2025 head-to-head · Compact Car
2025 Toyota Corolla vs Toyota Mirai
MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.
RWD · Electric motor (134 kW) · CVT · 74 MPGe
The 2025 Toyota Corolla is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas and $36.00/kg hydrogen, it costs about $1,329 a year to fuel (35 MPG), versus $7,297 for the 2025 Toyota Mirai (74 MPGe). That's roughly $5,969 a year, or about $29,844 over five years.
Your numbers
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- Toyota Corolla
- Toyota Mirai
Side by side
| Toyota Corolla | Toyota Mirai | |
|---|---|---|
| $1,329 | Your annual fuel cost | $7,297 |
| 35 MPG | Combined efficiency | 74 MPGe |
| 32 MPG | City | 76 MPGe |
| 41 MPG | Highway | 71 MPGe |
| — | Driving range | 402 mi |
| 85 cu ft | Passenger volume | 93 cu ft |
| 18 cu ft | Cargo volume | 10 cu ft |
| 254 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 0 g/mi |
| 7/10 | EPA fuel economy score | 9/10 |
| 7/10 | EPA greenhouse gas score | 10/10 |
| Gas | Powertrain | Fuel cell |
| Regular gasoline | Fuel | Hydrogen |
| 2.0L 4-cyl | Engine / motor | Electric motor (134 kW) |
| CVT | Transmission | CVT |
| FWD | Drivetrain | RWD |
✓ 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.
Toyota Corolla vs Toyota Mirai across model years
- Toyota Corolla
- Toyota Mirai
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
Per EPA interior volume figures, the Toyota Mirai has more passenger space (93 vs. 85 cu ft); the Toyota Corolla has more cargo space (18 vs. 10 cu ft).
Among 26 2025 compact cars, the Toyota Corolla ranks 7th and the Toyota Mirai 26th for lowest fuel cost.
The powertrains differ: the Toyota Corolla is a conventional gas model, while the Toyota Mirai is a hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Toyota Corolla or the 2025 Toyota Mirai?
Measured by cost to drive, the Toyota Corolla. The Toyota Corolla is rated 35 MPG combined and the Toyota Mirai 74 MPGe (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Toyota Corolla vs. the Toyota Mirai per year?
At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas and $36.00/kg hydrogen, about $1,329 for the Toyota Corolla and $7,297 for the Toyota Mirai.
Which has more cargo space?
The Toyota Corolla, with 18 cu ft of luggage volume versus 10 cu ft (EPA interior volume index).
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