Chevrolet Corvette MPG by year — every rating on record

The Chevrolet Corvette has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 44 model years, from 1984 to 2027. Across those years its best rated version returned 21 mpg (2014) and its thirstiest returned 15 mpg (1984). The EPA record holds 108 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Two Seaters.

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 Corvette placed highest in 2027 at #4 of 11, and lowest in 2015 at #30 of 60. It spent 36 of its 44 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 108 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 Corvette fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2027 Chevrolet Corvette burns 639 to 639 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 2027 model year is $4,300 to $4,300 a year in fuel, or $10,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Two Seaters

Across the 263 nameplates EPA classifies as Two Seaters, the median best combined rating is 18 mpg. At 18 mpg the Chevrolet Corvette is exactly at the median.

• All Two Seaters 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.