Cadillac Escalade ESV MPG by year — every rating on record

The Cadillac Escalade ESV has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 12 model years, from 2003 to 2015. Across those years its best rated version returned 17 mpg (2015) and its thirstiest returned 13 mpg (2003). The EPA record holds 19 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD / Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD.

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 Cadillac Escalade ESV placed highest in 2014 at #20 of 25, and lowest in 2006 at #88 of 93. It spent 0 of its 12 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 19 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 4 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Escalade ESV fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2015 Cadillac Escalade ESV burns 676 to 719 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 2015 model year is $3,650 to $3,900 a year in fuel, or $7,000 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD

Across the 219 nameplates EPA classifies as Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD, the median best combined rating is 21 mpg. At 17 mpg the Cadillac Escalade ESV is 4 mpg below the median, which is worth about $451 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other Cadillac nameplates

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