Suzuki SX4 MPG by year — every rating on record

The Suzuki SX4 has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 7 model years, from 2007 to 2013. Across those years its best rated version returned 26 mpg (2010) and its thirstiest returned 23 mpg (2007). The EPA record holds 28 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 Suzuki SX4 placed highest in 2007 at #6 of 16, and lowest in 2013 at #17 of 71. It spent 6 of its 7 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 2 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What SX4 fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2013 Suzuki SX4 burns 460 to 460 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 2013 model year is $2,500 to $2,500 a year in fuel, or $1,250 more 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 25 mpg the Suzuki SX4 is 2 mpg below the median, which is worth about $119 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

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

Other Suzuki nameplates

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