Buick Regal MPG by year — every rating on record

The Buick Regal has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 30 model years, from 1984 to 2020. Across those years its best rated version returned 26 mpg (2018) and its thirstiest returned 16 mpg (1984). The EPA record holds 100 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Midsize Cars.

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 Regal placed highest in 1996 at #9 of 36, and lowest in 2017 at #80 of 110. It spent 20 of its 30 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 100 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 5 of 8 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Regal fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2020 Buick Regal burns 442 to 523 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 2020 model year is $2,850 to $3,250 a year in fuel, or $3,750 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Midsize Cars

Across the 483 nameplates EPA classifies as Midsize Cars, the median best combined rating is 25 mpg. At 26 mpg the Buick Regal is 1 mpg better the median, which is worth about $62 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Midsize Cars 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.