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2025 Honda HR-V vs Volvo V60 Plug-in 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
$1,661/ year to fuel
28 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$1,419/ year to fuel
74 MPGe + 31 MPG

AWD · 2.0L 4-cyl turbo · 8-speed automatic · 74 MPGe + 31 MPG

The 2025 Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, 18¢/kWh electricity and $3.95/gal premium gas, it costs about $1,419 a year to fuel (74 MPGe + 31 MPG), versus $1,661 for the 2025 Honda HR-V (28 MPG). That's roughly $242 a year, or about $1,210 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Honda HR-V
  • Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid

Side by side

Honda HR-VVolvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid
$1,661 Your annual fuel cost $1,419
28 MPG Combined efficiency 74 MPGe + 31 MPG
26 MPG City 74 MPGe / 30 MPG
32 MPG Highway 73 MPGe / 33 MPG
— Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) 44 kWh
— Driving range 530 mi
— All-electric range 40 mi
99 cu ft Passenger volume 94 cu ft
24 cu ft Cargo volume 29 cu ft
311 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 99 g/mi
6/10 EPA fuel economy score 8/10
6/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 9/10
— Charge time at 240V 5 hrs
Gas Powertrain Plug-in hybrid
Regular gasoline Fuel Premium gas + electricity
2.0L 4-cyl Engine / motor 2.0L 4-cyl turbo
CVT Transmission 8-speed automatic
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.

Honda HR-V vs Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid across model years

  • Honda HR-V
  • Volvo V60 Plug-in 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

Per EPA interior volume figures, the Honda HR-V has more passenger space (99 vs. 94 cu ft); the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid has more cargo space (29 vs. 24 cu ft).

Among 11 2025 wagons, the Honda HR-V ranks 8th and the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid 3rd for lowest fuel cost.

The powertrains differ: the Honda HR-V is a conventional gas model, while the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid is a plug-in hybrid.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Honda HR-V or the 2025 Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid?

Measured by cost to drive, the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid. The Honda HR-V is rated 28 MPG combined and the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid 74 MPGe + 31 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Honda HR-V vs. the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, 18¢/kWh electricity and $3.95/gal premium gas, about $1,661 for the Honda HR-V and $1,419 for the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid.

Which has more cargo space?

The Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid, with 29 cu ft of luggage volume versus 24 cu ft (EPA interior volume index).

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