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

The Chevrolet Van 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 17 mpg (2008) and its thirstiest returned 14 mpg (1996). The EPA record holds 43 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Vans, Cargo 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 Van 1500/2500 placed highest in 2006 at #1 of 7, and lowest in 1996 at #9 of 18. It spent 13 of its 13 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 43 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 Van 1500/2500 fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2008 Chevrolet Van 1500/2500 burns 676 to 767 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 $3,650 to $4,150 a year in fuel, or $7,000 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Vans, Cargo Type

Across the 29 nameplates EPA classifies as Vans, Cargo Type, the median best combined rating is 15 mpg. At 17 mpg the Chevrolet Van 1500/2500 is 2 mpg better the median, which is worth about $316 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Vans, Cargo 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.