Saab 9-3 SportCombi MPG by year — every rating on record

The Saab 9-3 SportCombi has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 7 model years, from 2006 to 2012. Across those years its best rated version returned 24 mpg (2010) and its thirstiest returned 18 mpg (2007). The EPA record holds 22 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Small 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 Saab 9-3 SportCombi placed highest in 2006 at #7 of 16, and lowest in 2012 at #17 of 23. It spent 1 of its 7 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 22 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 9-3 SportCombi fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2012 Saab 9-3 SportCombi burns 479 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 2012 model year is $2,600 to $2,950 a year in fuel, or $3,500 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Small Station Wagons

Across the 142 nameplates EPA classifies as Small Station Wagons, the median best combined rating is 27 mpg. At 24 mpg the Saab 9-3 SportCombi is 3 mpg below the median, which is worth about $186 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Small Station Wagons rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other Saab nameplates

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