Mitsubishi Eclipse MPG by year — every rating on record

The Mitsubishi Eclipse has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 23 model years, from 1990 to 2012. Across those years its best rated version returned 24 mpg (1990) and its thirstiest returned 18 mpg (1991). The EPA record holds 133 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 Mitsubishi Eclipse placed highest in 2003 at #6 of 28, and lowest in 1993 at #35 of 64. It spent 22 of its 23 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 133 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 3 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Eclipse fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2012 Mitsubishi Eclipse burns 500 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 2012 model year is $2,700 to $3,900 a year in fuel, or $2,250 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 23 mpg the Mitsubishi Eclipse is 1 mpg below the median, which is worth about $73 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

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

Other Mitsubishi nameplates

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