2025 head-to-head · Small SUV
2025 Jeep Compass vs Kia Sportage
MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.
AWD · 2.0L 4-cyl turbo · 8-speed automatic · 27 MPG
The 2025 Kia Sportage is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, it costs about $1,661 a year to fuel (28 MPG), versus $1,722 for the 2025 Jeep Compass (27 MPG). That's roughly $62 a year, or about $308 over five years.
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- Jeep Compass
- Kia Sportage
Side by side
| Jeep Compass | Kia Sportage | |
|---|---|---|
| $1,722 | Your annual fuel cost | $1,661 |
| 27 MPG | Combined efficiency | 28 MPG |
| 24 MPG | City | 25 MPG |
| 32 MPG | Highway | 32 MPG |
| 330 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 317 g/mi |
| 5/10 | EPA fuel economy score | 6/10 |
| 5/10 | EPA greenhouse gas score | 6/10 |
| Gas | Powertrain | Gas |
| Regular gasoline | Fuel | Regular gasoline |
| 2.0L 4-cyl turbo | Engine / motor | 2.5L 4-cyl |
| 8-speed automatic | Transmission | 8-speed automatic |
| AWD | 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.
Jeep Compass vs Kia Sportage across model years
- Jeep Compass
- Kia Sportage
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 Jeep Compass ranks 76th and the Kia Sportage 68th for lowest fuel cost.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Jeep Compass or the 2025 Kia Sportage?
Measured by cost to drive, the Kia Sportage. The Jeep Compass is rated 27 MPG combined and the Kia Sportage 28 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Jeep Compass vs. the Kia Sportage per year?
At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, about $1,722 for the Jeep Compass and $1,661 for the Kia Sportage.
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