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

The Saab 9-5 has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 8 model years, from 1999 to 2006. 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 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 Saab 9-5 placed highest in 2001 at #11 of 54, and lowest in 2004 at #28 of 55. It spent 8 of its 8 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. 2 of 4 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What 9-5 fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2006 Saab 9-5 burns 523 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 2006 model year is $3,500 to $3,900 a year in fuel, or $8,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Midsize Cars

Across the 483 nameplates EPA classifies as Midsize Cars, the median best combined rating is 25 mpg. At 22 mpg the Saab 9-5 is 3 mpg below the median, which is worth about $220 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Midsize Cars 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.