2025 head-to-head · Midsize Car

2025 Hyundai Ioniq 6 vs Nissan Leaf

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
$675/ year to fuel
135 MPGe
✓ Cheaper to run
$821/ year to fuel
111 MPGe

The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 6 is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, it costs about $675 a year to fuel (135 MPGe), versus $821 for the 2025 Nissan Leaf (111 MPGe). That's roughly $146 a year, or about $729 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Hyundai Ioniq 6
  • Nissan Leaf

Side by side

Hyundai Ioniq 6Nissan Leaf
$675 Your annual fuel cost $821
135 MPGe Combined efficiency 111 MPGe
151 MPGe City 123 MPGe
120 MPGe Highway 99 MPGe
25 kWh Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) 30.4 kWh
240 mi Driving range 149 mi
105 cu ft Passenger volume 92 cu ft
11 cu ft Cargo volume 24 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
6.1 hrs Charge time at 240V 8 hrs
Electric Powertrain Electric
Electricity Fuel Electricity
Electric motor (111 kW) Engine / motor Electric motor (110 kW)
Single-speed Transmission Single-speed
RWD 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.

Hyundai Ioniq 6 vs Nissan Leaf across model years

  • Hyundai Ioniq 6
  • Nissan Leaf

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 Hyundai Ioniq 6 goes farther between stops: about 240 miles on a charge, compared with 149 miles for the Nissan Leaf.

Per EPA interior volume figures, the Hyundai Ioniq 6 has more passenger space (105 vs. 92 cu ft); the Nissan Leaf has more cargo space (24 vs. 11 cu ft).

Among 42 2025 midsize cars, the Hyundai Ioniq 6 ranks 2nd and the Nissan Leaf 6th for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 6 or the 2025 Nissan Leaf?

Measured by cost to drive, the Hyundai Ioniq 6. The Hyundai Ioniq 6 is rated 135 MPGe combined and the Nissan Leaf 111 MPGe (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 6 vs. the Nissan Leaf per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, about $675 for the Hyundai Ioniq 6 and $821 for the Nissan Leaf.

Which has more range?

The Hyundai Ioniq 6: about 240 miles versus 149 miles.

Which has more cargo space?

The Nissan Leaf, with 24 cu ft of luggage volume versus 11 cu ft (EPA interior volume index).

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