Ford Aerostar Van MPG by year — every rating on record

The Ford Aerostar Van has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 12 model years, from 1986 to 1997. Across those years its best rated version returned 24 mpg (1986) and its thirstiest returned 16 mpg (1990). The EPA record holds 37 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Vans.

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 Ford Aerostar Van placed highest in 1986 at #1 of 22, and lowest in 1989 at #9 of 25. It spent 12 of its 12 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 37 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 6 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Aerostar Van fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1997 Ford Aerostar Van burns 676 to 676 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 1997 model year is $3,650 to $3,650 a year in fuel, or $7,000 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Vans

Across the 45 nameplates EPA classifies as Vans, the median best combined rating is 17 mpg. At 17 mpg the Ford Aerostar Van is exactly at the median.

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

Other Ford nameplates

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