Toyota Celica MPG by year — every rating on record

The Toyota Celica has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 22 model years, from 1984 to 2005. Across those years its best rated version returned 28 mpg (1997) and its thirstiest returned 19 mpg (1988). The EPA record holds 91 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 Toyota Celica placed highest in 2003 at #2 of 28, and lowest in 1986 at #36 of 59. It spent 17 of its 22 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 91 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 8 of 11 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Celica fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2005 Toyota Celica burns 411 to 479 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 2005 model year is $2,250 to $3,250 a year in fuel, or $750 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 28 mpg the Toyota Celica is 4 mpg better 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 Toyota nameplates

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