Nissan 240SX MPG by year — every rating on record

The Nissan 240SX has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 10 model years, from 1989 to 1998. Across those years its best rated version returned 22 mpg (1991) and its thirstiest returned 20 mpg (1989). The EPA record holds 19 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Minicompact 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 Nissan 240SX placed highest in 1995 at #3 of 12, and lowest in 1989 at #48 of 71. It spent 9 of its 10 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 19 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 5 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What 240SX fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1998 Nissan 240SX burns 523 to 548 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 1998 model year is $3,500 to $3,700 a year in fuel, or $7,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Minicompact Cars

Across the 153 nameplates EPA classifies as Minicompact Cars, the median best combined rating is 21 mpg. At 22 mpg the Nissan 240SX is 1 mpg better the median, which is worth about $87 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

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

Other Nissan nameplates

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