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What it costs to fuel a 2026 Toyota Corolla in Virginia

Corolla Hatchback · 35 mpgPrices updated weekly from EIA data

Short answer

$105a month

Driving 1,000 miles a month at $3.66 a gallon for regular. That's 10.5¢ a mile and $1,256 a year.

Estimate: Lower Atlantic regional average, adjusted for Virginia's fuel tax (5.4¢/gal higher than the region's average).

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Gas · 35 mpgEstimated fuel cost
$105/ month
35 mpg (EPA combined) × $3.66/gal regularEstimate: Lower Atlantic regional average, adjusted for Virginia's fuel tax (5.4¢/gal higher than the region's average)
Per year
$1,256
Per mile
10.5¢
Over 5 years
$6,279
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Every 2026 Corolla version in Virginia

VersionDriveEPA ratingPer month
Corolla HybridFWD50 mpg$73
Corolla Hybrid AWDAWD48 mpg$76
Corolla Hybrid SEFWD47 mpg$78
Corolla Hybrid SE AWDAWD44 mpg$83
Corolla (1-mode TM)FWD35 mpg$105
Corolla Hatchback(used in headline figures)FWD35 mpg$105
Corolla (3-mode TM)FWD34 mpg$108
CorollaFWD34 mpg$108
Corolla Hatchback XSEFWD33 mpg$111
Corolla Hatchback FXFWD33 mpg$111
GR CorollaAWD24 mpgpremium$190
GR CorollaAWD22 mpgpremium$207

Corolla vs. Tesla Model Y in Virginia

Toyota Corolla35 mpg
$105/mo
Tesla Model Y25.7 kWh/100 mi
$43/mo

The Model Y costs about $741 a year less to run here.Counting Virginia's $135.63 EV fee and highway use fee for the Corolla (about $44), the saving is about $649.

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Virginia's gas tax: 42.4¢ a gallon, plus 18.4¢ federal

Of the estimated $3.66 a gallon for regular in Virginia, 60.8¢ is tax: 17% of the price.

At 1,000 miles a month, the Corolla (35 mpg) pays about $17 a month in fuel tax, $208 a year. Virginia's state gas tax is the 9th highest of the 50 states and DC.

Virginia also charges cars rated 25 mpg or more a highway use fee, because they buy less gas: about $44 a year for the Corolla, by the state's formula. With the fuel tax, that is about $252 a year. Drivers can pay by the mile through Virginia's Mileage Choice program instead.

Electric cars pay no gas tax, so Virginia charges them an extra registration fee instead: $135.63 a year.

Fuel taxes: EIA, July 2026 (revised); county and city taxes not included. Pump price is an estimate: Lower Atlantic regional average, adjusted for Virginia's fuel tax (5.4¢/gal higher than the region's average). Highway use fee: Virginia state government. EV fee: Virginia state government. Fees checked October 2026.

Lower Atlantic gas prices are down 32¢ in a month

EIA doesn't survey Virginia on its own, so the price on this page moves with the Lower Atlantic average: $3.61 a gallon for regular in the week of November 9, 2026, 32¢ less than four weeks earlier and 83¢ more than a year ago. Over the past year it ranged from $2.62 (week of January 12, 2026) to $4.20 (week of September 28, 2026). At 1,000 miles a month, the Corolla costs about $9 a month less to fuel than four weeks ago.

Weekly price of regular, Lower Atlantic average (dollars per gallon)
$2.50$3.00$3.50$4.00$4.50Jan 2026AprJulOct$3.61
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Virginia is the 11th cheapest state to fuel a Corolla

11th 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 Virginia
  1. 9West Virginia$103
  2. 10North Carolina$104
  3. 11Virginia$105
  4. 12Oklahoma$106
  5. 13Florida$106

Questions people ask

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

About $105 a month for 1,000 miles, or $1,256 a year, for the 2026 Corolla Hatchback (35 mpg) at $3.66 a gallon for regular. That works out to 10.5¢ a mile.

Which Corolla version is cheapest to fuel?

The Corolla Hybrid (50 mpg), at about $73 a month in Virginia. The 2026 Corolla comes in 12 EPA-rated versions.

Where does the Virginia gas price come from?

Estimate: Lower Atlantic regional average, adjusted for Virginia's fuel tax (5.4¢/gal higher than the region's average). It updates every week when EIA publishes its survey.

How much of the gas price in Virginia is tax?

60.8¢ a gallon: 42.4¢ Virginia state tax and 18.4¢ federal tax. That is 17% of the estimated $3.66 a gallon for regular.

Are gas prices going up in Virginia?

EIA doesn't survey Virginia on its own, so the price on this page moves with the Lower Atlantic average: $3.61 a gallon for regular in the week of November 9, 2026, 32¢ less than four weeks earlier and 83¢ more than a year ago. Source: EIA's weekly retail price survey.

Does Virginia charge an extra fee for hybrids?

Not for hybrids as such, but Virginia charges any car rated 25 mpg or more a highway use fee that rises with fuel economy: about $44 a year for the Corolla (35 mpg), by the state's formula.

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