Plymouth Horizon MPG by year — every rating on record

The Plymouth Horizon has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 7 model years, from 1984 to 1990. Across those years its best rated version returned 30 mpg (1984) and its thirstiest returned 21 mpg (1984). The EPA record holds 27 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Subcompact 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 Plymouth Horizon placed highest in 1986 at #10 of 48, and lowest in 1990 at #29 of 65. It spent 7 of its 7 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 27 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 Horizon fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1990 Plymouth Horizon burns 460 to 479 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 1990 model year is $2,500 to $2,600 a year in fuel, or $1,750 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 25 mpg the Plymouth Horizon is 1 mpg below the median, which is worth about $62 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Compact 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.