2016-2023 Toyota Tacoma MPG & Fuel Cost

EPA rates the 2016-2023 Toyota Tacoma at 18–21 MPG combined across 52 configurations and 8 model years. The most efficient version, the 2023 Tacoma 2.7L 4-cyl RWD, is rated 21 MPG (20 city, 23 highway).

Every model year of the 2016-2023 Toyota Tacoma tops out at 21 MPG combined, so no year is better than another.

Yes. Ratings changed in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023. In 2021 the values repeat the year before.

The previous generation (2005-2015 Toyota Tacoma) is rated 15–23 MPG combined and costs $2,900–$4,360 a year to fuel; the 2016-2023 model is rated 18–21 MPG and costs $3,100–$3,630 a year.

Driving 15,000 miles a year at regular gasoline $4.36/gal (U.S. average, Sep 2026), the Tacoma 2.7L 4-cyl RWD costs about $3,100 a year. Across all 6 configurations the cost runs $3,100–$3,570 a year. That is a $470 difference between the cheapest and the costliest configuration.

About $20.67 per 100 miles for the Tacoma 2.7L 4-cyl RWD at regular gasoline $4.36/gal (U.S. average, Sep 2026), and between $20.67 and $23.80 across all configurations. That is the annual cost over 15,000 miles divided by 150.

The Tacoma 2.7L 4-cyl RWD is rated 20 city and 23 highway MPG, so it is more efficient on the highway, by 3 MPG.

The Tacoma 2.7L 4-cyl RWD costs about $3,100 a year to fuel, $180 less than the class median of $3,280, and less than 7 of 10 small pickup configurations. The comparison covers all 20 rated small pickup configurations for MY2023, not weighted by sales.

The most efficient configuration stays at 21 MPG. Its annual cost stays at $3,100. EPA lists 6 configurations for 2023 against 6 configurations for 2022. See the 2022 Toyota Tacoma for that year.