Peugeot 505 Sedan MPG by year — every rating on record

The Peugeot 505 Sedan has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 5 model years, from 1984 to 1989. Across those years its best rated version returned 26 mpg (1986) and its thirstiest returned 17 mpg (1984). The EPA record holds 38 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 Peugeot 505 Sedan placed highest in 1986 at #18 of 48, and lowest in 1988 at #44 of 53. It spent 1 of its 5 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 38 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 3 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What 505 Sedan fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1989 Peugeot 505 Sedan burns 605 to 639 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 1989 model year is $3,450 to $4,300 a year in fuel, or $10,250 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 19 mpg the Peugeot 505 Sedan is 7 mpg below the median, which is worth about $570 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

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

Where Peugeot sits

Peugeot has too few nameplates on record for a make-level page of its own, so this nameplate stands alone here. Every make we cover →