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Canada's most fuel-efficient cars (and the thirstiest)

The best and worst of the 30,784 vehicles NRCan has rated, by class — updated whenever NRCan publishes.

Published 10 août 2026 · figures current to 11 août 2026

NRCan rates every vehicle sold new in Canada. For the 2026 model year that is 646 petrol and diesel vehicles plus 239 battery-electric ones. Here are the ends of the distribution.

Most efficient 2026 vehicles

Ranked by combined consumption.
VehicleClassCombined
Kia Niro FESport utility vehicle: Small4.4 L/100 km
Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid SEMid-size4.5 L/100 km
Hyundai Elantra HybridMid-size4.7 L/100 km
Toyota Corolla HybridCompact4.7 L/100 km
Kia NiroSport utility vehicle: Small4.8 L/100 km
Kia Niro Plug-in HybridSport utility vehicle: Small4.8 L/100 km
Toyota Prius AWDMid-size4.8 L/100 km
Honda Civic Sedan HybridMid-size4.9 L/100 km
Toyota Corolla Hybrid AWD (2-mode)Compact4.9 L/100 km
Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid XSEMid-size4.9 L/100 km

Most efficient 2026 electric vehicles

Ranked by combined consumption.
VehicleClassCombined
Tesla Model 3 Premium-IMid-size15.3 kWh/100 km
Tesla Model Y RWD-BSport utility vehicle: Small15.4 kWh/100 km
Tesla Model Y Standard-BSport utility vehicle: Small15.4 kWh/100 km
Toyota bZSport utility vehicle: Small16.1 kWh/100 km
Toyota C-HRSport utility vehicle: Small16.2 kWh/100 km

Thirstiest 2026 vehicles

Ranked by combined consumption.
VehicleClassCombined
Lamborghini RevueltoTwo-seater19.9 L/100 km
Ford F-150 Raptor R 4X4Pickup truck: Standard19.7 L/100 km
Chevrolet Silverado 4WD FFVPickup truck: Standard19.2 L/100 km
Ford Mustang GTDSubcompact19.2 L/100 km
GMC Sierra 4WD FFVPickup truck: Standard19.2 L/100 km
Ferrari PurosangueCompact19 L/100 km
Cadillac Escalade-V AWDSport utility vehicle: Standard17.7 L/100 km
BMW M5 TouringStation wagon: Mid-size17.5 L/100 km
Dodge Durango AWD SRT HellcatSport utility vehicle: Standard17.4 L/100 km
BMW XM LabelSport utility vehicle: Standard17 L/100 km

NRCan sorts vehicles into 17 classes, and comparing across them is not very meaningful — a pickup will never look good next to a hatchback. The ranking tool compares a vehicle against its own class, which is the fairer question.

Surveillez votre propre véhicule. Cherchez-le et nous vous écrirons le jour où Transports Canada émettra un nouveau rappel le visant.

Note: Chaque nombre de ce texte est lu dans les tables de rappels et de consommation au chargement de la page : il reflète donc les données les plus récentes plutôt que le jour où le texte a été écrit.

Source: Vehicle recalls. Data current as of 6 août 2026.