Chevrolet Impala MPG by year — every rating on record

The Chevrolet Impala has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 21 model years, from 2000 to 2020. Across those years its best rated version returned 25 mpg (2015) and its thirstiest returned 19 mpg (2006). The EPA record holds 61 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Large 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 Impala placed highest in 2001 at #1 of 27, and lowest in 2020 at #36 of 78. It spent 21 of its 21 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 61 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 5 of 8 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Impala fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2020 Chevrolet Impala burns 523 to 523 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 2020 model year is $2,850 to $2,850 a year in fuel, or $3,000 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Large Cars

Across the 305 nameplates EPA classifies as Large Cars, the median best combined rating is 21 mpg. At 22 mpg the Chevrolet Impala is 1 mpg better the median, which is worth about $87 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Large 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.