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

The Mazda MX-6 has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 5 model years, from 1993 to 1997. Across those years its best rated version returned 26 mpg (1993) and its thirstiest returned 19 mpg (1993). The EPA record holds 20 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Subcompact 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 MX-6 placed highest in 1997 at #12 of 37, and lowest in 1993 at #24 of 64. 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 MX-6 fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1997 Mazda MX-6 burns 442 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 1997 model year is $2,400 to $3,900 a year in fuel, or $1,750 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Subcompact Cars

Across the 461 nameplates EPA classifies as Subcompact Cars, the median best combined rating is 24 mpg. At 26 mpg the Mazda MX-6 is 2 mpg better the median, which is worth about $129 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Subcompact 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.