GMC Sonoma MPG by year — every rating on record

The GMC Sonoma has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 14 model years, from 1991 to 2004. Across those years its best rated version returned 23 mpg (1995) and its thirstiest returned 14 mpg (2001). The EPA record holds 91 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Standard Pickup Trucks 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 GMC Sonoma placed highest in 1993 at #2 of 6, and lowest in 2004 at #16 of 20. It spent 10 of its 14 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 91 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 6 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Sonoma fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2004 GMC Sonoma burns 767 to 767 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 2004 model year is $4,150 to $4,150 a year in fuel, or $9,500 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Small Pickup Trucks

Across the 20 nameplates EPA classifies as Small Pickup Trucks, the median best combined rating is 25 mpg. At 15 mpg the GMC Sonoma is 10 mpg below the median, which is worth about $1,073 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Small 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.