Toyota MR2 MPG by year — every rating on record

The Toyota MR2 has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 16 model years, from 1985 to 2005. Across those years its best rated version returned 26 mpg (1985) and its thirstiest returned 20 mpg (1991). The EPA record holds 37 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Two Seaters.

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 MR2 placed highest in 2002 at #2 of 30, and lowest in 1991 at #7 of 33. It spent 16 of its 16 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 37 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 3 of 5 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What MR2 fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2005 Toyota MR2 burns 442 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 2005 model year is $2,400 to $2,500 a year in fuel, or $1,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Two Seaters

Across the 263 nameplates EPA classifies as Two Seaters, the median best combined rating is 18 mpg. At 26 mpg the Toyota MR2 is 8 mpg better the median, which is worth about $688 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Two Seaters 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.