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Toyota · model year 2025
2025 Toyota Prius PHEV SE
Midsize · Front-Wheel Drive · Plug-in hybrid · EPA class: Midsize Cars
Where it places
- 01 Plug-in hybrids
Ordered by combined MPG #1 of 73 - 05 Fuel-efficient midsize cars
Ordered by combined MPG #5 of 105 - 05 Fuel-efficient cars
Ordered by combined MPG #5 of 401 - 1188 2025 cars and trucks
Every car of that year, A to Z #1188 of 1,273 - 11 Gas and hybrid cars by fuel cost
Ordered by fuel a year #11 of 2,158 - 174 Toyota cars
Every model year, newest first #174 of 2,645
Against plug-in hybrids
The CarCody take
The 2025 Toyota Prius PHEV SE is a front-wheel-drive plug-in hybrid midsize car with a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine and automatic transmission with variable gear ratios. Its EPA-rated electric range is 45 miles, and its combined fuel economy is 52 mpg or 127 MPGe. The listed city and highway ratings are 53 mpg and 51 mpg, respectively. EPA annual fuel cost is $1,300, and energy use is 26 kWh per 100 miles. Charging at 240 volts takes four hours. Tailpipe emissions are listed at 50 grams of CO2 per mile. The car uses gasoline and is classified as a plug-in hybrid. Its NHTSA overall safety rating is five out of five stars, with five stars for frontal and side crash ratings and four for rollover. The listing records two NHTSA recalls and 16 complaints. These figures provide a concise view of fuel use, electric range, charging time, emissions, and reported safety ratings for buyers comparing plug-in hybrid cars.
Good to know
- EPA electric range is 45 miles
- Combined rating is 52 mpg and 127 MPGe
- EPA annual fuel cost is $1,300
- Five-star overall NHTSA safety rating
Watch for
- 240-volt charge time is four hours
- NHTSA listing records two recalls
- NHTSA listing records 16 complaints
Who it suits. It suits shoppers considering a plug-in hybrid with a listed 45-mile EPA electric range and both mpg and MPGe ratings. The fuel-cost, charge-time, and safety-rating figures may help buyers compare running costs and reported ratings.
The Prius PHEV SE pairs a 45-mile EPA range with gasoline fuel economy figures and a four-hour 240-volt charge time. Its listed annual fuel cost and NHTSA ratings give buyers additional points for comparison.
Every figure on record
- Combined MPG
- 52 MPG
- City MPG
- 53 MPG
- Highway MPG
- 51 MPG
- Combined MPGe
- 127 MPGe
- EPA range
- 45 miles
- Energy use
- 26 kWh per 100 miles
- Annual fuel cost
- $1,300
- Tailpipe CO₂
- 50 g per mile
- Charge time at 240 V
- 4 hours
- Model year
- 2025
- Body
- Car
- EPA size class
- Midsize Cars
- Drive
- Front-Wheel Drive
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cyl
- Transmission
- Automatic (variable gear ratios)
- Fuel
- Gasoline
Cars around it
2025 Toyota Prius PHEV
48 MPG · $1,400 fuel a year
2026 Kia Niro Plug-in Hybrid
48 MPG · $1,400 fuel a year
2026 Ford Escape FWD PHEV
40 MPG · $1,700 fuel a year
2025 Toyota RAV4 PHEV AWD
38 MPG · $1,750 fuel a year
2027 Kia Sportage Plug-in Hybrid
36 MPG · $1,850 fuel a year
2025 Lexus NX 450h Plus AWD
36 MPG · $2,300 fuel a year
2026 Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid
35 MPG · $1,900 fuel a year