Toyota Matrix MPG by year — every rating on record

The Toyota Matrix has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 11 model years, from 2003 to 2013. Across those years its best rated version returned 29 mpg (2005) and its thirstiest returned 22 mpg (2009). The EPA record holds 46 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 Toyota Matrix placed highest in 2006 at #2 of 16, and lowest in 2010 at #7 of 22. It spent 11 of its 11 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 46 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 2 of 3 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Matrix fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2013 Toyota Matrix burns 397 to 523 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 $2,150 to $2,850 a year in fuel, or $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 29 mpg the Toyota Matrix is 2 mpg better the median, which is worth about $103 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Small Station Wagons 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.