Subaru Sedan MPG by year — every rating on record

The Subaru Sedan has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 2 model years, from 1984 to 1985. Across those years its best rated version returned 30 mpg (1985) and its thirstiest returned 20 mpg (1984). The EPA record holds 28 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Special Purpose Vehicles / Compact 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 Subaru Sedan placed highest in 1985 at #6 of 25, and lowest in 1984 at #17 of 57. It spent 2 of its 2 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 28 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 Sedan fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1985 Subaru Sedan burns 383 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 1985 model year is $2,100 to $3,100 a year in fuel, or $4,250 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 30 mpg the Subaru Sedan is 6 mpg better the median, which is worth about $335 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Subcompact Cars 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.