2025 head-to-head · Small SUV
2025 Lexus NX 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 · 84 MPGe + 36 MPG
The 2025 Lexus NX Plug-in Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, 18¢/kWh electricity and $3.95/gal premium gas, it costs about $1,274 a year to fuel (84 MPGe + 36 MPG), versus $1,661 for the 2025 Lexus NX (28 MPG). That's roughly $387 a year, or about $1,933 over five years.
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- Lexus NX
- Lexus NX Plug-in Hybrid
Side by side
| Lexus NX | Lexus NX Plug-in Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
| $1,661 | Your annual fuel cost | $1,274 |
| 28 MPG | Combined efficiency | 84 MPGe + 36 MPG |
| 26 MPG | City | 93 MPGe / 38 MPG |
| 33 MPG | Highway | 75 MPGe / 33 MPG |
| — | Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) | 40 kWh |
| — | Driving range | 550 mi |
| — | All-electric range | 37 mi |
| 311 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 87 g/mi |
| 6/10 | EPA fuel economy score | 8/10 |
| 6/10 | EPA greenhouse gas score | 9/10 |
| — | Charge time at 240V | 4.5 hrs |
| Gas | Powertrain | Plug-in hybrid |
| Regular gasoline | Fuel | Premium gas + electricity |
| 2.5L 4-cyl | Engine / motor | 2.5L 4-cyl |
| 8-speed automatic | 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.
Lexus NX vs Lexus NX Plug-in Hybrid across model years
- Lexus NX
- 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 ranks 71st and the Lexus NX Plug-in Hybrid 38th for lowest fuel cost.
The powertrains differ: the Lexus NX is a conventional gas model, while the Lexus NX Plug-in Hybrid is a plug-in hybrid.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Lexus NX or the 2025 Lexus NX Plug-in Hybrid?
Measured by cost to drive, the Lexus NX Plug-in Hybrid. The Lexus NX is rated 28 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 vs. the Lexus NX 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 Lexus NX and $1,274 for the Lexus NX Plug-in Hybrid.
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