Mazda 626/MX-6 MPG by year — every rating on record

The Mazda 626/MX-6 has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 5 model years, from 1988 to 1992. Across those years its best rated version returned 24 mpg (1988) and its thirstiest returned 19 mpg (1988). The EPA record holds 20 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Midsize Cars.

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 Mazda 626/MX-6 placed highest in 1992 at #1 of 50, and lowest in 1988 at #9 of 43. It spent 5 of its 5 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 20 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

What 626/MX-6 fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1992 Mazda 626/MX-6 burns 479 to 605 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 1992 model year is $2,600 to $4,100 a year in fuel, or $9,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Midsize Cars

Across the 483 nameplates EPA classifies as Midsize Cars, the median best combined rating is 25 mpg. At 24 mpg the Mazda 626/MX-6 is 1 mpg below the median, which is worth about $67 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Midsize Cars rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other Mazda nameplates

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