Dodge Caliber MPG by year — every rating on record

The Dodge Caliber has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 6 model years, from 2007 to 2012. Across those years its best rated version returned 27 mpg (2009) and its thirstiest returned 22 mpg (2007). The EPA record holds 27 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Small Station Wagons.

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 Dodge Caliber placed highest in 2007 at #4 of 16, and lowest in 2012 at #9 of 23. It spent 6 of its 6 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 27 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 3 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Caliber fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2012 Dodge Caliber burns 426 to 479 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 2012 model year is $2,300 to $2,600 a year in fuel, or $1,750 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Small Station Wagons

Across the 142 nameplates EPA classifies as Small Station Wagons, the median best combined rating is 27 mpg. At 27 mpg the Dodge Caliber is exactly at the median.

• All Small Station Wagons rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other Dodge nameplates

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