Chevrolet Cavalier Convertible MPG by year — every rating on record

The Chevrolet Cavalier Convertible has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 7 model years, from 1984 to 1991. Across those years its best rated version returned 26 mpg (1985) and its thirstiest returned 18 mpg (1985). The EPA record holds 32 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Subcompact 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 Chevrolet Cavalier Convertible placed highest in 1985 at #19 of 57, and lowest in 1989 at #46 of 71. It spent 4 of its 7 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 32 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 1 of 4 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Cavalier Convertible fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1991 Chevrolet Cavalier Convertible burns 575 to 575 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 1991 model year is $3,100 to $3,100 a year in fuel, or $4,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Subcompact Cars

Across the 461 nameplates EPA classifies as Subcompact Cars, the median best combined rating is 24 mpg. At 20 mpg the Chevrolet Cavalier Convertible is 4 mpg below the median, which is worth about $335 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Subcompact Cars 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.