Dodge Ram 1500 Pickup MPG by year — every rating on record

The Dodge Ram 1500 Pickup has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 19 model years, from 1994 to 2012. Across those years its best rated version returned 17 mpg (1994) and its thirstiest returned 9 mpg (2005). The EPA record holds 158 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Standard Pickup Trucks 2WD / Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD.

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 Ram 1500 Pickup placed highest in 2008 at #4 of 15, and lowest in 2007 at #21 of 28. It spent 1 of its 19 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 158 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 1 of 3 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Ram 1500 Pickup fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2012 Dodge Ram 1500 Pickup burns 719 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 2012 model year is $3,900 to $4,800 a year in fuel, or $8,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Standard Pickup Trucks 2WD

Across the 57 nameplates EPA classifies as Standard Pickup Trucks 2WD, the median best combined rating is 20 mpg. At 16 mpg the Dodge Ram 1500 Pickup is 4 mpg below the median, which is worth about $503 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Standard Pickup Trucks 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.