2012-2016 Subaru Impreza/Outback Sport MPG & Fuel Cost

EPA rates the 2012-2016 Subaru Impreza/Outback Sport at 19–31 MPG combined across 36 configurations and 5 model years. The most efficient version, the 2016 Impreza 2.0L 4-cyl AWD, is rated 31 MPG (28 city, 36 highway).

The Impreza 2.0L 4-cyl AWD reached the generation's best combined rating, 31 MPG, in 2015 and 2016. The lowest top rating, 30 MPG, was in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Yes. Ratings changed in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

The previous generation (2008-2011 Subaru Impreza/Outback Sport) is rated 19–22 MPG combined and costs $2,940–$4,260 a year to fuel; the 2012-2016 model is rated 19–31 MPG and costs $2,120–$4,250 a year.

Driving 15,000 miles a year at regular gasoline $4.36/gal (U.S. average, Sep 2026), the Impreza 2.0L 4-cyl AWD costs about $2,120 a year. Across all 6 configurations the cost runs $2,120–$2,400 a year. That is a $280 difference between the cheapest and the costliest configuration.

About $14.13 per 100 miles for the Impreza 2.0L 4-cyl AWD at regular gasoline $4.36/gal (U.S. average, Sep 2026), and between $14.13 and $16.00 across all configurations. That is the annual cost over 15,000 miles divided by 150.

The Impreza 2.0L 4-cyl AWD is rated 28 city and 36 highway MPG, so it is more efficient on the highway, by 8 MPG.

The Impreza 2.0L 4-cyl AWD costs about $2,120 a year to fuel, $400 less than the class median of $2,520, and less than 8 of 10 wagon configurations. The comparison covers all 35 rated wagon configurations for MY2016, not weighted by sales.

The most efficient configuration stays at 31 MPG. Its annual cost goes from $2,130 to $2,120, $10 less. EPA lists 6 configurations for 2016 against 6 configurations for 2015. See the 2015 Subaru Impreza/Outback Sport for that year.