Buick Century Wagon MPG by year — every rating on record

The Buick Century Wagon has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 12 model years, from 1985 to 1996. Across those years its best rated version returned 26 mpg (1985) and its thirstiest returned 17 mpg (1985). The EPA record holds 41 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Midsize-Large Station Wagons.

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 Buick Century Wagon placed highest in 1985 at #1 of 20, and lowest in 1986 at #9 of 23. It spent 11 of its 12 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 41 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 4 of 7 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Century Wagon fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1996 Buick Century Wagon burns 548 to 548 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 1996 model year is $2,950 to $2,950 a year in fuel, or $3,500 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Midsize-Large Station Wagons

Across the 53 nameplates EPA classifies as Midsize-Large Station Wagons, the median best combined rating is 21 mpg. At 21 mpg the Buick Century Wagon is exactly at the median.

• All Midsize-Large Station Wagons rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other Buick nameplates

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