Pontiac Grand Am MPG by year — every rating on record

The Pontiac Grand Am has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 21 model years, from 1985 to 2005. Across those years its best rated version returned 27 mpg (2004) and its thirstiest returned 19 mpg (1985). The EPA record holds 81 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 Pontiac Grand Am placed highest in 1992 at #12 of 58, and lowest in 1987 at #35 of 57. It spent 13 of its 21 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 81 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 6 of 14 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Grand Am fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2005 Pontiac Grand Am burns 460 to 548 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 2005 model year is $2,500 to $2,950 a year in fuel, or $1,250 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 25 mpg the Pontiac Grand Am 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 Pontiac nameplates

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