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Automotive Trends Report

Explore the Automotive Trends Data

The interactive data tools below provide a way to explore public data from the 2020 EPA Automotive Trends Report. Users can now filter, sort and download two data types:

Summary Automotive Trends Data. The summary data allow users to explore the trends in fuel economy, CO2, and vehicle attributes for model years 1975-2020. All model year 2020 values are preliminary.

Detailed Automotive Trends Data. The data tables allow for the most in-depth exploration of the data behind the Trends report. They provide additional historical detail and aggregation by technologies for analysis beyond that found in the main report.

Explore Trends Summary Data

Quick tips to utilize the interactive data tools, below:

  • Hover your mouse over points on the graph to reveal data.
  • Use the scroll bar under the x-axis to see all years of data on the line graphs.
  • Change the graph displayed by clicking the tabs on the top of the graph to view by Vehicle Type or Manufacturer, and then clicking on the tabs on the left for different attributes of interest.
  • Filter the data by clicking on trend lines, years in the graph, or labels in the legend. Apply the selection by clicking on the green box with a check mark.
  • Alternatively, scroll down to use the “Filter the Data” panes or the data table to filter by Model Year, Regulatory Class, Vehicle Type, or Manufacturer.
  • Selections will be highlighted in green and appear in the grey toolbar at the top. Cancel or clear the current selection by clicking the red box with an X, or use the grey tool bar to clear previous selections.
  • Download the data by clicking on the blue export buttons. The downloaded CSV file will reflect any filtering and sorting.

Explore Trends Detailed Data

The following detailed data tables include all data previously available in Supplemental Tables A-K and historical compliance data. Users can now view the data in interactive tables and sort, filter, or select data of interest to download.

Quick tips to utilize the interactive tables, below:
  • Click the magnifying glass in the column headers or click directly on values in the table to select and filter by variable of interest. Press enter or click on the green check box to confirm the selection.
  • Selections will be highlighted in green and appear in the grey toolbar at the top. Cancel or clear the current selection by clicking the red box with an X, or use the grey tool bar to clear previous selections.
  • Change the sort order in a column by clicking on the column name.
  • Change the column order by clicking and dragging the column headers.
  • Download the data for each table by clicking on the corresponding blue export button. The downloaded CSV file will reflect any filtering and sorting.

Updated data is released annually with the publication of the report. Users of the data are encouraged to read the About the Data page and download and review the Appendices to the Full Report to fully understand the data.

Suggested data citation: US Environmental Protection Agency. 2020 EPA Automotive Trends Report. Data available at www.epa.gov/automotive-trends/explore-automotive-trends-data. Accessed Month DD, YYYY.