Mazda 6 MPG
Its best-rated version reaches 32 MPG combined in 2014–2016. Its weakest year peaked at 23 MPG (2005).
a year at 15,000 miles for the best 2021 version. Put it next to its 2003 predecessor, at your own mileage.
Compare in gallonsThe Mazda 6 has EPA ratings for 19 model years, 2003–2021, every one of them among midsize cars. Its best version ranked second (tied) of 41 midsize cars in 2003, behind the class leader, the Honda Accord.
In 2007 the most efficient version of the 6 still placed second from the bottom of 11 midsize station wagons, where the Mercedes-Benz E-Class rated lowest.
Among 48 midsize cars, 2021
The 6 placed 20th (tied). The class leader was the Toyota Prius at 56 MPG. The next higher rating, 30 MPG, belongs to the Volvo S90.
The 6, five years at a time
Average rating of its best version per span, placed among midsize cars.
Where the engine list turned over
- 2009
New: 2.5-liter 4-cylinder, 3.7-liter 6-cylinder. Best rating 24 → 24 MPG.
All 19 model years, best and lowest version
| Model years | Best version | Combined | City / hwy | Lowest version | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2021 | 6 | 29 | 26 / 35 | 26 | 2 |
| 2018–2019 | 6 | 29 | 26 / 35 | 26 | 3 |
| 2017 | 6 | 30 | 27 / 35 | 28 | 3 |
| 2016 | 6 | 32 | 28 / 38 | 29 | 3 |
| 2014–2015 | 6 | 32 | 28 / 39 | 29 | 3 |
| 2013 | 6 | 24 | 21 / 30 | 21 | 3 |
| 2011–2012 | 6 | 25 | 22 / 30 | 21 | 3 |
| 2009–2010 | 6 | 24 | 21 / 30 | 20 | 3 |
| 2008 | 6 | 24 | 21 / 29 | 20 | 4 |
| 2006–2007 | 6 | 24 | 21 / 29 | 19 | 7 |
| 2005 | 6 | 23 | 21 / 28 | 20 | 6 |
| 2004 | 6 | 24 | 21 / 29 | 19 | 6 |
| 2003 | 6 | 24 | 22 / 29 | 20 | 4 |
Version names in the EPA list: 6, 6 Sport Wagon.
Same class, 2021
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