Jeep Commander MPG by year — every rating on record

The Jeep Commander has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 5 model years, from 2006 to 2010. Across those years its best rated version returned 16 mpg (2006) and its thirstiest returned 14 mpg (2006). The EPA record holds 30 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD / Sport Utility Vehicle - 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 Jeep Commander placed highest in 2006 at #50 of 62, and lowest in 2009 at #76 of 82. It spent 0 of its 5 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 30 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

What Commander fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2010 Jeep Commander burns 719 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 2010 model year is $3,900 to $4,150 a year in fuel, or $8,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD

Across the 140 nameplates EPA classifies as Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD, the median best combined rating is 22 mpg. At 16 mpg the Jeep Commander is 6 mpg below the median, which is worth about $686 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD 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.