Subaru Impreza Wagon MPG by year — every rating on record

The Subaru Impreza Wagon has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 13 model years, from 1993 to 2016. Across those years its best rated version returned 31 mpg (2015) and its thirstiest returned 19 mpg (2013). The EPA record holds 39 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 Subaru Impreza Wagon placed highest in 2014 at #4 of 16, and lowest in 1999 at #8 of 10. It spent 9 of its 13 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 39 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 4 of 7 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Impreza Wagon fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2016 Subaru Impreza Wagon burns 371 to 411 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 2016 model year is $2,000 to $2,250 a year in fuel, or $1,250 less 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 31 mpg the Subaru Impreza Wagon is 4 mpg better the median, which is worth about $192 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

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

Other Subaru nameplates

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