Chevrolet TrailBlazer MPG by year — every rating on record

The Chevrolet TrailBlazer has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 14 model years, from 2002 to 2026. Across those years its best rated version returned 31 mpg (2021) and its thirstiest returned 13 mpg (2008). The EPA record holds 49 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD / Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD.

In the EPA record this nameplate also appears as TrailBlazer and Trailblazer. The figures below cover every one of them.

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 TrailBlazer placed highest in 2022 at #18 of 68, and lowest in 2009 at #60 of 82. It spent 4 of its 14 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 49 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 2 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What TrailBlazer fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2026 Chevrolet TrailBlazer burns 371 to 426 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 $2,000 to $2,300 a year in fuel, or $750 less than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD

Across the 140 nameplates EPA classifies as Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD, the median best combined rating is 22 mpg. At 31 mpg the Chevrolet TrailBlazer is 9 mpg better the median, which is worth about $531 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD 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.