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What does the 2026 Mazda MAZDA3 cost per mile?

Fuel cost a mile

10.7cents

2025 IRS rate: 70 cents a mile.
Margin: 59.3 cents a mile.
$5,933 per 10,000 miles.
2026 Mazda MAZDA3 Sedan 2.5 S FWD: 30 mpg.
Median of 8 gas and hybrid hatchbacks (2026): 10.3 cents a mile.

Gas, $ a gallon2025 IRS rate, cents

Gas $3.20. 2025 IRS rate 70 cents.

2026 Mazda MAZDA3 Sedan 2.5 S FWD. Cents a mile.

2026 Mazda MAZDA3: cost a mile by trim
Trim	Rating	Cost a mile	Margin a mile	Per 10,000 mi
Sedan 2.5 S FWD	30 mpg	10.7 cents	59.3 cents	$5,933
Sedan 2.5 S Select Sport FWD	30 mpg	10.7 cents	59.3 cents	$5,933
2.5 S Auto FWD	29 mpg	11.0 cents	59.0 cents	$5,897
Hatchback 2.5 S Auto FWD	29 mpg	11.0 cents	59.0 cents	$5,897
2.5 S Select Sport Auto FWD	29 mpg	11.0 cents	59.0 cents	$5,897
Hatchback 2.5 S Select Sport Auto FWD	29 mpg	11.0 cents	59.0 cents	$5,897
Sedan 2.5 S Preferred FWD	30 mpg	10.7 cents	59.3 cents	$5,933
2.5 S Preferred Auto FWD	29 mpg	11.0 cents	59.0 cents	$5,897
Hatchback 2.5 S Preferred Auto FWD	29 mpg	11.0 cents	59.0 cents	$5,897
Sedan 2.5 S Carbon Edition AWD	29 mpg	11.0 cents	59.0 cents	$5,897
2.5 S Carbon Edition Auto AWD	28 mpg	11.4 cents	58.6 cents	$5,857
Hatchback 2.5 S Carbon Edition Auto AWD	28 mpg	11.4 cents	58.6 cents	$5,857
2.5 S Premium FWD	28 mpg	11.4 cents	58.6 cents	$5,857
2.5 S Premium Manual FWD	28 mpg	11.4 cents	58.6 cents	$5,857
Hatchback 2.5 S Premium Manual FWD	28 mpg	11.4 cents	58.6 cents	$5,857
2.5 Turbo Premium Plus AWD	27 mpg	11.9 cents	58.1 cents	$5,815
Sedan 2.5 Turbo Premium Plus AWD	27 mpg	11.9 cents	58.1 cents	$5,815
2.5 Turbo Premium Plus Auto AWD	26 mpg	12.3 cents	57.7 cents	$5,769
Hatchback 2.5 Turbo Premium Plus Auto AWD	26 mpg	12.3 cents	57.7 cents	$5,769

What this cannot tell you

Fuel only. Insurance, repairs and value loss not counted.

The IRS rate covers every cost, not fuel alone.

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