Saab 900 Convertible MPG by year — every rating on record

The Saab 900 Convertible has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 9 model years, from 1987 to 1997. Across those years its best rated version returned 22 mpg (1989) and its thirstiest returned 17 mpg (1990). The EPA record holds 29 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Subcompact 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 900 Convertible placed highest in 1997 at #25 of 37, and lowest in 1987 at #55 of 72. It spent 0 of its 9 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 29 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 3 of 5 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What 900 Convertible fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1997 Saab 900 Convertible burns 548 to 605 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 1997 model year is $2,950 to $3,300 a year in fuel, or $5,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Subcompact Cars

Across the 461 nameplates EPA classifies as Subcompact Cars, the median best combined rating is 24 mpg. At 21 mpg the Saab 900 Convertible is 3 mpg below the median, which is worth about $240 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Subcompact 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.