#1281

Buick Century Wagon

🇺🇸 United States ·1985–1996· estate / wagon

petroldiesel

what the fuel types mean

petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
diesel Frugal on long trips, but NL road tax is much higher and city bans are growing.

spec sheet

built: 1985–1996
body: estate / wagon
engine: 2.2 L–4.3 L
cylinders: 4–6
turbo: no
power: —
drive: front-wheel drive
gearbox: automatic
seats: —
doors: —
weight: —
fuel use: —
CO₂: —
US rating: 17–26 mpg
EV range: —
US size class: Midsize-Large Station Wagons
avg new price NL: —

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇺🇸 US versions (41)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1985–1996. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

year	version	engine	gearbox	drive	fuel	mpg	L/100
1996	Century Wagon	3.1 L 6 cyl	Automatic 4-spd	FWD	Regular	21	11.2
1995	Century Wagon	3.1 L 6 cyl	Automatic 4-spd	FWD	Regular	20	11.8
1995	Century Wagon	3.1 L 6 cyl	Automatic 4-spd	FWD	Regular	20	11.8
1994	Century Wagon	2.2 L 4 cyl	Automatic 3-spd	FWD	Regular	22	10.7
1994	Century Wagon	3.1 L 6 cyl	Automatic 4-spd	FWD	Regular	20	11.8
1993	Century Wagon	2.2 L 4 cyl	Automatic 3-spd	FWD	Regular	21	11.2
1993	Century Wagon	3.3 L 6 cyl	Automatic 4-spd	FWD	Regular	21	11.2
1993	Century Wagon	3.3 L 6 cyl	Automatic 3-spd	FWD	Regular	19	12.4
1992	Century Wagon	2.5 L 4 cyl	Automatic 3-spd	FWD	Regular	21	11.2
1992	Century Wagon	3.3 L 6 cyl	Automatic 3-spd	FWD	Regular	19	12.4
1992	Century Wagon	3.3 L 6 cyl	Automatic 4-spd	FWD	Regular	20	11.8
1991	Century Wagon	2.5 L 4 cyl	Automatic 3-spd	FWD	Regular	21	11.2
1991	Century Wagon	3.3 L 6 cyl	Automatic 4-spd	FWD	Regular	20	11.8
1991	Century Wagon	3.3 L 6 cyl	Automatic 3-spd	FWD	Regular	19	12.4
1990	Century Wagon	2.5 L 4 cyl	Automatic 3-spd	FWD	Regular	21	11.2
1990	Century Wagon	3.3 L 6 cyl	Automatic 4-spd	FWD	Regular	21	11.2
1990	Century Wagon	3.3 L 6 cyl	Automatic 3-spd	FWD	Regular	19	12.4
1989	Century Wagon	2.5 L 4 cyl	Automatic 3-spd	FWD	Regular	24	9.8
1989	Century Wagon	2.8 L 6 cyl	Automatic 4-spd	FWD	Regular	21	11.2
1989	Century Wagon	3.3 L 6 cyl	Automatic 3-spd	FWD	Regular	19	12.4
1989	Century Wagon	3.3 L 6 cyl	Automatic 4-spd	FWD	Regular	20	11.8
1988	Century Wagon	2.5 L 4 cyl	Automatic 3-spd	FWD	Regular	22	10.7
1988	Century Wagon	2.8 L 6 cyl	Automatic 4-spd	FWD	Regular	21	11.2
1988	Century Wagon	3.8 L 6 cyl	Automatic 4-spd	FWD	Regular	20	11.8
1987	Century Wagon	2.5 L 4 cyl	Automatic 3-spd	FWD	Regular	21	11.2

Sources: fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.