Volvo 850 Wagon MPG by year — every rating on record

The Volvo 850 Wagon has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 4 model years, from 1994 to 1997. Across those years its best rated version returned 21 mpg (1994) and its thirstiest returned 19 mpg (1994). The EPA record holds 15 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Midsize-Large 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 Volvo 850 Wagon placed highest in 1997 at #3 of 7, and lowest in 1994 at #9 of 17. It spent 4 of its 4 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 15 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

What 850 Wagon fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1997 Volvo 850 Wagon burns 548 to 605 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 1997 model year is $3,700 to $4,100 a year in fuel, or $9,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Midsize-Large Station Wagons

Across the 53 nameplates EPA classifies as Midsize-Large Station Wagons, the median best combined rating is 21 mpg. At 21 mpg the Volvo 850 Wagon is exactly at the median.

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

Other Volvo nameplates

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