Ford Probe MPG by year — every rating on record

The Ford Probe has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 9 model years, from 1989 to 1997. Across those years its best rated version returned 26 mpg (1994) and its thirstiest returned 18 mpg (1992). The EPA record holds 41 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Subcompact Cars.

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 Probe placed highest in 1997 at #14 of 37, and lowest in 1993 at #29 of 64. It spent 9 of its 9 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 41 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 Probe fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1997 Ford Probe burns 460 to 575 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 $2,500 to $3,900 a year in fuel, or $2,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Compact Cars

Across the 498 nameplates EPA classifies as Compact Cars, the median best combined rating is 26 mpg. At 25 mpg the Ford Probe is 1 mpg below the median, which is worth about $62 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Compact Cars 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.