Plymouth Laser MPG by year — every rating on record

The Plymouth Laser has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 5 model years, from 1990 to 1994. Across those years its best rated version returned 24 mpg (1990) and its thirstiest returned 18 mpg (1993). The EPA record holds 34 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 Laser placed highest in 1994 at #29 of 56, and lowest in 1993 at #36 of 64. It spent 2 of its 5 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 34 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

What Laser fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1994 Plymouth Laser burns 479 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 1994 model year is $2,600 to $4,300 a year in fuel, or $2,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Subcompact Cars

Across the 461 nameplates EPA classifies as Subcompact Cars, the median best combined rating is 24 mpg. At 24 mpg the Plymouth Laser is exactly at the median.

• All Subcompact 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.