2015-2022 Chevrolet Colorado MPG & Fuel Cost

EPA rates the 2015-2022 Chevrolet Colorado at 15–25 MPG combined across 68 configurations and 8 model years. The most efficient version, the 2018 Colorado 2.8L 4-cyl turbo RWD, is rated 25 MPG (22 city, 30 highway). By powertrain: Gas: 15–22 MPG; Diesel: 19–25 MPG.

The Colorado 2.8L 4-cyl turbo RWD reached the generation's best combined rating, 25 MPG, in 2016, 2017 and 2018. The lowest top rating, 22 MPG, was in 2015.

Yes. Ratings changed in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.

The previous generation (2004-2012 Chevrolet Colorado) is rated 15–21 MPG combined and costs $3,110–$4,360 a year to fuel; the 2015-2022 model is rated 15–25 MPG and costs $2,930–$4,860 a year.

Driving 15,000 miles a year at regular gasoline $4.36/gal (U.S. average, Sep 2026), the Colorado 2.5L 4-cyl RWD costs about $3,030 a year. Across all 8 configurations the cost runs $3,030–$4,860 a year. That is a $1,830 difference between the cheapest and the costliest configuration.

About $20.20 per 100 miles for the Colorado 2.5L 4-cyl RWD at regular gasoline $4.36/gal (U.S. average, Sep 2026), and between $20.20 and $32.40 across all configurations. That is the annual cost over 15,000 miles divided by 150.

The Colorado 2.5L 4-cyl RWD is rated 19 city and 25 highway MPG, so it is more efficient on the highway, by 6 MPG.

The Colorado 2.5L 4-cyl RWD costs about $3,030 a year to fuel, $230 less than the class median of $3,260, and less than 8 of 10 small pickup configurations. The comparison covers all 23 rated small pickup configurations for MY2022, not weighted by sales.

The most efficient configuration stays at 23 MPG. Its annual cost stays at $4,030. EPA lists 8 configurations for 2022 against 8 configurations for 2021. See the 2021 Chevrolet Colorado for that year.