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2025 Jeep Compass vs Kia Sorento

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
$1,722/ year to fuel
27 MPG

AWD · 2.0L 4-cyl turbo · 8-speed automatic · 27 MPG

✓ Cheaper to run
$1,788/ year to fuel
26 MPG

The 2025 Jeep Compass is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, it costs about $1,722 a year to fuel (27 MPG), versus $1,788 for the 2025 Kia Sorento (26 MPG). That's roughly $66 a year, or about $331 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Jeep Compass
  • Kia Sorento

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Jeep CompassKia Sorento
$1,722 Your annual fuel cost $1,788
27 MPG Combined efficiency 26 MPG
24 MPG City 23 MPG
32 MPG Highway 31 MPG
330 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 339 g/mi
5/10 EPA fuel economy score 5/10
5/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 5/10
Gas Powertrain Gas
Regular gasoline Fuel Regular gasoline
2.0L 4-cyl turbo Engine / motor 2.5L 4-cyl
8-speed automatic Transmission 8-speed automatic
AWD 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.

Jeep Compass vs Kia Sorento across model years

  • Jeep Compass
  • Kia Sorento

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 Jeep Compass ranks 76th and the Kia Sorento 79th for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Jeep Compass or the 2025 Kia Sorento?

Measured by cost to drive, the Jeep Compass. The Jeep Compass is rated 27 MPG combined and the Kia Sorento 26 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Jeep Compass vs. the Kia Sorento per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, about $1,722 for the Jeep Compass and $1,788 for the Kia Sorento.

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