Acura NSX MPG by year — every rating on record

The Acura NSX has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 14 model years, from 1991 to 2005. Across those years its best rated version returned 19 mpg (1992) and its thirstiest returned 18 mpg (1991). The EPA record holds 28 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Two Seaters.

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Acura NSX placed highest in 1994 at #5 of 19, and lowest in 2005 at #17 of 37. It spent 13 of its 14 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 28 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 1 of 2 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What NSX fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2005 Acura NSX burns 639 to 639 gallons depending on configuration. Below is what that costs at three pump prices, and how much more the thirstiest configuration costs than the most efficient one.

EPA’s own estimate for the 2005 model year is $4,300 to $4,300 a year in fuel, or $10,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Two Seaters

Across the 263 nameplates EPA classifies as Two Seaters, the median best combined rating is 18 mpg. At 18 mpg the Acura NSX is exactly at the median.

• All Two Seaters rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other Acura nameplates

Every Acura model compared → — all nameplates ranked by best combined rating, with what each one costs a year.