2025 head-to-head · Small SUV

2025 Chevrolet Equinox vs Kia Sorento

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
$1,722/ year to fuel
27 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$1,788/ year to fuel
26 MPG

The 2025 Chevrolet Equinox is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, it costs about $1,722 a year to fuel (27 MPG), versus $1,788 for the 2025 Kia Sorento (26 MPG). That's roughly $66 a year, or about $331 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Chevrolet Equinox
  • Kia Sorento

Side by side

Chevrolet EquinoxKia Sorento
$1,722 Your annual fuel cost $1,788
27 MPG Combined efficiency 26 MPG
26 MPG City 23 MPG
28 MPG Highway 31 MPG
104 cu ft Passenger volume —
30 cu ft Cargo volume —
332 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 339 g/mi
5/10 EPA fuel economy score 5/10
5/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 5/10
Gas Powertrain Gas
Regular gasoline Fuel Regular gasoline
1.5L 4-cyl turbo Engine / motor 2.5L 4-cyl
CVT Transmission 8-speed automatic
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.

Chevrolet Equinox vs Kia Sorento across model years

  • Chevrolet Equinox
  • Kia Sorento

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 133 2025 small SUVs, the Chevrolet Equinox ranks 75th and the Kia Sorento 79th for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox or the 2025 Kia Sorento?

Measured by cost to drive, the Chevrolet Equinox. The Chevrolet Equinox is rated 27 MPG combined and the Kia Sorento 26 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox vs. the Kia Sorento per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, about $1,722 for the Chevrolet Equinox and $1,788 for the Kia Sorento.

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