Nissan Stanza MPG by year — every rating on record

The Nissan Stanza has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 9 model years, from 1984 to 1992. Across those years its best rated version returned 27 mpg (1984) and its thirstiest returned 21 mpg (1986). The EPA record holds 22 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Compact 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 Stanza placed highest in 1984 at #14 of 36, and lowest in 1987 at #37 of 57. It spent 4 of its 9 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 22 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 0 of 3 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Stanza fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1992 Nissan Stanza 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 1992 model year is $2,850 to $2,950 a year in fuel, or $3,500 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Compact Cars

Across the 498 nameplates EPA classifies as Compact Cars, the median best combined rating is 26 mpg. At 22 mpg the Nissan Stanza is 4 mpg below the median, which is worth about $281 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Compact 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.