2025 head-to-head · Small SUV

2025 Mazda CX-30 vs Subaru Crosstrek

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
$1,603/ year to fuel
29 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$1,603/ year to fuel
29 MPG

On fuel costs these two are nearly tied. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, the most efficient 2025 Mazda CX-30 (29 MPG) costs about $1,603 a year to fuel and the 2025 Subaru Crosstrek (29 MPG) about $1,603.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Mazda CX-30
  • Subaru Crosstrek

Side by side

Mazda CX-30Subaru Crosstrek
$1,603 Your annual fuel cost $1,603
29 MPG Combined efficiency 29 MPG
26 MPG City 27 MPG
33 MPG Highway 34 MPG
309 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 300 g/mi
6/10 EPA fuel economy score 6/10
6/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 6/10
Gas Powertrain Gas
Regular gasoline Fuel Regular gasoline
2.5L 4-cyl Engine / motor 2.0L 4-cyl
6-speed automatic Transmission CVT
4WD 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.

Mazda CX-30 vs Subaru Crosstrek across model years

  • Mazda CX-30
  • Subaru Crosstrek

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 Mazda CX-30 ranks 64th and the Subaru Crosstrek 63rd for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Mazda CX-30 vs. the Subaru Crosstrek per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, about $1,603 for the Mazda CX-30 and $1,603 for the Subaru Crosstrek.

Mazda CX-30 vs Subaru Crosstrek in other years

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