Mazda RX-7 MPG by year — every rating on record

The Mazda RX-7 has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 12 model years, from 1984 to 1995. Across those years its best rated version returned 18 mpg (1986) and its thirstiest returned 17 mpg (1984). The EPA record holds 36 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Two Seaters.

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 RX-7 placed highest in 1984 at #8 of 13, and lowest in 1988 at #18 of 26. It spent 7 of its 12 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 36 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 1 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What RX-7 fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1995 Mazda RX-7 burns 639 to 639 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 1995 model year is $4,300 to $4,300 a year in fuel, or $10,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Two Seaters

Across the 263 nameplates EPA classifies as Two Seaters, the median best combined rating is 18 mpg. At 18 mpg the Mazda RX-7 is exactly at the median.

• All Two Seaters 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.