2025 head-to-head · Midsize & Large SUV

2025 Mazda CX-90 vs Toyota Highlander 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.

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✓ Cheaper to run
$1,860/ year to fuel
25 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$1,329/ year to fuel
35 MPG

The 2025 Toyota Highlander Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, it costs about $1,329 a year to fuel (35 MPG), versus $1,860 for the 2025 Mazda CX-90 (25 MPG). That's roughly $531 a year, or about $2,657 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Mazda CX-90
  • Toyota Highlander Hybrid

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Mazda CX-90Toyota Highlander Hybrid
$1,860 Your annual fuel cost $1,329
25 MPG Combined efficiency 35 MPG
24 MPG City 35 MPG
28 MPG Highway 34 MPG
354 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 253 g/mi
5/10 EPA fuel economy score 7/10
5/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 7/10
Hybrid Powertrain Hybrid
Regular gasoline Fuel Regular gasoline
3.3L 6-cyl turbo Engine / motor 2.5L 4-cyl
8-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-90 vs Toyota Highlander Hybrid across model years

  • Mazda CX-90
  • Toyota Highlander 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 94 2025 midsize & large SUVs, the Mazda CX-90 ranks 27th and the Toyota Highlander Hybrid 19th for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Mazda CX-90 or the 2025 Toyota Highlander Hybrid?

Measured by cost to drive, the Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The Mazda CX-90 is rated 25 MPG combined and the Toyota Highlander Hybrid 35 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Mazda CX-90 vs. the Toyota Highlander Hybrid per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, about $1,860 for the Mazda CX-90 and $1,329 for the Toyota Highlander Hybrid.

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