Mazda B2300/B3000/B4000 Pickup MPG by year — every rating on record

The Mazda B2300/B3000/B4000 Pickup has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 4 model years, from 1994 to 1997. Across those years its best rated version returned 22 mpg (1995) and its thirstiest returned 16 mpg (1994). The EPA record holds 43 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Standard Pickup Trucks.

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 B2300/B3000/B4000 Pickup placed highest in 1996 at #2 of 14, and lowest in 1994 at #4 of 17. It spent 4 of its 4 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 43 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 2 of 3 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What B2300/B3000/B4000 Pickup fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1997 Mazda B2300/B3000/B4000 Pickup burns 523 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 1997 model year is $2,850 to $3,900 a year in fuel, or $6,000 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Standard Pickup Trucks

Across the 36 nameplates EPA classifies as Standard Pickup Trucks, the median best combined rating is 21 mpg. At 22 mpg the Mazda B2300/B3000/B4000 Pickup is 1 mpg better the median, which is worth about $87 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Standard Pickup Trucks 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.