Ford Flex MPG by year — every rating on record

The Ford Flex has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 11 model years, from 2009 to 2019. Across those years its best rated version returned 20 mpg (2010) and its thirstiest returned 17 mpg (2016). The EPA record holds 32 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD / Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 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 Ford Flex placed highest in 2013 at #5 of 26, and lowest in 2011 at #47 of 78. It spent 8 of its 11 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 32 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 4 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Flex fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2019 Ford Flex burns 605 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 2019 model year is $3,300 to $3,650 a year in fuel, or $5,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD

Across the 317 nameplates EPA classifies as Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD, the median best combined rating is 22 mpg. At 19 mpg the Ford Flex is 3 mpg below the median, which is worth about $289 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD 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.