2025 head-to-head · Full-Size Pickup

2025 Chevrolet Silverado Diesel vs Ford F150

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
$2,135/ year to fuel
26 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$2,214/ year to fuel
21 MPG

The 2025 Chevrolet Silverado Diesel is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.70/gal diesel fuel and $3.10/gal regular gas, it costs about $2,135 a year to fuel (26 MPG), versus $2,214 for the 2025 Ford F150 (21 MPG). That's roughly $80 a year, or about $398 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Chevrolet Silverado Diesel
  • Ford F150

Side by side

Chevrolet Silverado DieselFord F150
$2,135 Your annual fuel cost $2,214
26 MPG Combined efficiency 21 MPG
23 MPG City 19 MPG
29 MPG Highway 25 MPG
399 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 425 g/mi
5/10 EPA fuel economy score 4/10
5/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 4/10
Diesel Powertrain Gas
Diesel Fuel Regular gasoline
3.0L 6-cyl turbo Engine / motor 2.7L 6-cyl turbo
10-speed automatic Transmission 10-speed automatic
RWD Drivetrain RWD

✓ 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.

Chevrolet Silverado Diesel vs Ford F150 across model years

  • Chevrolet Silverado Diesel
  • Ford F150

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 22 2025 full-size pickups, the Chevrolet Silverado Diesel ranks 12th and the Ford F150 13th for lowest fuel cost.

The powertrains differ: the Chevrolet Silverado Diesel is a diesel, while the Ford F150 is a conventional gas model.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Chevrolet Silverado Diesel or the 2025 Ford F150?

Measured by cost to drive, the Chevrolet Silverado Diesel. The Chevrolet Silverado Diesel is rated 26 MPG combined and the Ford F150 21 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Chevrolet Silverado Diesel vs. the Ford F150 per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.70/gal diesel fuel and $3.10/gal regular gas, about $2,135 for the Chevrolet Silverado Diesel and $2,214 for the Ford F150.

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