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2025 Ford Escape Hybrid vs Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid

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
$1,192/ year to fuel
39 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$1,107/ year to fuel
42 MPG

AWD · 2.0L 4-cyl · CVT · 42 MPG

The 2025 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, it costs about $1,107 a year to fuel (42 MPG), versus $1,192 for the 2025 Ford Escape Hybrid (39 MPG). That's roughly $85 a year, or about $426 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Ford Escape Hybrid
  • Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid

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Ford Escape HybridToyota Corolla Cross Hybrid
$1,192 Your annual fuel cost $1,107
39 MPG Combined efficiency 42 MPG
42 MPG City 45 MPG
36 MPG Highway 38 MPG
225 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 209 g/mi
7/10 EPA fuel economy score 7/10
7/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 7/10
Hybrid Powertrain Hybrid
Regular gasoline Fuel Regular gasoline
2.5L 4-cyl Engine / motor 2.0L 4-cyl
CVT Transmission CVT
FWD Drivetrain AWD

✓ 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.

Ford Escape Hybrid vs Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid across model years

  • Ford Escape Hybrid
  • Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid

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 Ford Escape Hybrid ranks 33rd and the Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid 28th for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Ford Escape Hybrid or the 2025 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid?

Measured by cost to drive, the Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid. The Ford Escape Hybrid is rated 39 MPG combined and the Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid 42 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Ford Escape Hybrid vs. the Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, about $1,192 for the Ford Escape Hybrid and $1,107 for the Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid.

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