Can you recommend a reliable small car with excellent fuel economy?

I did a little research to confirm what I already think about Honda products and they do consistently rank at the top for reliability and safety. That said I am also a fan of Subaru and Toyota products as well. When Ford couldn’t figure out what was wrong with my Explorer I got a Subaru Impreza as a loaner and it was an absolute blast. Took my kids on a joy ride and the most fun was being able to make a U turn in our driveway! All that said your Fit should be a good choice at least IMO.

A G-Wiz.

Take your pick at any pint sized 4 banger. Whatever you can find the best deal on. Toyotas and hondas have good resale. I have been driving Nissans for 20 trouble free years. I’d get a used civic, sentra, corolla or something like it.
Do google “common problems” for whatever car you are seriously considering.

I’ve always loved Honda’s. I’ve had 3 Civics – each one ended up with 14 year lifespans (2 new/1 used – 35 years total with me). Now I have a Fit. The mileage is so good that I initially thought the gas gauge was broken – the thing is a sipper, not a gas guzzler. To make it better – the Magic Seat really is magic.

The 2013 Ford CMax Hybrid got very good ratings. I love mine.

The Nissan Leaf seems to have really excellent mileage.

@marinelife I rented a CMax and thought it was pretty nice and interesting, though I wasn’t sure how great the mileage actually was, as I was driving most of the day – what does your overall mileage seem to be like?

@Zaku My neighbor has a Leaf, but I don’t like that it has only a 65-mile range on a single charge.
@ARE_you_kidding_me Thanks for the suggestion to Google ‘common problems’. I’ll definitely do that!

My sister just bought a Honda Fit and loves it.

We get 37.5 around town but more that 40 (a fair bit more) on the highway), but since it’s a hybrid, we are filling our tank on lt every 2–3 weeks.

@marinelife Thanks.