2025 head-to-head · Small SUV
2025 Dodge Hornet vs Dodge Hornet Plug-in 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.
AWD · 2.0L 4-cyl turbo · 9-speed automatic · 24 MPG
AWD · 1.3L 4-cyl turbo · 6-speed automatic · 77 MPGe + 29 MPG
The 2025 Dodge Hornet Plug-in Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas and 18¢/kWh electricity, it costs about $1,349 a year to fuel (77 MPGe + 29 MPG), versus $1,938 for the 2025 Dodge Hornet (24 MPG). That's roughly $588 a year, or about $2,942 over five years.
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- Dodge Hornet
- Dodge Hornet Plug-in Hybrid
Side by side
| Dodge Hornet | Dodge Hornet Plug-in Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
| $1,938 | Your annual fuel cost | $1,349 |
| 24 MPG | Combined efficiency | 77 MPGe + 29 MPG |
| 21 MPG | City | 77 MPGe / 29 MPG |
| 29 MPG | Highway | 77 MPGe / 29 MPG |
| — | Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) | 44 kWh |
| — | Driving range | 360 mi |
| — | All-electric range | 33 mi |
| 372 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 120 g/mi |
| 5/10 | EPA fuel economy score | 8/10 |
| 5/10 | EPA greenhouse gas score | 9/10 |
| — | Charge time at 240V | 4 hrs |
| Gas | Powertrain | Plug-in hybrid |
| Regular gasoline | Fuel | Regular gas + electricity |
| 2.0L 4-cyl turbo | Engine / motor | 1.3L 4-cyl turbo |
| 9-speed automatic | Transmission | 6-speed automatic |
| AWD | 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.
Dodge Hornet vs Dodge Hornet Plug-in Hybrid across model years
- Dodge Hornet
- Dodge Hornet Plug-in 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 Dodge Hornet ranks 89th and the Dodge Hornet Plug-in Hybrid 45th for lowest fuel cost.
The powertrains differ: the Dodge Hornet is a conventional gas model, while the Dodge Hornet Plug-in Hybrid is a plug-in hybrid.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Dodge Hornet or the 2025 Dodge Hornet Plug-in Hybrid?
Measured by cost to drive, the Dodge Hornet Plug-in Hybrid. The Dodge Hornet is rated 24 MPG combined and the Dodge Hornet Plug-in Hybrid 77 MPGe + 29 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Dodge Hornet vs. the Dodge Hornet Plug-in Hybrid per year?
At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas and 18¢/kWh electricity, about $1,938 for the Dodge Hornet and $1,349 for the Dodge Hornet Plug-in Hybrid.
Dodge Hornet vs Dodge Hornet Plug-in Hybrid in other years
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