Chevrolet Pickup MPG by year — every rating on record

The Chevrolet Pickup has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 16 model years, from 1984 to 1999. Across those years its best rated version returned 20 mpg (1984) and its thirstiest returned 9 mpg (1990). The EPA record holds 575 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Standard Pickup Trucks 2WD / Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD.

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 Pickup placed highest in 1991 at #1 of 2, and lowest in 1999 at #13 of 15. It spent 15 of its 16 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

Showing the 400 most recent of 575 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 3 of 9 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Pickup fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1999 Chevrolet Pickup burns 767 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 1999 model year is $4,150 to $4,450 a year in fuel, or $9,500 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Standard Pickup Trucks

Across the 36 nameplates EPA classifies as Standard Pickup Trucks, the median best combined rating is 21 mpg. At 15 mpg the Chevrolet Pickup is 6 mpg below the median, which is worth about $767 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Standard Pickup Trucks 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.