Nissan Xterra MPG by year — every rating on record

The Nissan Xterra has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 16 model years, from 2000 to 2015. Across those years its best rated version returned 19 mpg (2000) and its thirstiest returned 16 mpg (2005). The EPA record holds 44 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD / Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD.

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 Xterra placed highest in 2000 at #14 of 33, and lowest in 2011 at #92 of 120. It spent 5 of its 16 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 44 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 2 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Xterra fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2015 Nissan Xterra burns 639 to 676 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 2015 model year is $3,450 to $3,650 a year in fuel, or $6,000 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD

Across the 140 nameplates EPA classifies as Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD, the median best combined rating is 22 mpg. At 18 mpg the Nissan Xterra is 4 mpg below the median, which is worth about $407 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD 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.