Mazda B3000 MPG by year — every rating on record

The Mazda B3000 has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 10 model years, from 1999 to 2008. Across those years its best rated version returned 18 mpg (1999) and its thirstiest returned 15 mpg (1999). The EPA record holds 32 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Small Pickup Trucks 2WD.

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 B3000 placed highest in 2003 at #5 of 21, and lowest in 2001 at #12 of 20. It spent 8 of its 10 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 32 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 B3000 fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2008 Mazda B3000 burns 639 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 2008 model year is $3,450 to $3,650 a year in fuel, or $7,000 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Standard Pickup Trucks 2WD

Across the 57 nameplates EPA classifies as Standard Pickup Trucks 2WD, the median best combined rating is 20 mpg. At 18 mpg the Mazda B3000 is 2 mpg below the median, which is worth about $224 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Standard Pickup Trucks 2WD 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.