Size classesSmall pickup trucks
Small pickup trucks: MPG by year
EPA used this size class for model years 1984–2003 and 2008–2026 on this site, and 33 nameplates were rated in it. The Chevrolet S10 Pickup had the class's highest rating in 13 of those years, more often than any other. The class median went from 26 MPG in 1984 to 30.5 MPG in 2026, while the top rating went from 31 to 38 MPG.
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Year by year
| Year | Nameplates | Median | Highest, MPG | Lowest, MPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 30.5 | Ford Maverick 38 | Toyota Tacoma 23 |
| 2025 | 2 | 30.5 | Ford Maverick 38 | Toyota Tacoma 23 |
| 2024 | 4 | 22.5 | Ford Maverick 37 | GMC Canyon 20 |
| 2023 | 4 | 21.5 | Ford Maverick 37 | GMC Canyon 20 |
| 2022 | 4 | 23 | Ford Maverick 37 | Toyota Tacoma 21 |
| 2021 | 3 | 23 | Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon 23 | Toyota Tacoma 21 |
| 2020 | 4 | 22.5 | Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon 23 | Toyota Tacoma 21 |
| 2019 | 5 | 22 | Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon 23 | Nissan Frontier, Toyota Tacoma 21 |
| 2018 | 5 | 22 | Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon 25 | Nissan Frontier, Toyota Tacoma 21 |
| 2017 | 5 | 22 | Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon 25 | Nissan Frontier, Toyota Tacoma 21 |
| 2016 | 4 | 23 | Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon 25 | Nissan Frontier, Toyota Tacoma 21 |
| 2015 | 4 | 22 | Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon, Toyota Tacoma 22 | Nissan Frontier 21 |
| 2014 | 2 | 21.5 | Toyota Tacoma 22 | Nissan Frontier 21 |
| 2013 | 2 | 22 | Toyota Tacoma 23 | Nissan Frontier 21 |
| 2012 | 5 | 21 | Toyota Tacoma 22 | Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon and 2 more 21 |
| 2011 | 6 | 21 | Ford Ranger 24 | Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon and 2 more 21 |
| 2010 | 6 | 21 | Ford Ranger 24 | Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon and 2 more 21 |
| 2009 | 7 | 21 | Ford Ranger, Mazda B Pickup 23 | Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon 20 |
| 2008 | 9 | 20 | Ford Ranger, Mazda B Pickup 23 | Isuzu i-370 Crew Cab, Isuzu i-370 Extended Cab 18 |
| 2003 | 2 | 22 | Chevrolet S10 Pickup, GMC Sonoma 22 | Chevrolet S10 Pickup, GMC Sonoma 22 |
| 2002 | 3 | 22 | Chevrolet S10 Pickup, GMC Sonoma, Isuzu Hombre Pickup 22 | Chevrolet S10 Pickup, GMC Sonoma and 1 more 22 |
| 2001 | 3 | 22 | Chevrolet S10 Pickup, GMC Sonoma, Isuzu Hombre Pickup 22 | Chevrolet S10 Pickup, GMC Sonoma and 1 more 22 |
| 2000 | 3 | 23 | Chevrolet S10 Pickup, GMC Sonoma, Isuzu Hombre Pickup 23 | Chevrolet S10 Pickup, GMC Sonoma and 1 more 23 |
| 1999 | 3 | 23 | Chevrolet S10 Pickup, GMC Sonoma, Isuzu Hombre Pickup 23 | Chevrolet S10 Pickup, GMC Sonoma and 1 more 23 |
| 1998 | 4 | 22 | Chevrolet S10 Pickup, GMC Sonoma, Isuzu Hombre Pickup 22 | Toyota Tacoma 21 |
| 1997 | 5 | 23 | Chevrolet S10 Pickup, GMC Sonoma, Isuzu Hombre Pickup 23 | Nissan Truck 20 |
| 1996 | 6 | 22.5 | Chevrolet S10 Pickup, GMC Sonoma, Isuzu Hombre Pickup 23 | Mitsubishi Truck 20 |
| 1995 | 6 | 21.5 | Chevrolet S10 Pickup, GMC Sonoma 23 | Mitsubishi Truck 20 |
| 1994 | 5 | 22 | Chevrolet S10 Pickup, GMC Sonoma, Nissan Truck 22 | Isuzu Pickup, Mitsubishi Truck 20 |
| 1993 | 6 | 21 | Chevrolet S10 Pickup, GMC Sonoma, Nissan Truck 22 | Dodge Ram 50 Pickup, Mitsubishi Truck 19 |
| 1992 | 8 | 21 | Chevrolet S10 Pickup, Ford Ranger, GMC Sonoma and 1 more 22 | PAS Inc - GMC Pas-Syclone 15 |
| 1991 | 8 | 21 | Ford Ranger 23 | PAS, Inc Pas-Syclone 14 |
| 1990 | 7 | 22 | Ford Ranger 23 | Dodge Ram 50 Pickup, Mitsubishi Truck 19 |
| 1989 | 10 | 21.5 | Dodge Ram 50 Pickup, Mitsubishi Truck 23 | Ford Courier, Isuzu Pickup and 1 more 20 |
| 1988 | 10 | 22.5 | Chevrolet S10 Pickup, Dodge Ram 50 Pickup, Ford Ranger and 2 more 23 | Ford Courier, Isuzu Pickup and 1 more 20 |
| 1987 | 11 | 23 | Isuzu Pickup 32 | Ford Courier, Mazda B Pickup and 1 more 21 |
| 1986 | 13 | 23 | Isuzu Pickup 32 | Jeep Scrambler 17 |
| 1985 | 10 | 27.5 | Isuzu Pickup 32 | Jeep Scrambler 18 |
| 1984 | 14 | 26 | Isuzu Pickup 31 | Import Foreign Auto Sales Inc 1fas 410 19 |