Ram 1500 MPG
Its best-rated version reaches 26 MPG combined in 2020–2022, the diesel 1500 2WD. Its weakest year peaked at 21 MPG (2013).
a year at 15,000 miles for the best 2026 version, the 1500 2WD. Put it next to its 2013 predecessor, at your own mileage.
Compare in gallonsThe Ram 1500 has EPA ratings for 14 model years, 2013–2026, every one of them among standard pickup trucks. Its best version had the highest combined rating among standard pickup trucks in 2022, and it placed in its class top five in six model years. In 2022 it shared first place among 10 standard pickup trucks with the Chevrolet Silverado and the GMC Sierra.
Averaged over 2019–2023, the best version of the 1500 placed second of 10 among standard pickup trucks rated at least three years in that span, and it was in the top five in one other five-year span. From 2019 to 2020 its top rating climbed 3 MPG, one of the five biggest one-year rises among pickups.
Among 12 standard pickup trucks, 2026
The 1500 placed sixth (tied). The class leader was the Chevrolet Silverado at 25 MPG. The next higher rating, 23 MPG, is shared by two nameplates.
Where the engine list turned over
- 2025
New: 3.0-liter 6-cylinder. Best rating 23 → 23 MPG.
Powertrains under the name
- Flex-fuel
Rated in 2013–2019.
- Gasoline
Rated in 2013–2026.
- Diesel
Rated in 2014–2023.
- Hybrid
Rated in 2019–2026.
All 14 model years, best and lowest version
| Model years | Best version | Combined | City / hwy | Lowest version | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1500 2WD hybrid | 22 | 20 / 25 | 12 | 10 |
| 2025 | 1500 HFE 2WD hybrid | 23 | 20 / 26 | 15 | 7 |
| 2024 | 1500 HFE 2WD hybrid | 23 | 20 / 26 | 12 | 10 |
| 2023 | 1500 4WD diesel | 24 | 21 / 29 | 12 | 13 |
| 2021–2022 | 1500 2WD diesel | 26 | 23 / 33 | 12 | 15 |
| 2020 | 1500 2WD diesel | 26 | 22 / 32 | 17 | 13 |
| 2019 | 1500 Classic 2WD diesel | 23 | 20 / 27 | 17 | 13 |
| 2018 | 1500 2WD diesel | 23 | 20 / 27 | 14 | 7 |
| 2017 | 1500 2WD diesel | 23 | 20 / 27 | 15 | 7 |
| 2016 | 1500 HFE 2WD diesel | 24 | 21 / 29 | 15 | 10 |
| 2015 | 1500 HFE 2WD diesel | 24 | 21 / 29 | 15 | 12 |
| 2014 | 1500 2WD diesel | 23 | 20 / 27 | 15 | 11 |
| 2013 | 1500 HFE 2WD | 21 | 18 / 25 | 15 | 10 |
Version names in the EPA list: 1500 2WD, 1500 4WD, 1500 Classic 2WD, 1500 Classic 4WD, 1500 HFE 2WD, 1500 HO 4WD, 1500 RHO 4WD, 1500 TRX 4WD, 1500 Warlock 4WD.
Same class, 2026
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