Dodge Stratus 4 Door
What it costs to keep fuelled
$2,254a year, fuel only
The 2006 Dodge Stratus 4 Door is EPA-rated at 21.3 MPG combined (19.3 city / 25.7 highway). Over 15,000 miles a year that is about 704 gallons, $2254 a year in fuel, or $0.150 per mile at $3.20/gal.
Across its full 2001–2006 run it averages 21.1 MPG, improving by 0.6 MPG over 6 model years.
The band is how far one gallon carries it: 21.3 of the 60 MPG this scale runs to. The square tick is the midsize cars average, 27.2.
- Fuel, per year
- $2,254 at 15,000 mi
- Per mile
- $0.150
- Per kilometre
- $0.093
- Gallons burned/yr
- 704
1 mile = 1.609344 km · fuel at $3.20/gal, fixed JUL 2026
Test figure — not a road resultSOURCE·US EPA fuel-economy test data·FUEL ASSUMED AT $3.20/GAL FROM JUL 2026·REVIEWED JUL 2026
How this is worked out
- Start from the EPA combined figure for the model year — a laboratory test cycle run to a fixed procedure, not a road result. Where a year sold several engines or drivetrains, the trims are averaged and the trim count is printed beside the row so you can see how much averaging is behind it.
- Fix a pump price. This site keeps one reference price, $3.20 a US gallon, fixed JUL 2026 and printed next to every dollar figure it produces. It is an assumption with a date on it, not a quote — put your own price in.
- Fix an annual distance. Every annual figure on this site uses 15,000 miles a year, roughly the US average. A cost per year with no stated distance is not a number, it is a mood.
- Divide distance by economy for gallons, multiply by price for the year's fuel, divide price by economy for one mile. The per-kilometre line is that last figure divided by 1.609344 — the same money, in the unit most of the world drives in.
- Stop there. No depreciation, no tyres, no insurance, no servicing. This is the fuel line of the ledger and it is labelled as one; depreciation usually dwarfs everything on it.
gallons/yr = miles/yr ÷ MPG fuel $/yr = gallons/yr × $/gal cost $/mi = $/gal ÷ MPG cost $/km = cost $/mi ÷ 1.609344
The full method, the licence note, and what a test figure cannot tell you →
Re-run the ledger at another pump price
Every line above rests on one pump price. Here is the same entry re-costed at six others, because the price is the part that changes while the test sheet stays put.
| Fuel price | Per mile | 10,000 mi/yr | 15,000 mi/yr | 20,000 mi/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2.50/gal | $0.117 | $1174 | $1761 | $2347 |
| $3.00/gal | $0.141 | $1408 | $2113 | $2817 |
| $3.20/gal | $0.150 | $1502 | $2254 | $3005 |
| $3.50/gal | $0.164 | $1643 | $2465 | $3286 |
| $4.00/gal | $0.188 | $1878 | $2817 | $3756 |
| $4.50/gal | $0.211 | $2113 | $3169 | $4225 |
| $5.00/gal | $0.235 | $2347 | $3521 | $4695 |
SOURCE·US EPA fuel-economy test data·FUEL ASSUMED AT $3.20/GAL FROM JUL 2026·REVIEWED JUL 2026
The whole service history, sheet by sheet
6 model years on file. Read down the combined column: a nameplate that got heavier shows it here long before any brochure admits it.
| Year | Combined | City | Highway | EPA fuel cost/yr | CO₂ g/mi | Trims |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 21.3 MPG | 19.3 | 25.7 | $2917 | 417 | 3 |
| 2005 | 21.3 MPG | 19.3 | 25.7 | $2917 | 417 | 3 |
| 2004 | 21 MPG | 18.8 | 25.8 | $2963 | 424 | 4 |
| 2003 | 21 MPG | 18.8 | 25.6 | $2960 | 424 | 5 |
| 2002 | 21 MPG | 18 | 25.8 | $2963 | 424 | 4 |
| 2001 | 20.7 MPG | 17.7 | 26.3 | $3000 | 430 | 3 |
Where a model year offered several engines or drivetrains, the figure is the average across all EPA-tested trims that year — the trim count is shown so you can see how much averaging is involved.
SOURCE·US EPA fuel-economy test data·FUEL ASSUMED AT $3.20/GAL FROM JUL 2026·REVIEWED JUL 2026
Marked against the rest of the midsize cars bay
Among the 261 midsize cars models tracked here, the Dodge Stratus 4 Door ranks 161 on current figures, against a class average of 27.2 MPG — the square tick on the gauge above.
Closest more-efficient alternatives in the same class: Dodge Spirit (21.5), Lincoln MKZ AWD (21.5), Mazda 626/MX-6 (21.5), Plymouth Acclaim (21.5), Dodge Stratus (21.6).
Tailpipe CO₂ is rated at 417 grams per mile, which works out to roughly 6.3 tonnes a year at 15,000 miles.
Questions asked across the counter
What MPG does the Dodge Stratus 4 Door get?
The 2006 Dodge Stratus 4 Door is rated at 21.3 MPG combined by the EPA — 19.3 city and 25.7 highway. Across all 6 model years in the database it averages 21.1 MPG, ranging from 20 to 22 depending on year and trim.
How much does a Dodge Stratus 4 Door cost in fuel per year?
At 21.3 MPG and 15,000 miles a year, it burns about 704 gallons — roughly $2254 a year with fuel at $3.20 a gallon, or $0.150 per mile. The EPA's own published annual figure for the 2006 model is $2917.
Has the Dodge Stratus 4 Door become more efficient over time?
Yes. It has gone from 20.7 MPG in 2001 to 21.3 in 2006 — an improvement of 0.6 MPG, or 3% across 6 model years.
Is the Dodge Stratus 4 Door efficient for its class?
It ranks 161 of 261 in the Midsize Cars class on current figures, against a class average of 27.2 MPG. That is 5.9 worse than typical for the class.
Pull another logbook off the same shelf
Same class, nearest economy first — the ones a buyer is genuinely choosing between.
SOURCE·US EPA fuel-economy test data·FUEL ASSUMED AT $3.20/GAL FROM JUL 2026·REVIEWED JUL 2026
Cost per mile, per kilometre and per year are computed at a reference price of $3.20 a gallon over 15,000 miles, fixed JUL 2026 — set your own pump price. Estimates based on official test figures and average fuel prices. Real-world consumption varies with driving style, load, terrain and maintenance.
