We did it, guys. Average transaction price for a new car Finally I reached $50,000. High regards all around to every agency sales manager and mortgage loan shark involved.
For the rest of us with modest budgets, financial literacy, and self-esteem, there are still truly affordable cars out there. With the adoption of electric vehicles increasingly deemed impractical for many (whether due to upfront cost or charging concerns), hybrids are the current sweet spot for buyers who want efficiency and economy.
If you want to reduce what you’ll pay at the pump and at the dealership, these vehicles from Honda, Kia, and Toyota are the ones you’ll want to look at. Prices are based on starting MSRP with destination included.
Here are the 10 cheapest new hybrid cars for 2025.
10. Kia Sportage Hybrid: $31,735
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Fuel economy: 42 mpg combined
Starting the list is the 2026 Kia Sportage Hybrid, specifically the base LX, which starts at $31,735. The compact crossover was redesigned for 2023, bringing with it a hybrid model, and will get a facelift for 2026, with S and X-Line models adding semi-electric versions. The e-motor is aided by a 1.6-liter turbo to make 232 total horsepower (5 more than last year’s Sportage Hybrid), and is rated for 42 miles per gallon combined by the EPA.
It’s one of the most strikingly designed cars in its class and is clearly the only entry that makes this list. Hybrid versions of the Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4 and Hyundai Tucson are too expensive to make the top ten.
9. Honda Civic Sedan Hybrid: $30,490
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Fuel economy: 49 mpg combined
His name Engine12024 Car of the Year The premium Honda Civic Hybrid is the ninth cheapest hybrid on sale today, coming in at $30,490 for the 2026 Sport, including destination. It uses Honda’s 2.0-liter dual-motor hybrid system, delivering a combined power of 200 horsepower and 49 miles per gallon.
In terms of driving dynamics, practicality, and overall niceness, it’s arguably the most attractive car here and the one I’d personally use in my garage. If affordability is what you’re looking for, there are more economical options. Eight of them, to be exact.
8. Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid: $30,445
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Fuel economy: 42 mpg combined
Like, for example, the 2026 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid, which comes in eighth with a starting price of $30,445 for the base S model. The Alabama-made small crossover gets a mild refresh for the 2026 model year, featuring a new body-color grille and a larger touchscreen.
All-wheel drive is standard on the hybrid model, with total power rated at 196 horsepower and 42 miles per gallon. The Corolla Cross is also the last of the traditional-looking high-profile SUVs on this list, making it the cheapest hybrid crossover on the market. (Yes, the later Niro is less expensive, and it’s actually been described as a “crossover” in Kia’s literature, but you know what I mean.)
7. Hyundai Sonata Hybrid: $30,295
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Fuel economy: 51 mpg combined
Midsize sedans aren’t as popular as they used to be, but there are still a couple of them showing up here, holding down the fort for low-riding, reasonably spacious EVs. First up is the 2025 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, which can be had in base blue for just $30,295.
A 2.0-liter four-cylinder electric motor combines to deliver 192 horsepower to the front wheels and 51 miles per gallon. Now featuring the Robocop front end that replaced the catfish theme a few years ago, the Sonata is no longer as common a sight as it was in 2012. It’s not a bad car per se, but sales are a fraction of what they used to be, and if I had to put money on it, the Sonata is the car on this list likely to be discontinued sooner rather than later.
6. Toyota Camry: $30,195
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Fuel economy: 51 mpg combined
The 2026 Toyota Camry outperforms its Hyundai competitor by about the price of two tanks of gas. Starting at $30,195 for the base LE model, this car was redesigned for 2025 and is now sold exclusively as a hybrid.
Toyota’s hybrid powertrain uses a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine and electrics to put out 225 total horsepower and match the Sonata’s 51 miles per gallon. All-wheel drive can be had and it adds an additional 7 horsepower and $1,525 to the bill, while reducing miles per gallon to 50. Sure, getting the Camry won’t help you stand out (so far in 2025, it’s Toyota’s second-best-selling model), but it’s hard to argue with its efficiency, space, reliability and low price.
5. Ford Maverick: $29,840
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Fuel economy: 38 mpg combined
As the only pickup truck and the only American car on this list, the 2025 Ford Maverick comes in fifth place, starting at $29,840 for the base XL.
This pickup truck can be used as a gas-only vehicle, but the standard powertrain is a 2.5-liter four-cylinder hybrid engine with front-wheel drive. All-wheel drive is also optional. This base powertrain produces 191 horsepower and gets 38 miles per gallon combined. There are 8.1 inches of ground clearance, a 54.4-inch bed, and 2,000 pounds of towing capacity standard, but this thing can tow 4,000 pounds if you opt for the 4K Tow Package. Stick with the XL entry package (as you should), and the Mav even comes with stylish 17-inch steel wheels.
4. Toyota Prius: $29,745
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Fuel economy: 57 mpg combined
Like Coca-Cola to soda, the Toyota Prius has been and continues to be the quintessential hybrid car since it landed at the turn of the century. The price of the car starts from 29,745 US dollars versus 2026 Egyptian pounds, and the latest version is the fourth cheapest hybrid car you can get.
The 2.0-liter four-cylinder hybrid setup is good for 194 horsepower, but opting for electric all-wheel drive increases that to 196. More importantly, the front-wheel-drive Prius claims the title as the most efficient car on this list, achieving an EPA-estimated 57 miles per gallon combined. The new Prius, long a poster child for goofy, emotive efficiency, looks really good now and is clearly not terrible to drive, either. Since it’s out there right now, you might be able to describe it as an emotional purchase, especially compared to the more realistic devices that top this list.
3. Kia Niro: $28,435
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Fuel economy: 53 mpg combined
The Niro is also available as a plug-in and as a full electric car, but the 2025 Kia Niro regular hybrid is the third cheapest hybrid available, starting at $28,435.
In base LX form, the Kia crossover hatchback gets 53 miles per gallon from a 1.6-liter four-cylinder hybrid engine that produces 139 horsepower. The Kia Niro is the kind of car that most people (even those whose job it is to write and think about cars) tend to forget about, but don’t think that means it’s not a practical, technically advanced and reasonably stylish machine.
2. Hyundai Elantra Hybrid: $26,695
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Fuel economy: 54 mpg combined
The 2026 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid falls short of being the cheapest new hybrid car on sale. Starting at $26,695 for the base Blue model, this car uses a 1.6-liter four-cylinder hybrid engine to produce 139 horsepower (not quite a match for the aforementioned Kia Niro).
Here, the EPA gives a combined rating of 54 miles per gallon. Redesigned for 2020, the current Elantra is sharply styled, and the well-designed interior filled with both screens and buttons makes it usable, too. Given the style, technology, efficiency and price, the value here is strong, and should feel (in its first few years, at least) like a physically nicer car than the single hybrid it undermines…
1. Toyota Corolla Hybrid: $25,770
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Fuel economy: 50 mpg combined
It is the 2026 Toyota Corolla Hybrid, which starts at $25,770, which is the lowest price in the industry for a basic Egyptian pound. Believe it or not, Toyota still limits the Corolla’s hybrid powertrain to that of a sedan. However, it is a 1.8-liter four-cylinder system that produces 138 total horsepower and is good for 50 miles per gallon.
Prospective Corolla customers should keep in mind that this current generation has been around since 2018, and a new generation is just around the corner. Toyota recently introduced an exciting concept of the Corolla concept that features a radically different design and is set to be heavily electrified. This may or may not come with price inflation that would oust itself from the cheapest hybrid, but until then, the Corolla Hybrid is the least expensive hybrid you can buy new in 2025.
Cheapest hybrid cars 2025
- Toyota Corolla Hybrid: $25,770
- Hyundai Elantra Hybrid: $26,695
- Kia Niro: $28,435
- Toyota Prius: $29,745
- Ford Maverick: $29,840
- Toyota Camry: $30,195
- Hyundai Sonata Hybrid: $30,295
- Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid: $30,445
- Honda Civic Sedan Hybrid: $30,490
- Kia Sportage Hybrid: $31,735
