Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan MPG by year — every rating on record

The Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 19 model years, from 1991 to 2009. Across those years its best rated version returned 35 mpg (1999) and its thirstiest returned 16 mpg (1992). The EPA record holds 111 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Minivan - 2WD.

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 Caravan/Grand Caravan placed highest in 1999 at #1 of 14, and lowest in 1992 at #13 of 50. It spent 18 of its 19 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 111 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 6 of 12 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Caravan/Grand Caravan fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2009 Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan burns 575 to 639 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 2009 model year is $3,100 to $3,450 a year in fuel, or $6,000 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Minivan - 2WD

Across the 36 nameplates EPA classifies as Minivan - 2WD, the median best combined rating is 20 mpg. At 20 mpg the Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan is exactly at the median.

• All Minivan - 2WD 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.