Chevrolet Blazer MPG by year — every rating on record

The Chevrolet Blazer has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 25 model years, from 1985 to 2026. Across those years its best rated version returned 25 mpg (2021) and its thirstiest returned 12 mpg (1985). The EPA record holds 99 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD / Small 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 Blazer placed highest in 1985 at #5 of 10, and lowest in 2025 at #67 of 82. It spent 8 of its 25 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 99 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 7 of 12 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Blazer fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2026 Chevrolet Blazer burns 460 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 2026 model year is $2,500 to $2,950 a year in fuel, or $3,000 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Special Purpose Vehicles

Across the 113 nameplates EPA classifies as Special Purpose Vehicles, the median best combined rating is 21 mpg. At 25 mpg the Chevrolet Blazer is 4 mpg better the median, which is worth about $307 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Special Purpose Vehicles 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.