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2023 Jeep Wrangler Hybrid vs Mazda CX-9

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
$2,214/ year to fuel
21 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$2,022/ year to fuel
23 MPG

4WD · 2.5L 4-cyl turbo · 6-speed automatic · 23 MPG

The 2023 Mazda CX-9 is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, it costs about $2,022 a year to fuel (23 MPG), versus $2,214 for the 2023 Jeep Wrangler Hybrid (21 MPG). That's roughly $193 a year, or about $963 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Jeep Wrangler Hybrid
  • Mazda CX-9

Side by side

Jeep Wrangler HybridMazda CX-9
$2,214 Your annual fuel cost $2,022
21 MPG Combined efficiency 23 MPG
20 MPG City 20 MPG
24 MPG Highway 26 MPG
416 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 392 g/mi
4/10 EPA fuel economy score 5/10
4/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 5/10
Hybrid Powertrain Gas
Regular gasoline Fuel Regular gasoline
3.6L 6-cyl Engine / motor 2.5L 4-cyl turbo
8-speed automatic Transmission 6-speed automatic
4WD Drivetrain 4WD

✓ 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.

Jeep Wrangler Hybrid vs Mazda CX-9 across model years

  • Jeep Wrangler Hybrid
  • Mazda CX-9

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 118 2023 small SUVs, the Jeep Wrangler Hybrid ranks 86th and the Mazda CX-9 74th for lowest fuel cost.

The powertrains differ: the Jeep Wrangler Hybrid is a full hybrid, while the Mazda CX-9 is a conventional gas model.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2023 Jeep Wrangler Hybrid or the 2023 Mazda CX-9?

Measured by cost to drive, the Mazda CX-9. The Jeep Wrangler Hybrid is rated 21 MPG combined and the Mazda CX-9 23 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2023 Jeep Wrangler Hybrid vs. the Mazda CX-9 per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, about $2,214 for the Jeep Wrangler Hybrid and $2,022 for the Mazda CX-9.

Jeep Wrangler Hybrid vs Mazda CX-9 in other years

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