Jeep Cherokee/Wagoneer MPG by year — every rating on record

The Jeep Cherokee/Wagoneer has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 6 model years, from 1984 to 1989. Across those years its best rated version returned 26 mpg (1985) and its thirstiest returned 15 mpg (1985). The EPA record holds 65 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Special Purpose Vehicles.

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 Jeep Cherokee/Wagoneer placed highest in 1986 at #1 of 16, and lowest in 1989 at #13 of 35. It spent 6 of its 6 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 65 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 Cherokee/Wagoneer fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1989 Jeep Cherokee/Wagoneer burns 605 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 1989 model year is $3,300 to $3,900 a year in fuel, or $6,000 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Special Purpose Vehicles

Across the 113 nameplates EPA classifies as Special Purpose Vehicles, the median best combined rating is 21 mpg. At 19 mpg the Jeep Cherokee/Wagoneer is 2 mpg below the median, which is worth about $202 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Special Purpose Vehicles rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other Jeep nameplates

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