Ford Bronco MPG
Its best-rated version reaches 21 MPG combined in 2021, the Bronco 4WD. Its weakest year peaked at 14 MPG (1990–1996).
a year at 15,000 miles for the best 2026 version, the Bronco 4WD. Put it next to its 1984 predecessor, at your own mileage.
Compare in gallonsThe Ford Bronco has EPA ratings for 19 model years, 1984–2026, most often among special purpose vehicles. In 2025 even its most efficient version shared the lowest rating of 79 small SUVs; it sat in its class's bottom five in seven model years. That run of rated years is the fifth longest (tied with one other) among 85 special purpose vehicle nameplates on this site.
From 1984 to 2026 its best rating went from 15 to 20 MPG, the largest gain among 28 special purpose vehicles rated for eight or more years. Averaged over 2019–2023, its best version placed last of 70 among small SUVs rated at least three years in that span, and it was in the bottom five in one other five-year span.
Among 69 small SUVs, 2026
The Bronco placed 67th (tied). The class leader was the Kia Niro at 53 MPG. The next higher rating, 21 MPG, is shared by three nameplates.
The Bronco, five years at a time
Average rating of its best version per span, placed in the class it sat in most often.
All 19 model years, best and lowest version
| Model years | Best version | Combined | City / hwy | Lowest version | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bronco 4WD | 20 | 19 / 22 | 15 | 9 |
| 2025 | Bronco 4WD | 20 | 19 / 22 | 15 | 8 |
| 2024 | Bronco 4WD | 20 | 20 / 21 | 15 | 12 |
| 2023 | Bronco 4WD | 20 | 20 / 21 | 15 | 13 |
| 2022 | Bronco 4WD | 20 | 20 / 21 | 15 | 12 |
| 2021 | Bronco 4WD | 21 | 20 / 22 | 17 | 10 |
| 1996 | Bronco 4WD | 14 | 13 / 16 | 12 | 3 |
| 1994–1995 | Bronco 4WD | 14 | 12 / 17 | 13 | 3 |
| 1993 | Bronco 4WD | 14 | 12 / 17 | 12 | 3 |
| 1992 | Bronco 4WD | 14 | 12 / 17 | 12 | 5 |
| 1991 | Bronco 4WD | 14 | 13 / 17 | 12 | 5 |
| 1990 | Bronco 4WD | 14 | 13 / 17 | 12 | 6 |
| 1988–1989 | Bronco 4WD | 15 | 14 / 17 | 11 | 9 |
| 1987 | Bronco 4WD | 15 | 14 / 17 | 11 | 7 |
| 1986 | Bronco 4WD | 17 | 15 / 20 | 11 | 6 |
| 1985 | Bronco 4WD | 16 | 15 / 20 | 11 | 10 |
| 1984 | Bronco 4WD | 15 | 14 / 17 | 10 | 15 |
Version names in the EPA list: Bronco 4WD, Bronco Badlands 4WD, Bronco Black Diamond 4WD, Bronco Outer Banks 4WD, Bronco Raptor 4WD, Bronco Sasquatch 4WD.
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