Mazda 626 MPG by year — every rating on record

The Mazda 626 has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 14 model years, from 1984 to 2002. Across those years its best rated version returned 33 mpg (1984) and its thirstiest returned 19 mpg (1993). The EPA record holds 55 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 placed highest in 1993 at #1 of 48, and lowest in 1987 at #22 of 57. It spent 14 of its 14 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 55 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 3 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What 626 fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2002 Mazda 626 burns 460 to 575 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 2002 model year is $2,500 to $3,900 a year in fuel, or $3,000 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 25 mpg the Mazda 626 is exactly at the median.

• 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.