2025 head-to-head · Small SUV
2025 Nissan Kicks vs Subaru Forester 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 · 2.5L 4-cyl · CVT · 35 MPG
The 2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, it costs about $1,329 a year to fuel (35 MPG), versus $1,409 for the 2025 Nissan Kicks (33 MPG). That's roughly $81 a year, or about $403 over five years.
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- Nissan Kicks
- Subaru Forester Hybrid
Side by side
| Nissan Kicks | Subaru Forester Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
| $1,409 | Your annual fuel cost | $1,329 |
| 33 MPG | Combined efficiency | 35 MPG |
| 31 MPG | City | 35 MPG |
| 36 MPG | Highway | 34 MPG |
| 93 cu ft | Passenger volume | — |
| 25 cu ft | Cargo volume | — |
| 268 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 255 g/mi |
| 6/10 | EPA fuel economy score | 7/10 |
| 6/10 | EPA greenhouse gas score | 7/10 |
| Gas | Powertrain | Hybrid |
| Regular gasoline | Fuel | Regular gasoline |
| 1.6L 4-cyl | Engine / motor | 2.5L 4-cyl |
| CVT | Transmission | CVT |
| FWD | 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.
Nissan Kicks vs Subaru Forester Hybrid across model years
- Nissan Kicks
- Subaru Forester 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 Nissan Kicks ranks 48th and the Subaru Forester Hybrid 44th for lowest fuel cost.
The powertrains differ: the Nissan Kicks is a conventional gas model, while the Subaru Forester Hybrid is a full hybrid.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Nissan Kicks or the 2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid?
Measured by cost to drive, the Subaru Forester Hybrid. The Nissan Kicks is rated 33 MPG combined and the Subaru Forester Hybrid 35 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Nissan Kicks vs. the Subaru Forester Hybrid per year?
At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, about $1,409 for the Nissan Kicks and $1,329 for the Subaru Forester Hybrid.
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