Chevrolet Express 1500/2500 MPG by year — every rating on record

The Chevrolet Express 1500/2500 has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 13 model years, from 1996 to 2008. Across those years its best rated version returned 15 mpg (1996) and its thirstiest returned 13 mpg (1996). The EPA record holds 33 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Vans, Passenger Type.

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 Express 1500/2500 placed highest in 2006 at #1 of 5, and lowest in 1996 at #8 of 18. It spent 13 of its 13 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 33 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 3 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Express 1500/2500 fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2008 Chevrolet Express 1500/2500 burns 821 to 821 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 2008 model year is $4,450 to $4,450 a year in fuel, or $11,000 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Vans, Passenger Type

Across the 27 nameplates EPA classifies as Vans, Passenger Type, the median best combined rating is 14 mpg. At 14 mpg the Chevrolet Express 1500/2500 is exactly at the median.

• All Vans, Passenger Type 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.