GMC Pickup MPG by year — every rating on record

The GMC Pickup has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 5 model years, from 1984 to 1988. Across those years its best rated version returned 20 mpg (1984) and its thirstiest returned 11 mpg (1985). The EPA record holds 217 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Standard Pickup Trucks.

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 GMC Pickup placed highest in 1984 at #5 of 9, and lowest in 1986 at #8 of 18. It spent 5 of its 5 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 217 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 0 of 1 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Pickup fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1988 GMC Pickup burns 605 to 958 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 1988 model year is $3,650 to $5,600 a year in fuel, or $8,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Standard Pickup Trucks

Across the 36 nameplates EPA classifies as Standard Pickup Trucks, the median best combined rating is 21 mpg. At 19 mpg the GMC Pickup is 2 mpg below the median, which is worth about $202 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Standard Pickup Trucks rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other GMC nameplates

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