Mercury Mariner MPG
Its best-rated version reaches 32 MPG combined in 2008–2011, the hybrid Mariner Hybrid FWD. Its weakest year peaked at 21 MPG (2005).
a year at 15,000 miles for the best 2011 version, the Mariner Hybrid FWD. Put it next to its 2005 predecessor, at your own mileage.
Compare in gallonsThe Mercury Mariner has EPA ratings for seven model years, 2005–2011, every one of them among SUVs. Its best version had the highest combined rating among SUVs in 2008–2010, and it placed in its class top five in six model years. In 2009 it shared first place among 97 SUVs with the Ford Escape and the Mazda Tribute.
The first hybrid version of the Mariner arrived in 2006, when 5 of 72 SUVs offered one. Averaged over 2009–2013, its best version placed first of 88 among SUVs rated at least three years in that span, and it was in the top five in one other five-year span.
Among 90 SUVs, 2011
The Mariner placed first (tied). It had the highest rating in the class, shared with the Ford Escape and the Mazda Tribute.
Where the engine list turned over
- 2009
New: 2.5-liter 4-cylinder, 2.5-liter 4-cylinder hybrid. Best rating 32 → 32 MPG.
Powertrains under the name
- Gasoline
Rated in 2005–2011.
- Hybrid
Rated in 2006–2011.
- Flex-fuel
Rated in 2010–2011.
All 7 model years, best and lowest version
| Model years | Best version | Combined | City / hwy | Lowest version | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Mariner Hybrid FWD hybrid | 32 | 34 / 30 | 20 | 6 |
| 2009–2010 | Mariner Hybrid FWD hybrid | 32 | 34 / 31 | 20 | 6 |
| 2008 | Mariner Hybrid FWD hybrid | 32 | 34 / 30 | 19 | 6 |
| 2007 | Mariner Hybrid 4WD hybrid | 27 | 28 / 27 | 19 | 5 |
| 2006 | Mariner Hybrid 4WD hybrid | 27 | 28 / 26 | 19 | 5 |
| 2005 | Mariner 2WD | 21 | 19 / 24 | 18 | 4 |
Version names in the EPA list: Mariner 2WD, Mariner 4WD, Mariner 4WD FFV, Mariner FWD, Mariner FWD FFV, Mariner Hybrid 4WD, Mariner Hybrid FWD.
Same class, 2011
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