Mitsubishi Truck MPG by year — every rating on record

The Mitsubishi Truck has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 13 model years, from 1984 to 1996. Across those years its best rated version returned 28 mpg (1984) and its thirstiest returned 16 mpg (1989). The EPA record holds 93 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Small Pickup Trucks.

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 Truck placed highest in 1989 at #2 of 11, and lowest in 1986 at #9 of 14. It spent 5 of its 13 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 93 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 4 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Truck fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1996 Mitsubishi Truck burns 575 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 1996 model year is $3,100 to $3,450 a year in fuel, or $6,000 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Small Pickup Trucks

Across the 20 nameplates EPA classifies as Small Pickup Trucks, the median best combined rating is 25 mpg. At 20 mpg the Mitsubishi Truck is 5 mpg below the median, which is worth about $403 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Small Pickup Trucks 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.