FuelFacts

← all 1985 Jeep Cherokee/Wagoneer trims

1985 Jeep Cherokee/Wagoneer — 2.8L 6-cyl, 5-spd manual, AWD

This 1985 Jeep Cherokee/Wagoneer (2.8L 6-cyl, 5-spd manual, AWD) takes regular (87-octane) gasoline. REGULAR

16
MPG combined (15 city / 19 hwy)
$3,562
est. fuel cost / year (today’s prices, 15k mi)
—
tailpipe CO₂

At today's AAA national average price ($3.80/gal, 2026-07-05) — the EPA's own price/date assumption isn't exposed in the public dataset, so we recompute this from the EPA's MPG figure and a sourced current price.

This 1985 model was originally EPA-tested under the pre-2008 2-cycle method, which didn't account for highway speeds over 60 mph, air-conditioner use, or cold starts. When EPA overhauled the test for model year 2008, city ratings fell by about 12% and highway by about 8% on average industry-wide — and EPA retroactively adjusted every 1984-2007 rating to the stricter standard so old and new cars could be compared fairly. The MPG above is already on that modern scale — the window sticker on this car when it was new likely showed a higher, pre-2008-method number.

Other 1985 Jeep Cherokee/Wagoneer trims

TrimFuelMPGFuel/yr
2.5L 4-cyl, 4-spd manual, RWDREGULAR22$2,591
2.5L 4-cyl, 4-spd manual, RWDREGULAR21$2,714
2.5L 4-cyl, 5-spd manual, RWDREGULAR20$2,850
2.5L 4-cyl, 4-spd manual, AWDREGULAR20$2,850
2.5L 4-cyl, 4-spd manual, RWDREGULAR20$2,850
2.5L 4-cyl, 5-spd manual, RWDREGULAR20$2,850
2.5L 4-cyl, Automatic 3-spd, RWDREGULAR19$3,000
2.5L 4-cyl, 4-spd manual, RWDREGULAR19$3,000
2.5L 4-cyl, 4-spd manual, AWDREGULAR19$3,000
2.5L 4-cyl, 4-spd manual, AWDREGULAR18$3,167
2.5L 4-cyl, 5-spd manual, AWDREGULAR18$3,167
2.5L 4-cyl, 5-spd manual, AWDREGULAR18$3,167
2.8L 6-cyl, 5-spd manual, RWDREGULAR17$3,353
2.5L 4-cyl, Automatic 3-spd, AWDREGULAR17$3,353
2.8L 6-cyl, Automatic 3-spd, RWDREGULAR17$3,353
2.8L 6-cyl, 5-spd manual, RWDREGULAR17$3,353
2.5L 4-cyl, Automatic 3-spd, AWDREGULAR17$3,353
2.5L 4-cyl, 4-spd manual, AWDREGULAR17$3,353
2.8L 6-cyl, 5-spd manual, AWDREGULAR16$3,562
2.8L 6-cyl, Automatic 3-spd, RWDREGULAR15$3,800
2.8L 6-cyl, Automatic 3-spd, AWDREGULAR15$3,800
2.1L 4-cyl, 5-spd manual, AWDDIESEL26$2,758
2.1L 4-cyl, Automatic 3-spd, AWDDIESEL21$3,414

EPA fuel type: Regular · class: Special Purpose Vehicles · engine: 2.8L 6-cyl · transmission: 5-spd manual · drive: AWD · MPG retrieved 2026-07-24.