Subaru Outback Wagon MPG by year — every rating on record

The Subaru Outback Wagon has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 8 model years, from 2005 to 2012. Across those years its best rated version returned 24 mpg (2010) and its thirstiest returned 19 mpg (2005). The EPA record holds 34 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD.

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 Outback Wagon placed highest in 2005 at #4 of 87, and lowest in 2009 at #14 of 111. It spent 8 of its 8 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 34 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 1 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Outback Wagon fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2012 Subaru Outback Wagon burns 479 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 2012 model year is $2,600 to $3,100 a year in fuel, or $3,000 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD

Across the 219 nameplates EPA classifies as Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD, the median best combined rating is 21 mpg. At 24 mpg the Subaru Outback Wagon is 3 mpg better the median, which is worth about $240 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD 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.