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Suzuki Sidekick MPG

EPA fuel economy for 83 Suzuki Sidekick trims sold from 1989 to 1998. Best ever: 25 MPG (1989 Sidekick Convertible 4WD). Latest model year 1998: 20 to 22 MPG combined across 12 trims.

25best combined MPG (1989)

24 / 26city / highway of the best trim

20lowest combined MPG (1998)

10model years rated

$2,840a year to fuel, cheapest 1998 trim at EPA prices

Suzuki Sidekick 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 $4.16 a gallon for regular and 15,000 miles a year, the cheapest 1998 Suzuki Sidekick to fuel is the Sidekick 2Door 4WD, 1.6 L, 4 cyl (22 MPG) at $2,840 a year. The Sidekick Sport RWD, 1.8 L, 4 cyl (20 MPG) costs $3,120, so the thriftier trim saves $280 a year and $1,400 over five years.

1998 trim	Engine	Transmission	Drive	Fuel	Comb	Cost/yr	vs cheapest
Sidekick 2Door 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	22	$2,840	cheapest
Sidekick 2Door RWD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	RWD	Regular	22	$2,840	cheapest
Sidekick 4Door 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	22	$2,840	cheapest
Sidekick 4Door RWD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	RWD	Regular	22	$2,840	cheapest
Sidekick 2Door 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 3-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	21	$2,970	+$140
Sidekick 2Door RWD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 3-spd	RWD	Regular	21	$2,970	+$140
Sidekick 4Door 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 4-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	21	$2,970	+$140
Sidekick 4Door RWD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 4-spd	RWD	Regular	21	$2,970	+$140
Sidekick Sport 4WD	1.8 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	21	$2,970	+$140
Sidekick Sport RWD	1.8 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	RWD	Regular	21	$2,970	+$140
Sidekick Sport 4WD	1.8 L, 4 cyl	Auto 4-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	20	$3,120	+$280
Sidekick Sport RWD	1.8 L, 4 cyl	Auto 4-spd	RWD	Regular	20	$3,120	+$280

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.

Suzuki Sidekick MPG by year

Year	Best combined	City	Hwy	Best trim that year	Trims
1998	22	21	24	Sidekick 2Door 4WD, 1.6 L, 4 cyl, Manual 5-spd	12
1997	22	21	24	Sidekick 2Door 2WD, 1.6 L, 4 cyl, Manual 5-spd	12
1996	22	21	24	Sidekick 2Door 2WD, 1.6 L, 4 cyl, Manual 5-spd	10
1994	23	22	24	Sidekick 2Door 2WD, 1.6 L, 4 cyl, Manual 5-spd	12
1993	23	22	24	Sidekick 2WD, 1.6 L, 4 cyl, Manual 5-spd	12
1992	23	22	24	Sidekick 2WD, 1.6 L, 4 cyl, Manual 5-spd	8
1991	23	22	24	Sidekick 2WD, 1.6 L, 4 cyl, Manual 5-spd	7
1990	24	23	26	Sidekick 2WD, 1.6 L, 4 cyl, Manual 5-spd	5
1989	25	24	26	Sidekick Convertible 4WD, 1.3 L, 4 cyl, Manual 5-spd	5

Every Suzuki Sidekick trim

Year	Trim	Engine	Transmission	Drive	Fuel	City	Hwy	Comb	CO2 g/mi	Fuel cost/yr
1998	Sidekick 2Door 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	21	24	22	404	$2,840
1998	Sidekick 2Door RWD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	RWD	Regular	21	24	22	404	$2,840
1998	Sidekick 4Door 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	20	24	22	404	$2,840
1998	Sidekick 4Door RWD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	RWD	Regular	20	24	22	404	$2,840
1998	Sidekick 2Door 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 3-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	20	23	21	423	$2,970
1998	Sidekick 2Door RWD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 3-spd	RWD	Regular	20	23	21	423	$2,970
1998	Sidekick 4Door 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 4-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	19	24	21	423	$2,970
1998	Sidekick 4Door RWD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 4-spd	RWD	Regular	19	24	21	423	$2,970
1998	Sidekick Sport 4WD	1.8 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	20	23	21	423	$2,970
1998	Sidekick Sport RWD	1.8 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	RWD	Regular	20	23	21	423	$2,970
1998	Sidekick Sport 4WD	1.8 L, 4 cyl	Auto 4-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	19	22	20	444	$3,120
1998	Sidekick Sport RWD	1.8 L, 4 cyl	Auto 4-spd	RWD	Regular	19	22	20	444	$3,120
1997	Sidekick 2Door 2WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	RWD	Regular	21	24	22	404	$2,840
1997	Sidekick 2Door 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	21	24	22	404	$2,840
1997	Sidekick 4Door 2WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	RWD	Regular	21	24	22	404	$2,840
1997	Sidekick 4Door 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	21	24	22	404	$2,840
1997	Sidekick 2Door 2WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 3-spd	RWD	Regular	21	22	21	423	$2,970
1997	Sidekick 2Door 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 3-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	21	22	21	423	$2,970
1997	Sidekick 4Door 2WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 4-spd	RWD	Regular	19	23	21	423	$2,970
1997	Sidekick 4Door 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 4-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	19	23	21	423	$2,970
1997	Sidekick Sport 2WD	1.8 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	RWD	Regular	19	23	21	423	$2,970
1997	Sidekick Sport 4WD	1.8 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	19	23	21	423	$2,970
1997	Sidekick Sport 2WD	1.8 L, 4 cyl	Auto 4-spd	RWD	Regular	19	22	20	444	$3,120
1997	Sidekick Sport 4WD	1.8 L, 4 cyl	Auto 4-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	19	22	20	444	$3,120
1996	Sidekick 2Door 2WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	RWD	Regular	21	24	22	404	$2,840
1996	Sidekick 2Door 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	21	24	22	404	$2,840
1996	Sidekick 4Door 2WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	RWD	Regular	21	24	22	404	$2,840
1996	Sidekick 4Door 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	21	24	22	404	$2,840
1996	Sidekick 2Door 2WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 3-spd	RWD	Regular	21	22	21	423	$2,970
1996	Sidekick 2Door 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 3-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	21	22	21	423	$2,970
1996	Sidekick 4Door 2WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 4-spd	RWD	Regular	19	23	21	423	$2,970
1996	Sidekick 4Door 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 4-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	19	23	21	423	$2,970
1996	Sidekick Sport 4WD	1.8 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	20	23	21	423	$2,970
1996	Sidekick Sport 4WD	1.8 L, 4 cyl	Auto 4-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	19	22	20	444	$3,120
1994	Sidekick 2Door 2WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	RWD	Regular	22	24	23	386	$2,710
1994	Sidekick 2Door 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	22	24	23	386	$2,710
1994	Sidekick 2Door 2WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	RWD	Regular	21	24	22	404	$2,840
1994	Sidekick 2Door 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	21	24	22	404	$2,840
1994	Sidekick 2Door 2WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 3-spd	RWD	Regular	21	22	21	423	$2,970
1994	Sidekick 2Door 2WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 3-spd	RWD	Regular	21	22	21	423	$2,970
1994	Sidekick 2Door 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 3-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	21	22	21	423	$2,970
1994	Sidekick 2Door 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 3-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	21	22	21	423	$2,970
1994	Sidekick 4Door 2WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 4-spd	RWD	Regular	19	24	21	423	$2,970
1994	Sidekick 4Door 2WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	RWD	Regular	20	24	21	423	$2,970
1994	Sidekick 4Door 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 4-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	19	24	21	423	$2,970
1994	Sidekick 4Door 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	20	24	21	423	$2,970
1993	Sidekick 2WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	RWD	Regular	22	24	23	386	$2,710
1993	Sidekick Hardtop 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	22	24	23	386	$2,710
1993	Sidekick Soft-top 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	22	24	23	386	$2,710
1993	Sidekick Hardtop 2WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	RWD	Regular	21	24	22	404	$2,840
1993	Sidekick Hardtop 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	21	24	22	404	$2,840
1993	Sidekick 2WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 3-spd	RWD	Regular	20	22	21	423	$2,970
1993	Sidekick Hardtop 2WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	RWD	Regular	20	24	21	423	$2,970
1993	Sidekick Hardtop 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 3-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	20	22	21	423	$2,970
1993	Sidekick Hardtop 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 4-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	19	24	21	423	$2,970
1993	Sidekick Hardtop 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 4-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	19	24	21	423	$2,970
1993	Sidekick Hardtop 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	20	24	21	423	$2,970
1993	Sidekick Soft-top 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 3-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	20	22	21	423	$2,970
1992	Sidekick 2WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	RWD	Regular	22	24	23	386	$2,710
1992	Sidekick Hardtop 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	22	24	23	386	$2,710
1992	Sidekick Soft-top 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	22	24	23	386	$2,710
1992	Sidekick Hardtop 2WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	RWD	Regular	21	24	22	404	$2,840
1992	Sidekick Hardtop 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	21	24	22	404	$2,840
1992	Sidekick Hardtop 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 3-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	20	22	21	423	$2,970
1992	Sidekick Hardtop 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 4-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	19	24	21	423	$2,970
1992	Sidekick Soft-top 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 3-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	20	22	21	423	$2,970
1991	Sidekick 2WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	RWD	Regular	22	24	23	386	$2,710
1991	Sidekick Hardtop 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	22	24	23	386	$2,710
1991	Sidekick Soft-top 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	22	25	23	386	$2,710
1991	Sidekick Hardtop 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	21	23	22	404	$2,840
1991	Sidekick Hardtop 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 3-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	20	22	21	423	$2,970
1991	Sidekick Soft-top 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 3-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	20	22	21	423	$2,970
1991	Sidekick Hardtop 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 3-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	19	21	20	444	$3,120
1990	Sidekick 2WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	RWD	Regular	23	26	24	370	$2,600
1990	Sidekick Hardtop 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	23	26	24	370	$2,600
1990	Sidekick Soft-top 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	23	26	24	370	$2,600
1990	Sidekick Hardtop 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 3-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	21	23	22	404	$2,840
1990	Sidekick Soft-top 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 3-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	21	23	22	404	$2,840
1989	Sidekick Convertible 4WD	1.3 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	24	26	25	355	$2,500
1989	Sidekick Convertible 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	24	26	25	355	$2,500
1989	Sidekick Hardtop 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Manual 5-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	24	26	25	355	$2,500
1989	Sidekick Convertible 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 3-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	22	24	23	386	$2,710
1989	Sidekick Hardtop 4WD	1.6 L, 4 cyl	Auto 3-spd	4WD/AWD	Regular	22	24	23	386	$2,710

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 1998 Special Purpose Vehicle 4WD

Vehicle	Combined	City	Hwy
1998 Chevrolet Tracker 4WD Convertible	22	21	24
1998 Toyota RAV4 Soft Top 4WD	22	20	24
1998 Honda CR-V 2WD	21	19	23
1998 Subaru Forester AWD	21	19	25
1998 Isuzu Amigo 4WD	19	18	21
1998 Kia Sportage 4WD	19	17	21

All Special Purpose Vehicle 4WD ranked by MPG

Questions people ask

What is the best MPG for a Suzuki Sidekick?

The most efficient Suzuki Sidekick the EPA has rated is the 1989 Sidekick Convertible 4WD at 25 MPG combined (24 city, 26 highway).

What MPG does the 1998 Suzuki Sidekick get?

1998 Suzuki Sidekick trims range from 20 to 22 MPG combined, depending on engine, transmission and drivetrain.

Which Suzuki Sidekick has the worst fuel economy?

The 1998 Sidekick Sport 4WD is the lowest rated at 20 MPG combined.

How much does it cost to fuel a Suzuki Sidekick for a year?

More from Suzuki: every Suzuki model. Fuel types on this model: Regular. EPA classes: Special Purpose Vehicle 2WD, Special Purpose Vehicle 4WD, Special Purpose Vehicles.