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.

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✓ Cheaper to run
$1,329/ year to fuel
35 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$7,297/ year to fuel
74 MPGe

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 CorollaToyota 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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