Ford Taurus Wagon MPG by year — every rating on record

The Ford Taurus Wagon has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 20 model years, from 1986 to 2005. Across those years its best rated version returned 22 mpg (1986) and its thirstiest returned 18 mpg (1990). The EPA record holds 47 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Midsize Station Wagons.

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 Taurus Wagon placed highest in 1990 at #3 of 22, and lowest in 1987 at #11 of 24. It spent 13 of its 20 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 47 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 3 of 9 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Taurus Wagon fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2005 Ford Taurus Wagon burns 605 to 605 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 2005 model year is $3,300 to $3,300 a year in fuel, or $5,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Midsize-Large Station Wagons

Across the 53 nameplates EPA classifies as Midsize-Large Station Wagons, the median best combined rating is 21 mpg. At 19 mpg the Ford Taurus Wagon is 2 mpg below the median, which is worth about $202 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Midsize-Large Station Wagons 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.