Honda Fit
What it costs to keep fuelled
$1,441a year, fuel only
The 2020 Honda Fit is EPA-rated at 33.3 MPG combined (31 city / 37.3 highway). Over 15,000 miles a year that is about 450 gallons, $1441 a year in fuel, or $0.096 per mile at $3.20/gal.
Across its full 2007–2020 run it averages 31.7 MPG, improving by 3.3 MPG over 13 model years.
The band is how far one gallon carries it: 33.3 of the 60 MPG this scale runs to. The square tick is the small station wagons average, 29.4.
- Fuel, per year
- $1,441 at 15,000 mi
- Per mile
- $0.096
- Per kilometre
- $0.060
- Gallons burned/yr
- 450
1 mile = 1.609344 km · fuel at $3.20/gal, fixed JUL 2026
Test figure — not a road resultSOURCE·US EPA fuel-economy test data·FUEL ASSUMED AT $3.20/GAL FROM JUL 2026·REVIEWED JUL 2026
How this is worked out
- Start from the EPA combined figure for the model year — a laboratory test cycle run to a fixed procedure, not a road result. Where a year sold several engines or drivetrains, the trims are averaged and the trim count is printed beside the row so you can see how much averaging is behind it.
- Fix a pump price. This site keeps one reference price, $3.20 a US gallon, fixed JUL 2026 and printed next to every dollar figure it produces. It is an assumption with a date on it, not a quote — put your own price in.
- Fix an annual distance. Every annual figure on this site uses 15,000 miles a year, roughly the US average. A cost per year with no stated distance is not a number, it is a mood.
- Divide distance by economy for gallons, multiply by price for the year's fuel, divide price by economy for one mile. The per-kilometre line is that last figure divided by 1.609344 — the same money, in the unit most of the world drives in.
- Stop there. No depreciation, no tyres, no insurance, no servicing. This is the fuel line of the ledger and it is labelled as one; depreciation usually dwarfs everything on it.
gallons/yr = miles/yr ÷ MPG fuel $/yr = gallons/yr × $/gal cost $/mi = $/gal ÷ MPG cost $/km = cost $/mi ÷ 1.609344
The full method, the licence note, and what a test figure cannot tell you →
Re-run the ledger at another pump price
Every line above rests on one pump price. Here is the same entry re-costed at six others, because the price is the part that changes while the test sheet stays put.
| Fuel price | Per mile | 10,000 mi/yr | 15,000 mi/yr | 20,000 mi/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2.50/gal | $0.075 | $751 | $1126 | $1502 |
| $3.00/gal | $0.090 | $901 | $1351 | $1802 |
| $3.20/gal | $0.096 | $961 | $1441 | $1922 |
| $3.50/gal | $0.105 | $1051 | $1577 | $2102 |
| $4.00/gal | $0.120 | $1201 | $1802 | $2402 |
| $4.50/gal | $0.135 | $1351 | $2027 | $2703 |
| $5.00/gal | $0.150 | $1502 | $2252 | $3003 |
SOURCE·US EPA fuel-economy test data·FUEL ASSUMED AT $3.20/GAL FROM JUL 2026·REVIEWED JUL 2026
The whole service history, sheet by sheet
13 model years on file. Read down the combined column: a nameplate that got heavier shows it here long before any brochure admits it.
| Year | Combined | City | Highway | EPA fuel cost/yr | CO₂ g/mi | Trims |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 33.3 MPG | 31 | 37.3 | $1883 | 266 | 3 |
| 2019 | 33.3 MPG | 31 | 37.3 | $1883 | 265 | 3 |
| 2018 | 33.3 MPG | 31 | 37.3 | $1883 | 265 | 3 |
| 2017 | 34 MPG | 31.3 | 37.7 | $1850 | 263 | 3 |
| 2016 | 34 MPG | 31.3 | 37.7 | $1850 | 264 | 3 |
| 2015 | 34 MPG | 31.3 | 37.7 | $1850 | 264 | 3 |
| 2013 | 30 MPG | 27.3 | 33.7 | $2083 | 301 | 3 |
| 2012 | 30 MPG | 27.3 | 33.7 | $2083 | 296 | 3 |
| 2011 | 30 MPG | 27.3 | 33.7 | $2083 | 296 | 3 |
| 2010 | 30 MPG | 27.3 | 33.7 | $2083 | 296 | 3 |
| 2009 | 30 MPG | 27.3 | 33.7 | $2083 | 296 | 3 |
| 2008 | 30 MPG | 27.3 | 33.7 | $2083 | 296 | 3 |
| 2007 | 30 MPG | 27.3 | 34.3 | $2083 | 296 | 3 |
Where a model year offered several engines or drivetrains, the figure is the average across all EPA-tested trims that year — the trim count is shown so you can see how much averaging is involved.
SOURCE·US EPA fuel-economy test data·FUEL ASSUMED AT $3.20/GAL FROM JUL 2026·REVIEWED JUL 2026
Marked against the rest of the small station wagons bay
Among the 76 small station wagons models tracked here, the Honda Fit ranks 9 on current figures, against a class average of 29.4 MPG — the square tick on the gauge above.
Closest more-efficient alternatives in the same class: BMW 328d xDrive Sports Wagon (34), Kia Niro Touring (43), Kia Niro Plug-in Hybrid (48), Kia Niro (49), Kia Niro FE (53).
Tailpipe CO₂ is rated at 266 grams per mile, which works out to roughly 4.0 tonnes a year at 15,000 miles.
Questions asked across the counter
What MPG does the Honda Fit get?
The 2020 Honda Fit is rated at 33.3 MPG combined by the EPA — 31 city and 37.3 highway. Across all 13 model years in the database it averages 31.7 MPG, ranging from 29 to 36 depending on year and trim.
How much does a Honda Fit cost in fuel per year?
At 33.3 MPG and 15,000 miles a year, it burns about 450 gallons — roughly $1441 a year with fuel at $3.20 a gallon, or $0.096 per mile. The EPA's own published annual figure for the 2020 model is $1883.
Has the Honda Fit become more efficient over time?
Yes. It has gone from 30 MPG in 2007 to 33.3 in 2020 — an improvement of 3.3 MPG, or 11% across 13 model years.
Is the Honda Fit efficient for its class?
It ranks 9 of 76 in the Small Station Wagons class on current figures, against a class average of 29.4 MPG. That is 3.9 better than typical for the class.
Pull another logbook off the same shelf
Same class, nearest economy first — the ones a buyer is genuinely choosing between.
SOURCE·US EPA fuel-economy test data·FUEL ASSUMED AT $3.20/GAL FROM JUL 2026·REVIEWED JUL 2026
Cost per mile, per kilometre and per year are computed at a reference price of $3.20 a gallon over 15,000 miles, fixed JUL 2026 — set your own pump price. Estimates based on official test figures and average fuel prices. Real-world consumption varies with driving style, load, terrain and maintenance.
