Volvo S80 MPG by year — every rating on record

The Volvo S80 has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 15 model years, from 1999 to 2016. Across those years its best rated version returned 29 mpg (2015) and its thirstiest returned 18 mpg (2000). The EPA record holds 34 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Midsize 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 Volvo S80 placed highest in 2005 at #19 of 56, and lowest in 2014 at #79 of 107. It spent 4 of its 15 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 34 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 S80 fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2016 Volvo S80 burns 397 to 397 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 2016 model year is $2,150 to $2,150 a year in fuel, or $500 less than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Midsize Cars

Across the 483 nameplates EPA classifies as Midsize Cars, the median best combined rating is 25 mpg. At 29 mpg the Volvo S80 is 4 mpg better the median, which is worth about $222 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Midsize Cars 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.