2025 head-to-head · Small SUV

2025 Nissan Rogue vs Subaru Forester 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
$1,409/ year to fuel
33 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$1,329/ year to fuel
35 MPG

AWD · 2.5L 4-cyl · CVT · 35 MPG

The 2025 Subaru Forester 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 $1,409 for the 2025 Nissan Rogue (33 MPG). That's roughly $81 a year, or about $403 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Nissan Rogue
  • Subaru Forester Hybrid

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Nissan RogueSubaru Forester Hybrid
$1,409 Your annual fuel cost $1,329
33 MPG Combined efficiency 35 MPG
30 MPG City 35 MPG
37 MPG Highway 34 MPG
269 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 255 g/mi
6/10 EPA fuel economy score 7/10
6/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 7/10
Gas Powertrain Hybrid
Regular gasoline Fuel Regular gasoline
1.5L 3-cyl turbo Engine / motor 2.5L 4-cyl
CVT 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.

Nissan Rogue vs Subaru Forester Hybrid across model years

  • Nissan Rogue
  • Subaru Forester 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 Nissan Rogue ranks 47th and the Subaru Forester Hybrid 44th for lowest fuel cost.

The powertrains differ: the Nissan Rogue is a conventional gas model, while the Subaru Forester Hybrid is a full hybrid.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Nissan Rogue or the 2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid?

Measured by cost to drive, the Subaru Forester Hybrid. The Nissan Rogue is rated 33 MPG combined and the Subaru Forester Hybrid 35 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Nissan Rogue vs. the Subaru Forester Hybrid per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, about $1,409 for the Nissan Rogue and $1,329 for the Subaru Forester Hybrid.

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