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2024 Subaru Solterra 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
$864/ year to fuel
104 MPGe
✓ Cheaper to run
$805/ year to fuel
113 MPGe

On fuel costs these two are nearly tied. Driving 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, the most efficient 2024 Subaru Solterra (104 MPGe) costs about $864 a year to fuel and the 2024 Volkswagen ID.4 (113 MPGe) about $805.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Subaru Solterra
  • Volkswagen ID.4

Side by side

Subaru SolterraVolkswagen ID.4
$864 Your annual fuel cost $805
104 MPGe Combined efficiency 113 MPGe
114 MPGe City 122 MPGe
94 MPGe Highway 104 MPGe
32 kWh Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) 29.8 kWh
227 mi Driving range 291 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 8 hrs
Electric Powertrain Electric
Electricity Fuel Electricity
Electric motors (160 kW) Engine / motor Electric motor (209 kW)
Single-speed Transmission Single-speed
AWD 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.

Subaru Solterra vs Volkswagen ID.4 across model years

  • Subaru Solterra
  • 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 Volkswagen ID.4 goes farther between stops: about 291 miles on a charge, compared with 227 miles for the Subaru Solterra.

Among 119 2024 small SUVs, the Subaru Solterra ranks 15th and the Volkswagen ID.4 7th for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2024 Subaru Solterra or the 2024 Volkswagen ID.4?

Measured by cost to drive, the Volkswagen ID.4. The Subaru Solterra is rated 104 MPGe combined and the Volkswagen ID.4 113 MPGe (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2024 Subaru Solterra vs. the Volkswagen ID.4 per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, about $864 for the Subaru Solterra and $805 for the Volkswagen ID.4.

Which has more range?

The Volkswagen ID.4: about 291 miles versus 227 miles.

Subaru Solterra vs Volkswagen ID.4 in other years

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