
Chart courtesy of CR.
Fuel economy labels attached to new vehicles now more accurately reflect real-world fuel consumption, refuting a decade-old study that claimed the labels mislead buyers, according to a new analysis from Consumer Reports.
The findings update a 2005 analysis that found that fuel economy ratings printed on the EPA label differed significantly from fuel economy tests conducted by CR at the time. The EPA was off by an average of 3.3 mpg, or 10.3%, in the earlier analysis because the agency continued to use outdated testing procedures, CR had claimed.









