2024 head-to-head · Small SUV

2024 Kia Sportage vs Mitsubishi Outlander

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
$1,661/ year to fuel
28 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$1,722/ year to fuel
27 MPG

The 2024 Kia Sportage is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, it costs about $1,661 a year to fuel (28 MPG), versus $1,722 for the 2024 Mitsubishi Outlander (27 MPG). That's roughly $62 a year, or about $308 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Kia Sportage
  • Mitsubishi Outlander

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Kia SportageMitsubishi Outlander
$1,661 Your annual fuel cost $1,722
28 MPG Combined efficiency 27 MPG
25 MPG City 24 MPG
33 MPG Highway 31 MPG
315 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 331 g/mi
6/10 EPA fuel economy score 5/10
6/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 5/10
Gas Powertrain Gas
Regular gasoline Fuel Regular gasoline
2.5L 4-cyl Engine / motor 2.5L 4-cyl
8-speed automatic Transmission CVT
FWD Drivetrain FWD

✓ 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.

Kia Sportage vs Mitsubishi Outlander across model years

  • Kia Sportage
  • Mitsubishi Outlander

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

Among 119 2024 small SUVs, the Kia Sportage ranks 56th and the Mitsubishi Outlander 62nd for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2024 Kia Sportage or the 2024 Mitsubishi Outlander?

Measured by cost to drive, the Kia Sportage. The Kia Sportage is rated 28 MPG combined and the Mitsubishi Outlander 27 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2024 Kia Sportage vs. the Mitsubishi Outlander per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, about $1,661 for the Kia Sportage and $1,722 for the Mitsubishi Outlander.

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