Saab 9-5 Wagon MPG by year — every rating on record

The Saab 9-5 Wagon has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 7 model years, from 1999 to 2005. Across those years its best rated version returned 22 mpg (1999) and its thirstiest returned 19 mpg (1999). The EPA record holds 31 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Midsize 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 9-5 Wagon placed highest in 1999 at #2 of 12, and lowest in 2000 at #6 of 14. It spent 7 of its 7 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 31 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 9-5 Wagon fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2005 Saab 9-5 Wagon burns 548 to 575 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 $3,700 to $3,900 a year in fuel, or $7,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Midsize Station Wagons

Across the 65 nameplates EPA classifies as Midsize Station Wagons, the median best combined rating is 22 mpg. At 21 mpg the Saab 9-5 Wagon is 1 mpg below the median, which is worth about $87 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Midsize 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.