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Subaru Sedan MPG

EPA fuel economy for 63 Subaru Sedan trims sold from 1984 to 1989. Best ever: 30 MPG (1985 Sedan). Latest model year 1989: 20 to 25 MPG combined across 7 trims.

30best combined MPG (1985)
27 / 33city / highway of the best trim
19lowest combined MPG (1987)
6model years rated
$2,690a year to fuel, cheapest 1989 trim at EPA prices

Subaru Sedan fuel cost calculator

Enter what you pay for fuel and how far you drive in a year. The starting prices are the ones the EPA uses for its own yearly fuel-cost estimates. Every cost on this page updates as you type.

At $4.48 a gallon for regular and 15,000 miles a year, the cheapest 1989 Subaru Sedan to fuel is the Sedan/3 Door, 1.8 L, 4 cyl (25 MPG) at $2,690 a year. The Sedan/3Door 4WD Turbo, 1.8 L, 4 cyl (20 MPG) costs $3,360, so the thriftier trim saves $670 a year and $3,350 over five years.

1989 trimEngineTransmissionDriveFuelCombCost/yrvs cheapest
Sedan/3 Door1.8 L, 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular25$2,690cheapest
Sedan/3 Door1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spdFWDRegular23$2,920+$230
Sedan/3 Door 4WD1.8 L, 4 cylManual 5-spd4WD/AWDRegular23$2,920+$230
Sedan/3 Door1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spdFWDRegular21$3,200+$510
Sedan/3 Door 4WD1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spd4WD/AWDRegular21$3,200+$510
Sedan/3Door 4WD Turbo1.8 L, 4 cylManual 5-spd4WD/AWDRegular21$3,200+$510
Sedan/3Door 4WD Turbo1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 4-spd4WD/AWDRegular20$3,360+$670

Cost per year is miles per year divided by the EPA combined rating, times your fuel price; electric vehicles use the EPA's kWh per 100 miles instead. Rounded to the nearest $10. Your prices are kept in this browser only.

Subaru Sedan MPG by year

YearBest combinedCityHwyBest trim that yearTrims
1989252229Sedan/3 Door, 1.8 L, 4 cyl, Manual 5-spd7
1988252229Sedan/3 Door, 1.8 L, 4 cyl, Manual 5-spd7
1987252229Sedan/3 Door, 1.8 L, 4 cyl, Manual 5-spd10
1986252329Sedan/3 Door, 1.8 L, 4 cyl, Manual 5-spd11
1985302733Sedan, 1.8 L, 4 cyl, Manual 4-spd12
1984292633Sedan, 1.6 L, 4 cyl, Manual 4-spd16

Every Subaru Sedan trim

YearTrimEngineTransmissionDriveFuelCityHwyCombCO2 g/miFuel cost/yr
1989Sedan/3 Door1.8 L, 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular222925355$2,690
1989Sedan/3 Door1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spdFWDRegular222423386$2,920
1989Sedan/3 Door 4WD1.8 L, 4 cylManual 5-spd4WD/AWDRegular212623386$2,920
1989Sedan/3 Door1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spdFWDRegular192221423$3,200
1989Sedan/3 Door 4WD1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spd4WD/AWDRegular212221423$3,200
1989Sedan/3Door 4WD Turbo1.8 L, 4 cylManual 5-spd4WD/AWDRegular192321423$3,200
1989Sedan/3Door 4WD Turbo1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 4-spd4WD/AWDRegular182420444$3,360
1988Sedan/3 Door1.8 L, 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular222925355$2,690
1988Sedan/3 Door1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spdFWDRegular222423386$2,920
1988Sedan/3 Door 4WD1.8 L, 4 cylManual 5-spd4WD/AWDRegular212623386$2,920
1988Sedan/3 Door 4WD1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spd4WD/AWDRegular212221423$3,200
1988Sedan/3Door 4WD Turbo1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 4-spd4WD/AWDRegular192421423$3,200
1988Sedan/3 Door1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spdFWDRegular192220444$3,360
1988Sedan/3Door 4WD Turbo1.8 L, 4 cylManual 5-spd4WD/AWDRegular192320444$3,360
1987Sedan/3 Door1.8 L, 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular222925355$2,690
1987Sedan/3 Door1.8 L, 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular212623386$2,920
1987Sedan/3 Door 4WD1.8 L, 4 cylManual 5-spd4WD/AWDRegular212723386$2,920
1987Sedan/3 Door1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spdFWDRegular212422404$3,050
1987Sedan/3 Door 4WD1.8 L, 4 cylManual 5-spd4WD/AWDRegular192622404$3,050
1987Sedan/3 Door1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spdFWDRegular192321423$3,200
1987Sedan/3 Door 4WD1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spd4WD/AWDRegular202221423$3,200
1987Sedan/3Door 4WD Turbo1.8 L, 4 cylManual 5-spd4WD/AWDRegular192321423$3,200
1987Sedan/3 Door 4WD1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spd4WD/AWDRegular192220444$3,360
1987Sedan/3Door 4WD Turbo1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spd4WD/AWDRegular182119468$3,540
1986Sedan/3 Door1.8 L, 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular232925355$2,690
1986Sedan/3 Door1.8 L, 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular222824370$2,800
19863 Door 4WD Turbo1.8 L, 4 cylManual 5-spd4WD/AWDRegular212723386$2,920
1986Sedan/3 Door1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spdFWDRegular222423386$2,920
1986Sedan/3 Door 4WD1.8 L, 4 cylManual 5-spd4WD/AWDRegular212623386$2,920
1986Sedan/3 Door 4WD1.8 L, 4 cylManual 5-spd4WD/AWDRegular212623386$2,920
1986Sedan/3 Door 4WD1.8 L, 4 cylManual 5-spd4WD/AWDRegular192622404$3,050
1986Sedan/3 Door1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spdFWDRegular202321423$3,200
1986Sedan/3 Door 4WD1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spd4WD/AWDRegular192221423$3,200
1986Sedan/3 Door 4WD1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spd4WD/AWDRegular192220444$3,360
1986Sedan/3 Door 4WD1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spd4WD/AWDRegular192220444$3,360
1985Sedan1.8 L, 4 cylManual 4-spdFWDRegular273330296$2,240
1985Sedan1.8 L, 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular243026342$2,580
1985Sedan1.8 L, 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular232925355$2,690
1985Sedan1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spdFWDRegular232624370$2,800
1985Sedan1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spdFWDRegular222624370$2,800
1985Sedan1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spdFWDRegular212422404$3,050
1985Sedan 4WD1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spd4WD/AWDRegular212322404$3,050
1985Sedan 4WD1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spd4WD/AWDRegular212322404$3,050
1985Sedan 4WD1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spd4WD/AWDRegular192321423$3,200
1985Sedan 4WD1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spd4WD/AWDRegular182220444$3,360
1985Sedan 4WD1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spd4WD/AWDRegular192220444$3,360
1985Sedan 4WD1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spd4WD/AWDRegular192220444$3,360
1984Sedan1.6 L, 4 cylManual 4-spdRegular263329306$2,320
1984Sedan1.6 L, 4 cylManual 4-spdRegular263329306$2,320
1984Sedan1.6 L, 4 cylManual 5-spdRegular253328317$2,400
1984Sedan1.6 L, 4 cylManual 5-spdRegular253328317$2,400
1984Sedan1.8 L, 4 cylManual 5-spdRegular233126342$2,580
1984Sedan1.8 L, 4 cylManual 5-spdRegular233126342$2,580
1984Sedan1.8 L, 4 cylManual 5-spdRegular233126342$2,580
1984Sedan 4WD1.8 L, 4 cylManual 4-spd4WD/AWDRegular222724370$2,800
1984Sedan1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spdRegular212523386$2,920
1984Sedan1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spdRegular212523386$2,920
1984Sedan1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spdRegular212523386$2,920
1984Sedan 4WD1.8 L, 4 cylManual 4-spd4WD/AWDRegular212623386$2,920
1984Sedan 4WD1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spd4WD/AWDRegular192220444$3,360
1984Sedan 4WD1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spd4WD/AWDRegular192220444$3,360
1984Sedan 4WD1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spd4WD/AWDRegular192220444$3,360
1984Sedan 4WD1.8 L, 4 cylAuto 3-spd4WD/AWDRegular192220444$3,360

CO2 is tailpipe grams per mile from the EPA test. Fuel cost per year uses the prices and miles in the calculator above (the EPA's own prices and 15,000 miles a year until you change them); blank when the fuel has no price here (hydrogen, natural gas).

Compare with other 1989 Compact Cars

VehicleCombinedCityHwy
1989 Volkswagen Golf343139
1989 Volkswagen Jetta343139
1989 Ford Escort322838
1989 Pontiac Lemans302736
1989 Eagle Summit282532
1989 Nissan Sentra282532

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Questions people ask

What is the best MPG for a Subaru Sedan?

The most efficient Subaru Sedan the EPA has rated is the 1985 Sedan at 30 MPG combined (27 city, 33 highway).

What MPG does the 1989 Subaru Sedan get?

1989 Subaru Sedan trims range from 20 to 25 MPG combined, depending on engine, transmission and drivetrain.

Which Subaru Sedan has the worst fuel economy?

The 1987 Sedan/3Door 4WD Turbo is the lowest rated at 19 MPG combined.

How much does it cost to fuel a Subaru Sedan for a year?

At $4.48 a gallon for regular and 15,000 miles a year, the cheapest 1989 Subaru Sedan to fuel is the Sedan/3 Door, 1.8 L, 4 cyl (25 MPG) at $2,690 a year. The Sedan/3Door 4WD Turbo, 1.8 L, 4 cyl (20 MPG) costs $3,360, so the thriftier trim saves $670 a year and $3,350 over five years.

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