Chevrolet Silverado MPG by year — every rating on record

The Chevrolet Silverado has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 15 model years, from 1999 to 2026. Across those years its best rated version returned 27 mpg (2020) and its thirstiest returned 11 mpg (2002). The EPA record holds 216 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 Silverado placed highest in 2020 at #1 of 15, and lowest in 2004 at #14 of 24. It spent 12 of its 15 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 216 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 Silverado fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2026 Chevrolet Silverado burns 460 to 676 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 2026 model year is $3,100 to $4,550 a year in fuel, or $4,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD

Across the 90 nameplates EPA classifies as Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD, the median best combined rating is 19 mpg. At 25 mpg the Chevrolet Silverado is 6 mpg better the median, which is worth about $508 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD 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.