Ford Tempo MPG by year — every rating on record

The Ford Tempo has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 11 model years, from 1984 to 1994. Across those years its best rated version returned 34 mpg (1984) and its thirstiest returned 19 mpg (1987). The EPA record holds 50 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Compact 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 Tempo placed highest in 1984 at #4 of 36, and lowest in 1988 at #26 of 53. It spent 11 of its 11 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 50 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 4 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Tempo fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1994 Ford Tempo burns 479 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 1994 model year is $2,600 to $3,300 a year in fuel, or $3,500 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 24 mpg the Ford Tempo is 2 mpg below the median, which is worth about $129 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.