Mercury Sable MPG by year — every rating on record

The Mercury Sable has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 22 model years, from 1986 to 2009. Across those years its best rated version returned 22 mpg (2008) and its thirstiest returned 19 mpg (1988). The EPA record holds 47 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Large 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 Mercury Sable placed highest in 2008 at #5 of 44, and lowest in 2005 at #35 of 56. It spent 18 of its 22 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 47 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 3 of 6 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Sable fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2009 Mercury Sable burns 548 to 605 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 $2,950 to $3,300 a year in fuel, or $5,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Midsize Cars

Across the 483 nameplates EPA classifies as Midsize Cars, the median best combined rating is 25 mpg. At 21 mpg the Mercury Sable is 4 mpg below the median, which is worth about $307 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Midsize Cars rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other Mercury nameplates

Every Mercury model compared → — all nameplates ranked by best combined rating, with what each one costs a year.