Nissan Truck MPG by year — every rating on record

The Nissan Truck has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 12 model years, from 1985 to 1997. Across those years its best rated version returned 27 mpg (1985) and its thirstiest returned 14 mpg (1987). The EPA record holds 79 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Small Pickup Trucks / Standard 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 Nissan Truck placed highest in 1986 at #3 of 14, and lowest in 1987 at #11 of 11. It spent 6 of its 12 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 79 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 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 1997 Nissan Truck burns 575 to 719 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 1997 model year is $3,100 to $3,900 a year in fuel, or $5,250 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 Nissan 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 Nissan nameplates

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