Isuzu Pickup MPG by year — every rating on record

The Isuzu Pickup has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 12 model years, from 1984 to 1995. Across those years its best rated version returned 32 mpg (1985) and its thirstiest returned 15 mpg (1991). The EPA record holds 91 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Small Pickup Trucks / 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 Isuzu Pickup placed highest in 1984 at #1 of 10, and lowest in 1988 at #9 of 12. It spent 4 of its 12 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. 2 of 3 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 1995 Isuzu Pickup burns 548 to 719 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 1995 model year is $2,950 to $3,900 a year in fuel, or $3,500 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 21 mpg the Isuzu Pickup is 4 mpg below the median, which is worth about $307 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

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

Other Isuzu nameplates

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