftable automatic AWD	25.34	See all data

2006	2006 4dr Wagon turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 5-sp shiftable automatic AWD	21.19	See all data

2006	2006 4dr Wagon turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 5-sp manual AWD	24.23	See all data

2006	2006 4dr Wagon 165-hp 2.5L H4 4-sp automatic AWD	24.47	See all data

2006	2006 4dr Wagon 173-hp 2.5L H4 6-sp manual AWD	24.32	See all data

2006	2006 4dr Wagon 250-hp 3.0L H6 5-sp shiftable automatic AWD	20.94	See all data

2005	2005 4dr Sedan 250-hp 3.0L H6 5-sp shiftable automatic AWD	18.7	See all data

2005	2005 4dr Wagon turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 5-sp shiftable automatic AWD	21.74	See all data

2005	2005 4dr Wagon turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 5-sp manual AWD	22.38	See all data

2005	2005 4dr Wagon 165-hp 2.5L H4 4-sp automatic AWD	25.67	See all data

2005	2005 4dr Wagon 173-hp 2.5L H4 6-sp manual AWD	28	See all data

2005	2005 4dr Wagon 250-hp 3.0L H6 5-sp shiftable automatic AWD	20.75	See all data

2004	2004 4dr Wagon 173-hp 2.5L H4 6-sp manual AWD	22	See all data

2003	2003 4dr Wagon 165-hp 2.5L H4 4-sp automatic AWD	23	See all data

2003	2003 4dr Wagon 250-hp 3.0L H6 5-sp shiftable automatic AWD	20.13	See all data

2002	2002 4dr Wagon 165-hp 2.5L H4 4-sp automatic AWD	23.56	See all data

2002	2002 4dr Wagon 173-hp 2.5L H4 6-sp manual AWD	20.37	See all data

2002	2002 4dr Wagon 250-hp 3.0L H6 5-sp shiftable automatic AWD	20	See all data

2001	2001 4dr Sedan 165-hp 2.5L H4 4-sp automatic AWD	24	See all data

2001	2001 4dr Wagon 165-hp 2.5L H4 4-sp automatic AWD	21.05	See all data

2001	2001 4dr Wagon 173-hp 2.5L H4 6-sp manual AWD	23.6	See all data

2001	2001 4dr Wagon 250-hp 3.0L H6 5-sp shiftable automatic AWD	19	See all data

2000	2000 4dr Wagon 165-hp 2.5L H4 4-sp automatic AWD	22.62	See all data

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TrueDelta Reviews the Real Gas Mileage of the Subaru Outback

Subaru Outback Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Comment
2015	Subaru has also made impressive strides recently in improving fuel economy. Through 2009 the EPA rated the Outback for 20 mpg city, 26 mpg highway. Though the Outback grew substantially for 2010, it also gained a continuously variable transmission (CVT), and this boosted the ratings to 22/29. A new engine for 2013 affected another increase, to 24/30. Tweaks for 2015 yielded the most recent bump, to 25/33. Nearly every gasoline-powered crossover close to the Outback in size with all-wheel drive falls short, even well short, of these ratings. The Jeep Cherokee, despite a nine-speed transmission, manages only 21/28. The only one that matches the Outback's ratings is the new Honda CR-V (with a slightly better 26/33). My entire week with the Outback was spent with the air temperature below, usually far below, freezing. With a cold start, fuel economy was about 15 mpg for the first two miles. But once the engine warmed up, it managed trip computer averages between 22 and 30 mpg in my suburban driving, and most often about 25, right on the EPA city rating. On a 70-mph highway I observed 30 mpg in one direction but 26 mpg in the other. To match the EPA highway rating in the real world you'll need to drive more slowly. Warmer temperatures should also help. see full Subaru Outback review

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Subaru Outback Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2015	4dr Wagon 175-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD	Consistently pretty good mileage. I generally get 30mpg mixed city and highway (more highway though) see full Subaru Outback review
2013	4dr Wagon 173-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD	Drive approx 70% rural highway / 30% city and getting 27 MPG on first oil. Mileage is improving. see full Subaru Outback review
2012	4dr Wagon 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD	Fuel economy is great, on the highway at 70mph I get in the summer around 30-33mpg, winter it drops to around 27 ( board computer after refill with a warm engine). Combined 10% city, 20% suburb and 70% highway it's a 25-28mpg with relaxed driving. Fully loaded doesn't seem do make a big impact, AC set usually around 65 in winter and 72 in summer. see full Subaru Outback review
2011	4dr Wagon 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD	So far getting 25MPG in mixed driving which is great for an AWD vehicle in our hilly areas here. see full Subaru Outback review
2011	4dr Wagon 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD	Getting > than sticker MPG right out of the dealers lot. The CVT really rewards soft steady gas peddle. see full Subaru Outback review
2011	4dr Wagon 256-horsepower 3.6L H6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	Compared to the full size p/u I was driving it is fantastic. Getting just over 21 in mostly stop and go suburban driving. Figure it will get better with age. Only had a couple tanks of gas so far. Only one measured. see full Subaru Outback review
2011	4dr Wagon 256-horsepower 3.6L H6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	Uses Regular Gas and Gets around 19 MPG in City see full Subaru Outback review
2010	4dr Wagon 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD	Highway mileage with CVT. see full Subaru Outback review
2010	4dr Wagon 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD	Right now I am getting about 27mpg, which is just about the same as my VW 1.8t engine was getting when I traded it in. see full Subaru Outback review
2010	4dr Wagon 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD	28MPG on an all wheel drive vehicle with 8" of ground clearance is tough to beat. Especially since I'm averaging 32 on the highway! see full Subaru Outback review

Subaru Outback Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2016	4dr Wagon 175-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD	The fuel economy of the 2016 Subaru Outback is disappointing. Again, I owned and drove a 2013 Honda CR-V and it offered better performance and acceleration, and far better fuel economy than this car. This, despite the fact that the Subaru Outback and Honda CR-V show fuel economy ratings that are fairly close in the government measurements. Well, I drive this car the same way that I drove the Honda CR-V and also the several Honda Accords that I have owned. My gas mileage on this Subaru is consistently lower than it is and that it has been on the Hondas that I have owned and driven. This lower gas mileage coupled with the less imprssive acceleration and performance represents my biggest disappointment with this Subaru. see full Subaru Outback review
2016	4dr Wagon 175-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD	The fuel economy of the 2016 Subaru Outback is disappointing. Again, I owned and drove a 2013 Honda CR-V and it offered better performance and acceleration, and far better fuel economy than this car. This, despite the fact that the Subaru Outback and Honda CR-V show fuel economy ratings that are fairly close in the government measurements. Well, I drive this car the same way that I drove the Honda CR-V and also the several Honda Accords that I have owned. My gas mileage on this Subaru is consistently lower than it is and that it has been on the Hondas that I have owned and driven. This lower gas mileage coupled with the less imprssive acceleration and performance represents my biggest disappointment with this Subaru. see full Subaru Outback review
2012	4dr Wagon 256-horsepower 3.6L H6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	I have a lead foot. I guess for the power it has 20 mpg avg isn't bad, but not great. see full Subaru Outback review
2011	4dr Wagon 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD	I would like to see mpg much higher than 22/29. see full Subaru Outback review
2011	4dr Wagon 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD	The 2013 is supposed to get a few more MPG's in the city and highway. Not really a big deal, but every bit helps. For a large vehicle with AWD, the Outback is unbeatable in MPG. see full Subaru Outback review
2009	4dr Wagon 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD	AWD definately cost you a few on gas mileage so FWD vehicles worth more of a look if you live in warm climate or only rarely off pavement see full Subaru Outback review
2007	4dr Wagon 245-horsepower 3.0L H6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	Six cylinders matched to full-time AWD makes for a thristy ride. Ability to shut off AWD in certain aspects would be beneficial in some circumstances. The turbocharger requires extra maintenance and premium gas. The I4 is the way to go. see full Subaru Outback review
2007	4dr Wagon 175-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD	All wheel drive is nice on certain occasions, but I've been disappointed in the fuel economy of this car. see full Subaru Outback review
2005	4dr Wagon turbocharged 250hp 2.5L H4 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	With gas at almost $4/gal, and driving lots of miles, long distance, I would love to get better than 26 MPG on the highway. I am going to slow down though, and I still do love the turbo. see full Subaru Outback review
2003	4dr Wagon 212-horsepower 3.0L H6 4-speed automatic AWD	For a car this size, they should be able to get better mileage see full Subaru Outback review

Subaru Outback MPG

TrueDelta Reviews the Real Gas Mileage of the Subaru Outback

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Subaru Outback

Subaru Outback Gas Mileage (MPG)