Mazda B4000 MPG by year — every rating on record

The Mazda B4000 has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 11 model years, from 1999 to 2009. Across those years its best rated version returned 18 mpg (2000) and its thirstiest returned 15 mpg (2000). The EPA record holds 40 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Small Pickup Trucks 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 Mazda B4000 placed highest in 2001 at #7 of 20, and lowest in 2007 at #16 of 28. It spent 6 of its 11 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 40 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 5 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What B4000 fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2009 Mazda B4000 burns 719 to 767 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 2009 model year is $3,900 to $4,150 a year in fuel, or $8,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD

Across the 90 nameplates EPA classifies as Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD, the median best combined rating is 19 mpg. At 16 mpg the Mazda B4000 is 3 mpg below the median, which is worth about $397 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD 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.