2025 head-to-head · Small SUV

2025 Ford Escape vs Hyundai Venue

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
$1,550/ year to fuel
30 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$1,500/ year to fuel
31 MPG

FWD · 1.6L 4-cyl · CVT · 31 MPG

On fuel costs these two are nearly tied. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, the most efficient 2025 Ford Escape (30 MPG) costs about $1,550 a year to fuel and the 2025 Hyundai Venue (31 MPG) about $1,500.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Ford Escape
  • Hyundai Venue

Side by side

Ford EscapeHyundai Venue
$1,550 Your annual fuel cost $1,500
30 MPG Combined efficiency 31 MPG
27 MPG City 29 MPG
34 MPG Highway 32 MPG
298 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 291 g/mi
6/10 EPA fuel economy score 6/10
6/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 6/10
Gas Powertrain Gas
Regular gasoline Fuel Regular gasoline
1.5L 3-cyl turbo Engine / motor 1.6L 4-cyl
8-speed automatic 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.

Ford Escape vs Hyundai Venue across model years

  • Ford Escape
  • Hyundai Venue

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 Ford Escape ranks 58th and the Hyundai Venue 52nd for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Ford Escape or the 2025 Hyundai Venue?

Measured by cost to drive, the Hyundai Venue. The Ford Escape is rated 30 MPG combined and the Hyundai Venue 31 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Ford Escape vs. the Hyundai Venue per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, about $1,550 for the Ford Escape and $1,500 for the Hyundai Venue.

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