2025 head-to-head · Midsize Car

2025 Nissan Sentra vs Toyota Prius

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
$1,368/ year to fuel
34 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$816/ year to fuel
57 MPG

The 2025 Toyota Prius is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, it costs about $816 a year to fuel (57 MPG), versus $1,368 for the 2025 Nissan Sentra (34 MPG). That's roughly $552 a year, or about $2,759 over five years.

Your numbers

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Nissan Sentra
  • Toyota Prius

Side by side

Nissan SentraToyota Prius
$1,368 Your annual fuel cost $816
34 MPG Combined efficiency 57 MPG
30 MPG City 57 MPG
40 MPG Highway 56 MPG
96 cu ft Passenger volume 91 cu ft
14 cu ft Cargo volume 24 cu ft
262 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 155 g/mi
7/10 EPA fuel economy score 8/10
7/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 8/10
Gas Powertrain Hybrid
Regular gasoline Fuel Regular gasoline
2.0L 4-cyl Engine / motor 2.0L 4-cyl
CVT Transmission CVT
FWD Drivetrain FWD

✓ 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 Sentra vs Toyota Prius across model years

  • Nissan Sentra
  • Toyota Prius

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

Per EPA interior volume figures, the Nissan Sentra has more passenger space (96 vs. 91 cu ft); the Toyota Prius has more cargo space (24 vs. 14 cu ft).

Among 42 2025 midsize cars, the Nissan Sentra ranks 14th and the Toyota Prius 5th for lowest fuel cost.

The powertrains differ: the Nissan Sentra is a conventional gas model, while the Toyota Prius is a full hybrid.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Nissan Sentra or the 2025 Toyota Prius?

Measured by cost to drive, the Toyota Prius. The Nissan Sentra is rated 34 MPG combined and the Toyota Prius 57 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Nissan Sentra vs. the Toyota Prius per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, about $1,368 for the Nissan Sentra and $816 for the Toyota Prius.

Which has more cargo space?

The Toyota Prius, with 24 cu ft of luggage volume versus 14 cu ft (EPA interior volume index).

Nissan Sentra vs Toyota Prius in other years

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