Economical Cars 2015- Top 10 list of fuel efficient high MPG

Economical Cars UK

Find our top 10 most economical cars available in 2015 that are incredibly eco friendly and fuel efficient vehicles. A number of popular models officially average fuel efficiencies of more than 90 mpg, this is a very high mpg. The most fuel efficient cars on sale also produce the lowest CO2 emissions, so they’re cheap to run, cheap to tax and good for the environment.

If you are looking for a fuel efficient car we are proud to give our honest top efficient petrol or diesel cars to own right now in 2015. Here you see the makes, model, price, mpg and anything else we can fit in between. We have done all the hard work to give you a list of the best economical cars so you don’t have to waste time searching. We are one of the leaders in the eco car field, so there’s no need to go anywhere else for all the information you need to know regarding fuel economical cars including electric, hybrid, hydrogen and eco cars.

Top most fuel efficient petrol cars to buy 2015

Our best economical car in the petrol category was the Toyota Yaris Hybrid. The other top economical cars in the list are ranked in order.

1st: Toyota Yaris Hybrid

 1st: Toyota Yaris Hybrid

Purchase Cost: £15,195

Fuel Type: Petrol/Electric

CO2: 75g/km

Cost Per Mile: £0.06

Tax Band: A

Luxury Car Tax: £0.00

0-60 mph: 10 seconds

MPG: 81

2nd: Lexus CT200h

2nd: Lexus CT200h

Purchase Cost: £21,995

Fuel Type: Petrol/Electric

CO2: 82g/km

Cost Per Mile: £0.06

Tax Band: A

Luxury Car Tax: £0.00

0-60 mph: 8.1 seconds

MPG: 78.5

3rd: Toyota Auris

 3rd: Toyota Auris

Purchase Cost: £19,995

Fuel Type: Petrol/Electric

CO2: 84g/km

Cost Per Mile: £0.07

Tax Band: A

Luxury Car Tax: £0.00

0-60 mph: 10.9 seconds

MPG: 76.3

4th: Fiat 500 TwinAir

 4th: Fiat 500 TwinAir

Purchase Cost: £12,700

Fuel Type: Petrol

CO2: 92g/km

Cost Per Mile: £0.07

Tax Band: A

Luxury Car Tax: £0.00

0-60 mph: 11.0 seconds

MPG: 72.4

5th: Toyota Prius

 5th: Toyota Prius

Purchase Cost: £21,845

Fuel Type: Petrol/Electric

CO2: 89g/km

Cost Per Mile: £0.07

Tax Band: A

Luxury Car Tax: £0.00

0-60 mph: 10.4 seconds

MPG: 72.4

6th: Skoda Citigo Greentech

 6th: Skoda Citigo Greentech

Purchase Cost: £9,140

Fuel Type: Petrol

CO2: 95g/km

Cost Per Mile: £0.07

Tax Band: B

Luxury Car Tax: £0.00

0-60 mph: 14.4 seconds

MPG: 68.9

7th: SEAT Mii Ecomotive

 7th: SEAT Mii Ecomotive

Purchase Cost: £9,275

Fuel Type: Petrol

CO2: 95g/km

Cost Per Mile: £0.07

Tax Band: B

Luxury Car Tax: £0.00

0-60 mph: 14.4 seconds

MPG: 68.9

8th: VW Move Up Bluemotion

 8th: VW Move Up Bluemotion

Purchase Cost: £9,695

Fuel Type: Petrol

CO2: 95g/km

Cost Per Mile: £0.07

Tax Band: B

Luxury Car Tax: £0.00

0-60 mph: 14.4 seconds

MPG: 68.9

9th: Mitsubishi Mirage

 9th: Mitsubishi Mirage

Purchase Cost: £10,999

Fuel Type: Petrol

CO2: 100g/km

Cost Per Mile: £0.07

Tax Band: B

Luxury Car Tax: £0.00

0-60 mph: 11.1 seconds

MPG: 68.9

10th: Nissan Micra

 10th: Nissan Micra

Purchase Cost: £11,480

Fuel Type: Petrol

CO2: 115g/km

Cost Per Mile: £0.07

Tax Band: B

Luxury Car Tax: £0.00

0-60 mph: 13.7 seconds

MPG: 68.9

Please note that “luxury car tax”is for cars that cost over £40,000

Also note “cost per mile”is based on liters of petrol costing £1.18.

The best economical petrol car manufacture is Toyota with two cars in the top 10.

Top most fuel efficient diesel cars to buy 2015

Our best economical car in the diesel category was the Peugeot 208 1.6 Blue HDI. The other top economical cars in the list are ranked in order.

1st: Peugeot 208 1.6 Blue HDI

 1st: Peugeot 208 1.6 Blue HDI

Purchase Cost: £12,295

Fuel Type: Diesel

CO2: 79g/km

Cost Per Mile: £0.05

Tax Band: B

Luxury Car Tax: £0.00

0-60 mph: 10.1 seconds

MPG: 94.1

2nd: Peugeot 308 1.6 HDI

 2nd: Peugeot 308 1.6 HDI

Purchase Cost: £14,995

Fuel Type: Diesel

CO2: 82g/km

Cost Per Mile: £0.05

Tax Band: A

Luxury Car Tax: £0.00

0-60 mph: 11.3 seconds

MPG: 91.1

3rd: Vauxhall Corsa 1.3 CDTI ecoFlex

 3rd: Vauxhall Corsa 1.3 CDTI ecoFlex

Purchase Cost: £12,145

Fuel Type: Diesel

CO2: 85g/km

Cost Per Mile: £0.05

Tax Band:A

Luxury Car Tax: £0.00

0-60 mph: 13.2 seconds

MPG: 88.3

4th: VW Golf BlueMotion

 4th: VW Golf BlueMotion

Purchase Cost: £24,600

Fuel Type: Diesel

CO2: 99g/km

Cost Per Mile: £0.05

Tax Band: A

Luxury Car Tax: £0.00

0-60 mph: 11.3 seconds

MPG: 88.3

5th: Kia Rio 1.1 CRDI

 5th: Kia Rio 1.1 CRDI

Purchase Cost: £9,695

Fuel Type: Diesel

CO2: 128g/km

Cost Per Mile: £0.05

Tax Band: D

Luxury Car Tax: £0.00

0-60 mph: 11.1 seconds

MPG: 88.3

6th: Renault Clio 1.5 DCI

 6th: Renault Clio 1.5 DCI

Purchase Cost: £11,145

Fuel Type: Diesel

CO2: 90g/km

Cost Per Mile: £0.05

Tax Band: B

Luxury Car Tax: £0.00

0-60 mph: 11.7 seconds

MPG: 88.3

7th: Skoda Octavia Greenline

 7th: Skoda Octavia Greenline

Purchase Cost: £20,150

Fuel Type: Diesel

CO2: 85g/km

Cost Per Mile: £0.05

Tax Band: B

Luxury Car Tax: £0.00

0-60 mph: 10.1 seconds

MPG: 88.1

8th: Ford Fiesta ECOnetic

 8th: Ford Fiesta ECOnetic

Purchase Cost: £11,800

Fuel Type: Diesel

CO2: 87g/km

Cost Per Mile: £0.05

Tax Band: B

Luxury Car Tax: £0.00

0-60 mph: 12.7 seconds

MPG: 85.1

9th: Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 CDTI

 9th: Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 CDTI

Purchase Cost: £9,999

Fuel Type: Diesel

CO2: 99g/km

Cost Per Mile: £0.05

Tax Band: B

Luxury Car Tax: £0.00

0-60 mph: 11.7 seconds

MPG: 85.1

10th: SEAT Leon EcoMotive

 10th: SEAT Leon EcoMotive

Purchase Cost: £20,225

Fuel Type: Diesel

CO2: 114g/km

Cost Per Mile: £0.07

Tax Band: B

Luxury Car Tax: £0.00

0-60 mph: 10.0 seconds

MPG: 65.9

Please note that “luxury car tax”is for cars that cost over £40,000

Also note “cost per mile”is worked on 1x liters of diesel costing £1.22.

The best economical diesel car manufactures is Peugeot and VW with two cars in the top 10.

Which are the top 10 most economical cars on sale in the UK excluding Hybrids though? Here, we run down which diesel and petrol cars have the best mpg this excludes hybrid cars.

The UK's most economical cars 2015 excluding hybrids

  • 1.Peugeot 208 1.6 BlueHDi – 94.1mpg
  • 2.Peugeot 308 1.6 BlueHDi 120 – 91.1mpg
  • 3.Volkswagen Polo 1.4 TDI Bluemotion – 91.1mpg
  • 4.Vauxhall Corsa 1.3 CDTi - 88.3mpg
  • 5.Kia Rio 1.1 CRDi - 88.3mpg
  • 6.Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion - 88.3mpg
  • 7.Hyundai i20 1.1 CRDi BlueDrive: 88.3mpg
  • 8.Skoda Octavia Greenline - 88.3mpg
  • 9.Renault Clio 1.5 dCi - 88.3mpg
  • 10.Ford Fiesta Econetic - 85.6mpg

Find our top 10 hybrid cars here, and our top 10 electric cars here.

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