What is the best Plymouth Breeze for fuel economy?

The strongest year was 1997 at 27 mpg combined, against 20 mpg in 2000. That is a 7 mpg spread across the nameplate's history.

How much does a Plymouth Breeze cost to fuel each year?

At 11,500 miles a year the 2000 model uses between 426 and 575 gallons, or $1,491 to $2,013 at $3.50 a gallon.

What does the Plymouth Breeze emit?

EPA reports 329.14814814814815 to 444.35 grams of tailpipe CO2 per mile for the 2000 model year, or about 3.8 to 5.1 tons over a year of driving.

Plymouth Breeze MPG by year — every rating on record

The Plymouth Breeze has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 5 model years, from 1996 to 2000. Across those years its best rated version returned 27 mpg (1997) and its thirstiest returned 20 mpg (2000). The EPA record holds 14 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Midsize Cars.

27best combined mpg (1997)

20worst combined mpg (2000)

27latest year best (2000)

14configurations on record

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Model year	Configurations	Best combined	Worst combined	Class rank that year	Drivetrains	Fuel	EPA class
1996	3	26 mpg	21 mpg	#4 of 36 (91th pct)	Front-Wheel Drive	Regular	Midsize Cars
1997	2	27 mpg	23 mpg	#3 of 43 (95th pct)	Front-Wheel Drive	Regular	Midsize Cars
1998	3	27 mpg	22 mpg	#3 of 47 (96th pct)	Front-Wheel Drive	Regular	Midsize Cars
1999	3	27 mpg	22 mpg	#2 of 56 (98th pct)	Front-Wheel Drive	Regular	Midsize Cars
2000	3	27 mpg	20 mpg	#1 of 51 (100th pct)	Front-Wheel Drive	Regular	Midsize Cars

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Plymouth Breeze placed highest in 2000 at #1 of 51, and lowest in 1996 at #4 of 36. It spent 5 of its 5 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 14 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

Year	Configuration	Engine detail	City	Highway	Combined	Gallons/yr	Barrels/yr	EPA fuel cost/yr	CO2 g/mi	GHG
2000	2.4L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic 4-spd Regular	2.4L 4-cyl	17	26	20	575.0	14.9	$3,100	444.35	n/a
2000	2.0L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic 4-spd Regular	2.0L 4-cyl	19	27	22	522.7	13.5	$2,850	403.95454545454544	n/a
2000	2.0L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Regular	2.0L 4-cyl	23	34	27	425.9	11.0	$2,300	329.14814814814815	n/a
1999	2.4L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic 4-spd Regular	2.4L 4-cyl	18	28	22	522.7	13.5	$2,850	403.95454545454544	n/a
1999	2.0L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic 4-spd Regular	2.0L 4-cyl	19	28	23	500.0	12.9	$2,700	386.39130434782606	n/a
1999	2.0L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Regular	2.0L 4-cyl	23	33	27	425.9	11.0	$2,300	329.14814814814815	n/a
1998	2.4L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic 4-spd Regular	2.4L 4-cyl	18	28	22	522.7	13.5	$2,850	403.95454545454544	n/a
1998	2.0L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic 4-spd Regular	2.0L 4-cyl	20	30	23	500.0	12.9	$2,700	386.39130434782606	n/a
1998	2.0L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Regular	2.0L 4-cyl	23	33	27	425.9	11.0	$2,300	329.14814814814815	n/a
1997	2.0L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic 4-spd Regular	(FFS)	19	29	23	500.0	12.9	$2,700	386.39130434782606	n/a
1997	2.0L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Regular	(FFS)	23	34	27	425.9	11.0	$2,300	329.14814814814815	n/a
1996	2.4L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic 4-spd Regular	(FFS)	18	26	21	547.6	14.2	$2,950	423.1904761904762	n/a
1996	2.0L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic 4-spd Regular	(FFS)	19	28	22	522.7	13.5	$2,850	403.95454545454544	n/a
1996	2.0L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Regular	(FFS)	22	33	26	442.3	11.4	$2,400	341.8076923076923	n/a

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 1 of 1 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

Change	Best combined	Delta	Gallons a year at the newer rating
1996 → 1997	26 → 27 mpg	+1 mpg	426 gal

What Breeze fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2000 Plymouth Breeze burns 426 to 575 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.

Pump price	Most efficient	Thirstiest	Spread
$3.00/gal	$1,278	$1,725	$447
$3.50/gal	$1,491	$2,013	$522
$4.00/gal	$1,704	$2,300	$596

EPA’s own estimate for the 2000 model year is $2,300 to $3,100 a year in fuel, or $3,000 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Midsize Cars

Across the 483 nameplates EPA classifies as Midsize Cars, the median best combined rating is 25 mpg. At 27 mpg the Plymouth Breeze is 2 mpg better the median, which is worth about $119 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

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

Other Plymouth nameplates

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