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

The Jeep Liberty/Cherokee has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 5 model years, from 2003 to 2007. Across those years its best rated version returned 21 mpg (2005) and its thirstiest returned 16 mpg (2004). The EPA record holds 28 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 Liberty/Cherokee placed highest in 2004 at #15 of 60, and lowest in 2007 at #54 of 71. It spent 3 of its 5 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 28 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 2 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Liberty/Cherokee fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2007 Jeep Liberty/Cherokee burns 676 to 676 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 2007 model year is $3,650 to $3,650 a year in fuel, or $7,000 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD

Across the 219 nameplates EPA classifies as Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD, the median best combined rating is 21 mpg. At 17 mpg the Jeep Liberty/Cherokee is 4 mpg below the median, which is worth about $451 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD 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.