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Shown: 2003 Toyota Echo 4-Door. Photo: MercurySable99, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Toyota Echo MPG & Fuel Cost by Year

6 model years · 2000–2005

33 MPG
Combined
30 MPG
City
38 MPG
Highway
Annual cost · MY2005 Echo 1.5L 4-cyl FWD
$1,980

15,000 mi/yr · regular gasoline $4.36/gal (U.S. average, Sep 2026)

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Toyota Echo fuel economy at a glance

EPA has rated the Toyota Echo for 6 model years, 2000 to 2005. Across those years its combined rating runs 30–33 MPG. The latest model year, 2005, has 2 configurations rated 31–33 MPG combined and costing $1,980–$2,110 a year to fuel at regular gasoline $4.36/gal (U.S. average, Sep 2026). The most efficient configuration on record since 2000 is the 2005 Echo 1.5L 4-cyl FWD, at 33 MPG.

Toyota Echo MPG by year

303234 20002005 Gas 303234 20002005 Gas
Combined MPG: the line is the most efficient configuration, the shaded band reaches down to the least efficient. Dotted lines mark new generations.
Toyota Echo: combined fuel economy and annual fuel cost for each model year, grouped by generation
Year Gas (MPG) $/yr
2000-2005 Generation page
2005 31–33 $1,980–$2,110
2004 31–33 $1,980–$2,110
2003 31–33 $1,980–$2,110
2002 30–32 $2,040–$2,180
2001 30–32 $2,040–$2,180
2000 30–32 $2,040–$2,180

Costs use the current EIA price set and 15,000 miles a year for every year, so years are comparable. Green marks the best year for each powertrain.

Toyota Echo generations

1 generations between 2000 and 2005. Open one for the table of every model year and configuration.

2003 Toyota Echo 4-Door

2000-2005 Toyota Echo

30–33 MPG · $1,980–$2,180/yr

2005 powertrain options

Gas · 1.5L
Combined
31–33 MPG
Per year
$1,980–$2,110
See gas configurations
EPA ratings: fueleconomy.gov file of Sep 29, 2026 · regular gasoline $4.36/gal (U.S. average, Sep 2026) · 15,000 mi/yr, 55% city / 45% highway · How we calculate

Frequently asked questions

What is the Toyota Echo's gas mileage by year?

EPA combined ratings for the Toyota Echo run 30–33 MPG across model years 2000 to 2005. The latest year, 2005, is rated 31–33 MPG.

Which Toyota Echo model year has the best gas mileage?

The 2005 Toyota Echo Echo 1.5L 4-cyl FWD has the highest combined rating since 2000, at 33 MPG.

How much does a Toyota Echo cost to fuel per year?

For MY2005, EPA-rated configurations cost $1,980–$2,110 a year to fuel, driving 15,000 miles at regular gasoline $4.36/gal (U.S. average, Sep 2026). The most efficient one costs $1,980.

Has the Toyota Echo's fuel economy improved over time?

Yes. The most efficient configuration moved from 32 MPG in 2000 to 33 MPG in 2005, 1 MPG more.

Which Toyota Echo model years have the same ratings?

EPA lists identical ratings as the previous year for 2002, 2004, 2005. The generation pages mark those years "same EPA ratings" and point to the year that holds the full table.