2025 head-to-head · Small SUV
2025 Lexus NX Hybrid vs Lexus NX 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.
AWD · 2.5L 4-cyl · CVT · 39 MPG
AWD · 2.5L 4-cyl · CVT · 84 MPGe + 36 MPG
The 2025 Lexus NX Plug-in Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas and 18¢/kWh electricity, it costs about $1,274 a year to fuel (84 MPGe + 36 MPG), versus $1,519 for the 2025 Lexus NX Hybrid (39 MPG). That's roughly $245 a year, or about $1,226 over five years.
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- Lexus NX Hybrid
- Lexus NX Plug-in Hybrid
Side by side
| Lexus NX Hybrid | Lexus NX Plug-in Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
| $1,519 | Your annual fuel cost | $1,274 |
| 39 MPG | Combined efficiency | 84 MPGe + 36 MPG |
| 41 MPG | City | 93 MPGe / 38 MPG |
| 37 MPG | Highway | 75 MPGe / 33 MPG |
| — | Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) | 40 kWh |
| — | Driving range | 550 mi |
| — | All-electric range | 37 mi |
| 225 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 87 g/mi |
| 7/10 | EPA fuel economy score | 8/10 |
| 7/10 | EPA greenhouse gas score | 9/10 |
| — | Charge time at 240V | 4.5 hrs |
| Hybrid | Powertrain | Plug-in hybrid |
| Premium gasoline | Fuel | Premium gas + electricity |
| 2.5L 4-cyl | Engine / motor | 2.5L 4-cyl |
| CVT | Transmission | CVT |
| AWD | 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.
Lexus NX Hybrid vs Lexus NX Plug-in Hybrid across model years
- Lexus NX Hybrid
- Lexus NX 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
Among 133 2025 small SUVs, the Lexus NX Hybrid ranks 55th and the Lexus NX Plug-in Hybrid 38th for lowest fuel cost.
The powertrains differ: the Lexus NX Hybrid is a full hybrid, while the Lexus NX Plug-in Hybrid is a plug-in hybrid.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Lexus NX Hybrid or the 2025 Lexus NX Plug-in Hybrid?
Measured by cost to drive, the Lexus NX Plug-in Hybrid. The Lexus NX Hybrid is rated 39 MPG combined and the Lexus NX Plug-in Hybrid 84 MPGe + 36 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Lexus NX Hybrid vs. the Lexus NX Plug-in Hybrid per year?
At 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas and 18¢/kWh electricity, about $1,519 for the Lexus NX Hybrid and $1,274 for the Lexus NX Plug-in Hybrid.
Lexus NX Hybrid vs Lexus NX Plug-in Hybrid in other years
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