Chrysler Sebring Convertible MPG by year — every rating on record

The Chrysler Sebring Convertible has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 13 model years, from 1996 to 2010. Across those years its best rated version returned 23 mpg (2008) and its thirstiest returned 19 mpg (1997). The EPA record holds 41 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Compact 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 Chrysler Sebring Convertible placed highest in 1996 at #13 of 36, and lowest in 2001 at #42 of 62. It spent 4 of its 13 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 41 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 4 of 5 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Sebring Convertible fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2010 Chrysler Sebring Convertible burns 500 to 575 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 2010 model year is $2,700 to $3,100 a year in fuel, or $2,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Compact Cars

Across the 498 nameplates EPA classifies as Compact Cars, the median best combined rating is 26 mpg. At 23 mpg the Chrysler Sebring Convertible is 3 mpg below the median, which is worth about $202 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Compact Cars rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other Chrysler nameplates

Every Chrysler model compared → — all nameplates ranked by best combined rating, with what each one costs a year.