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What it costs to fuel a 2026 Toyota Corolla in Michigan

Corolla Hatchback · 35 mpgPrices updated weekly from EIA data

Short answer

$116a month

Driving 1,000 miles a month at $4.04 a gallon for regular. That's 11.6¢ a mile and $1,386 a year.

Estimate: Midwest regional average, adjusted for Michigan's fuel tax (17.5¢/gal higher than the region's average).

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Gas · 35 mpgEstimated fuel cost
$116/ month
35 mpg (EPA combined) × $4.04/gal regularEstimate: Midwest regional average, adjusted for Michigan's fuel tax (17.5¢/gal higher than the region's average)
Per year
$1,386
Per mile
11.6¢
Over 5 years
$6,931
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Every 2026 Corolla version in Michigan

VersionDriveEPA ratingPer month
Corolla HybridFWD50 mpg$81
Corolla Hybrid AWDAWD48 mpg$84
Corolla Hybrid SEFWD47 mpg$86
Corolla Hybrid SE AWDAWD44 mpg$92
Corolla (1-mode TM)FWD35 mpg$116
Corolla Hatchback(used in headline figures)FWD35 mpg$116
Corolla (3-mode TM)FWD34 mpg$119
CorollaFWD34 mpg$119
Corolla Hatchback XSEFWD33 mpg$123
Corolla Hatchback FXFWD33 mpg$123
GR CorollaAWD24 mpgpremium$215
GR CorollaAWD22 mpgpremium$235

Corolla vs. Tesla Model Y in Michigan

Toyota Corolla35 mpg
$116/mo
Tesla Model Y25.7 kWh/100 mi
$54/mo

The Model Y costs about $733 a year less to run here.Counting Michigan's EV fee of $267 or more, the saving is about $466 at most.

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Michigan's gas tax: 53.4¢ a gallon, plus 18.4¢ federal

Of the estimated $4.04 a gallon for regular in Michigan, 71.8¢ is tax: 18% of the price.

At 1,000 miles a month, the Corolla (35 mpg) pays about $21 a month in fuel tax, $246 a year. Michigan's state gas tax is the 6th highest of the 50 states and DC.

Michigan charges no extra fee for the Corolla's hybrid versions.

Electric cars pay no gas tax, so Michigan charges them an extra registration fee instead: $267 a year or more.

Fuel taxes: EIA, July 2026 (revised); county and city taxes not included. Pump price is an estimate: Midwest regional average, adjusted for Michigan's fuel tax (17.5¢/gal higher than the region's average). Hybrid fee: Michigan state government. EV fee: Michigan state government. Fees checked October 2026.

Midwest gas prices are down 28¢ in a month

EIA doesn't survey Michigan on its own, so the price on this page moves with the Midwest average: $3.87 a gallon for regular in the week of November 9, 2026, 28¢ less than four weeks earlier and 96¢ more than a year ago. Over the past year it ranged from $2.59 (week of January 5, 2026) to $4.41 (week of May 11, 2026). At 1,000 miles a month, the Corolla costs about $8 a month less to fuel than four weeks ago.

Weekly price of regular, Midwest average (dollars per gallon)
$2.50$3.00$3.50$4.00$4.50Jan 2026AprJulOct$3.87
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EIA weekly retail gasoline and diesel prices.

Michigan is about average to fuel a Corolla

34th cheapest of the 50 states and DC, at 1,000 miles a month. See every state

Cheapest states
  1. 1Texas$97
  2. 2New Mexico$98
  3. 3Louisiana$99
  4. 4Mississippi$100
  5. 5Arkansas$100
Around Michigan
  1. 32Connecticut$115
  2. 33Utah$115
  3. 34Michigan$116
  4. 35Vermont$116
  5. 36Maine$116

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to fuel a Toyota Corolla in Michigan?

About $116 a month for 1,000 miles, or $1,386 a year, for the 2026 Corolla Hatchback (35 mpg) at $4.04 a gallon for regular. That works out to 11.6¢ a mile.

Which Corolla version is cheapest to fuel?

The Corolla Hybrid (50 mpg), at about $81 a month in Michigan. The 2026 Corolla comes in 12 EPA-rated versions.

Where does the Michigan gas price come from?

Estimate: Midwest regional average, adjusted for Michigan's fuel tax (17.5¢/gal higher than the region's average). It updates every week when EIA publishes its survey.

How much of the gas price in Michigan is tax?

71.8¢ a gallon: 53.4¢ Michigan state tax and 18.4¢ federal tax. That is 18% of the estimated $4.04 a gallon for regular.

Are gas prices going up in Michigan?

EIA doesn't survey Michigan on its own, so the price on this page moves with the Midwest average: $3.87 a gallon for regular in the week of November 9, 2026, 28¢ less than four weeks earlier and 96¢ more than a year ago. Source: EIA's weekly retail price survey.

Efficiency: U.S. EPA ratings for the 2026 model year. Gas prices: EIA weekly survey, week of November 9, 2026. Electricity: EIA average home rates, September 2025 to August 2026. Fuel taxes: EIA, July 2026 (revised). How we calculate