2025 head-to-head · Small SUV
2025 Hyundai Kona vs Nissan Kicks
MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.
The 2025 Nissan Kicks is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, it costs about $1,409 a year to fuel (33 MPG), versus $1,500 for the 2025 Hyundai Kona (31 MPG). That's roughly $91 a year, or about $455 over five years.
Your numbers
Change these to match your driving and local prices. Every figure and chart on this page updates.
Fuel cost over 10 years
- Hyundai Kona
- Nissan Kicks
Side by side
| Hyundai Kona | Nissan Kicks | |
|---|---|---|
| $1,500 | Your annual fuel cost | $1,409 |
| 31 MPG | Combined efficiency | 33 MPG |
| 28 MPG | City | 31 MPG |
| 35 MPG | Highway | 36 MPG |
| — | Passenger volume | 93 cu ft |
| — | Cargo volume | 25 cu ft |
| 288 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 268 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 |
| 2.0L 4-cyl | Engine / motor | 1.6L 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.
Hyundai Kona vs Nissan Kicks across model years
- Hyundai Kona
- Nissan Kicks
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 Hyundai Kona ranks 51st and the Nissan Kicks 48th for lowest fuel cost.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Hyundai Kona or the 2025 Nissan Kicks?
Measured by cost to drive, the Nissan Kicks. The Hyundai Kona is rated 31 MPG combined and the Nissan Kicks 33 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Hyundai Kona vs. the Nissan Kicks per year?
At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, about $1,500 for the Hyundai Kona and $1,409 for the Nissan Kicks.
Hyundai Kona vs Nissan Kicks in other years
More 2025 comparisons
Hyundai Kona vs…
Or compare the 2025 Hyundai Kona with anything else: