Plymouth Reliant Wagon MPG by year — every rating on record

The Plymouth Reliant Wagon has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 5 model years, from 1984 to 1988. Across those years its best rated version returned 26 mpg (1986) and its thirstiest returned 19 mpg (1984). The EPA record holds 28 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Midsize-Large Station Wagons.

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 Reliant Wagon placed highest in 1986 at #2 of 23, and lowest in 1984 at #6 of 13. It spent 5 of its 5 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 28 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 3 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Reliant Wagon fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1988 Plymouth Reliant Wagon burns 460 to 523 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 1988 model year is $2,500 to $2,850 a year in fuel, or $2,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Midsize-Large Station Wagons

Across the 53 nameplates EPA classifies as Midsize-Large Station Wagons, the median best combined rating is 21 mpg. At 25 mpg the Plymouth Reliant Wagon is 4 mpg better the median, which is worth about $307 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Midsize-Large Station Wagons 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.