Oldsmobile Alero MPG by year — every rating on record

The Oldsmobile Alero has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 6 model years, from 1999 to 2004. Across those years its best rated version returned 27 mpg (2004) and its thirstiest returned 20 mpg (1999). The EPA record holds 17 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 Oldsmobile Alero placed highest in 2003 at #17 of 64, and lowest in 2001 at #33 of 62. It spent 3 of its 6 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 17 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 2 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Alero fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2004 Oldsmobile Alero burns 426 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 2004 model year is $2,300 to $2,950 a year in fuel, or $1,250 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 27 mpg the Oldsmobile Alero is 1 mpg better the median, which is worth about $57 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

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

Other Oldsmobile nameplates

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