Chevrolet Avalanche MPG by year — every rating on record

The Chevrolet Avalanche has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 12 model years, from 2002 to 2013. Across those years its best rated version returned 17 mpg (2010) and its thirstiest returned 13 mpg (2002). The EPA record holds 38 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 Chevrolet Avalanche placed highest in 2013 at #15 of 26, and lowest in 2009 at #68 of 82. It spent 0 of its 12 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 38 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 3 of 4 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Avalanche fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche burns 676 to 676 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 2013 model year is $3,650 to $3,650 a year in fuel, or $7,000 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD

Across the 140 nameplates EPA classifies as Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD, the median best combined rating is 22 mpg. At 17 mpg the Chevrolet Avalanche is 5 mpg below the median, which is worth about $538 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other Chevrolet nameplates

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