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Plymouth Reliant

🇺🇸 United States ·1984–1989· estate / wagon

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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Ply Reliant Coupe: Bull-Doser· Public domain
  2. 2. '83-'84 Plymouth Reliant Coupe (Auto classique VACM Montréal '13): Bull-Doser· Public domain
  3. 3. '85-'89 Plymouth Reliant Coupe: Bull-Doser· Public domain
  4. 4. 1981 Plymouth Reliant (30965463323): Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA· CC BY 2.0
  5. 5. 1981 Plymouth Reliant (31402050000): Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA· CC BY 2.0
  6. 6. 1981 Plymouth Reliant (31402663760): Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA· CC BY 2.0
  7. 7. 1981 Plymouth Reliant (31737262626): Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA· CC BY 2.0
  8. 8. 1981 Plymouth Reliant K (34693857974): Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA· CC BY 2.0
  9. 9. 1981 Plymouth Reliant SE (7154799211): Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA· CC BY 2.0
  10. 10. 1981 Plymouth Reliant SE (7154801005): Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA· CC BY 2.0
  11. 11. 1981 Plymouth Reliant SE (7154802337): Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA· CC BY 2.0
  12. 12. 1982 Plymouth Reliant Custom wagon, rear left (ISWC meet, July 15, 2023): MercurySable99· CC BY-SA 4.0
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Plymouth Reliant, photo 1 of 12
1/12 Bull-Doser· Public domain

what the fuel types mean

  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.

spec sheet

built
1984–1989
body
estate / wagon
engine
2.2 L–2.6 L
cylinders
4
turbo
no
power
—
drive
front-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic, manual
seats
—
doors
—
weight
—
fuel use
—
CO₂
—
US rating
19–26 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
Midsize Cars, Midsize Station Wagons, Midsize-Large Station Wagons
avg new price NL
—

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

🇺🇸 US versions (63)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1984–1989. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
1989Reliant2.2 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular249.8
1989Reliant2.2 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular259.4
1989Reliant2.5 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2310.2
1988Reliant2.2 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular249.8
1988Reliant2.2 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular259.4
1988Reliant2.5 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2210.7
1988Reliant Wagon2.2 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2310.2
1988Reliant Wagon2.2 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular259.4
1988Reliant Wagon2.5 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2210.7
1987Reliant2.2 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2210.7
1987Reliant2.2 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular259.4
1987Reliant2.2 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2111.2
1987Reliant2.5 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2111.2
1987Reliant2.5 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2111.2
1987Reliant Wagon2.2 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular249.8
1987Reliant Wagon2.2 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2111.2
1987Reliant Wagon2.5 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2111.2
1986Reliant2.2 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular269.0
1986Reliant2.2 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2210.7
1986Reliant2.2 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2310.2
1986Reliant2.5 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular1912.4
1986Reliant2.5 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2111.2
1986Reliant Wagon2.2 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular269.0
1986Reliant Wagon2.2 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2210.7
1986Reliant Wagon2.5 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2111.2

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

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