2023 head-to-head · Small SUV

2023 Toyota bZ4X vs Volkswagen ID.4

MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.

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✓ Cheaper to run
$764/ year to fuel
119 MPGe
✓ Cheaper to run
$850/ year to fuel
107 MPGe

The 2023 Toyota bZ4X is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, it costs about $764 a year to fuel (119 MPGe), versus $850 for the 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 (107 MPGe). That's roughly $86 a year, or about $432 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Toyota bZ4X
  • Volkswagen ID.4

Side by side

Toyota bZ4XVolkswagen ID.4
$764 Your annual fuel cost $850
119 MPGe Combined efficiency 107 MPGe
131 MPGe City 115 MPGe
107 MPGe Highway 99 MPGe
28.3 kWh Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) 31.5 kWh
252 mi Driving range 209 mi
— Passenger volume 100 cu ft
— Cargo volume 30 cu ft
0 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 0 g/mi
10/10 EPA fuel economy score 10/10
10/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 10/10
11 hrs Charge time at 240V 6 hrs
Electric Powertrain Electric
Electricity Fuel Electricity
Electric motor (150 kW) Engine / motor Electric motor (150 kW)
Single-speed Transmission Single-speed
FWD Drivetrain RWD

✓ marks the better value. EPA scores run 1–10 (10 is best). Volumes come from the EPA interior volume index and aren't published for every body style.

Toyota bZ4X vs Volkswagen ID.4 across model years

  • Toyota bZ4X
  • Volkswagen ID.4

Annual fuel cost of the most efficient configuration of each model year, at your prices. Click a point to open that year.

How they differ

The Toyota bZ4X goes farther between stops: about 252 miles on a charge, compared with 209 miles for the Volkswagen ID.4.

Among 118 2023 small SUVs, the Toyota bZ4X ranks 3rd and the Volkswagen ID.4 5th for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2023 Toyota bZ4X or the 2023 Volkswagen ID.4?

Measured by cost to drive, the Toyota bZ4X. The Toyota bZ4X is rated 119 MPGe combined and the Volkswagen ID.4 107 MPGe (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2023 Toyota bZ4X vs. the Volkswagen ID.4 per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, about $764 for the Toyota bZ4X and $850 for the Volkswagen ID.4.

Which has more range?

The Toyota bZ4X: about 252 miles versus 209 miles.

Toyota bZ4X vs Volkswagen ID.4 in other years

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