Chevrolet Corsica MPG by year — every rating on record

The Chevrolet Corsica has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 10 model years, from 1987 to 1996. Across those years its best rated version returned 25 mpg (1987) and its thirstiest returned 20 mpg (1987). The EPA record holds 35 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Compact 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 Corsica placed highest in 1989 at #1 of 52, and lowest in 1995 at #33 of 60. It spent 9 of its 10 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 35 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 2 of 5 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Corsica fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1996 Chevrolet Corsica burns 479 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 1996 model year is $2,600 to $2,950 a year in fuel, or $1,750 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Compact Cars

Across the 498 nameplates EPA classifies as Compact Cars, the median best combined rating is 26 mpg. At 24 mpg the Chevrolet Corsica is 2 mpg below the median, which is worth about $129 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Compact 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.