2005-2011 Dodge Dakota Pickup MPG & Fuel Cost

EPA rates the 2005-2011 Dodge Dakota Pickup at 15–18 MPG combined across 46 configurations and 7 model years. The most efficient version, the 2009 Dakota Pickup 3.7L 6-cyl RWD, is rated 18 MPG (16 city, 20 highway).

The Dakota Pickup 3.7L 6-cyl RWD reached the generation's best combined rating, 18 MPG, in 2008 and 2009. The lowest top rating, 17 MPG, was in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010 and 2011.

Yes. Ratings changed in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. In 2006 and 2007 the values repeat the year before.

The previous generation (2000-2004 Dodge Dakota Pickup) is rated 12–20 MPG combined and costs $3,270–$5,440 a year to fuel; the 2005-2011 model is rated 15–18 MPG and costs $3,630–$4,360 a year.

Driving 15,000 miles a year at regular gasoline $4.36/gal (U.S. average, Sep 2026), the Dakota Pickup 3.7L 6-cyl RWD costs about $3,900 a year. Across all 4 configurations the cost runs $3,900–$4,280 a year. That is a $380 difference between the cheapest and the costliest configuration.

About $26.00 per 100 miles for the Dakota Pickup 3.7L 6-cyl RWD at regular gasoline $4.36/gal (U.S. average, Sep 2026), and between $26.00 and $28.53 across all configurations. That is the annual cost over 15,000 miles divided by 150.

The Dakota Pickup 3.7L 6-cyl RWD is rated 15 city and 20 highway MPG, so it is more efficient on the highway, by 5 MPG.

The Dakota Pickup 3.7L 6-cyl RWD costs about $3,900 a year to fuel, $220 less than the class median of $4,120, and less than 6 of 10 standard pickup configurations. The comparison covers all 59 rated standard pickup configurations for MY2011, not weighted by sales.

The most efficient configuration stays at 17 MPG. Its annual cost goes from $3,840 to $3,900, $60 more. EPA lists 4 configurations for 2011 against 4 configurations for 2010. See the 2010 Dodge Dakota Pickup for that year.