2025 Toyota Corolla Hybrid

If you like the world’s best-selling car and love the idea of it delivering up to 50 mpg, the 2025 Toyota Corolla Hybrid is just the ticket. Making fewer stops to top off the gas tank allows more time to enjoy all the aspects that have endeared the Corolla to its owners for decades. Loaded with connectivity and advanced safety tech, the Corolla Hybrid is a thoroughly modern transport for people and their things. An ideal size for urban driving (and parking), the Corolla Hybrid can carry four (five in a pinch) people in relative comfort. Furthermore, all-wheel drive (AWD) is available on any of the Corolla Hybrid’s three trim levels.

We’ve spent hundreds of hours driving and evaluating the current collection of hybrid cars, including this Toyota Corolla Hybrid.

The most notable Corolla Hybrid update is the 10.5-inch infotainment touchscreen that is standard on the range-topping XLE grade and optional on the SE trim. In other news, missing from the grade lineup for 2025 is the Nightshade trim.

We recommend the SE grade, which also happens to be the Corolla Hybrid’s most popular trim level. It’s a solid mix of price and features.

Rivals at play in this segment, like the new Honda Civic Hybrid, Hyundai Elantra Hybrid, and the Kia Niro, have higher starting prices, as does the Corolla Hybrid’s stablemate the Toyota Prius.

Before buying a Corolla Hybrid, check the Kelley Blue Book Fair Purchase Price to know what you should really pay. The Toyota brand is a consistent winner of our Best Resale Value Award, and the Corolla Hybrid’s resale value is above average for the segment.

The Toyota Corolla Hybrid is powered by a 138-horsepower gas-electric hybrid 4-cylinder engine matched with an electronically controlled continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT) and front- or all-wheel drive. That’s notably less than the 200 hp of the new Honda Civic Hybrid.

In our experience, the Corolla Hybrid is an agreeable car to drive with easy manners. However, we’re not surprised about where this car’s priorities lie. The trade-off for its excellent fuel economy ratings is less power and torque than the non-hybrid version of the Corolla.

We also noticed that the brakes can be a bit grabby, which isn’t uncommon among hybrids. If you’re already experienced with hybrids, you may not even notice. However, if you drive a Corolla Hybrid as your first hybrid, the brake feel may take some getting used to.

Fuel Economy

As estimated by the government’s EPA, the Toyota Corolla Hybrid gets a combined (mixed city-and-highway driving) fuel economy rating of up to 50 mpg with front-wheel drive and 48 mpg with the optional all-wheel drive. For context, the most efficient version of the non-hybrid Corolla gets up to 35 combined mpg.

At 15,000 miles per year, the hybrid can save you about 11 gallons per month. Even at $3 per gallon, that’s $33 per month in savings, which can quickly make up for the modest price premium over the non-hybrid.

The Hyundai Elantra hybrid gets a better highway fuel economy rating, giving it a maximum combined rating of up to 54 mpg. However, that only translates to fuel savings of about $4 a month compared to the Corolla Hybrid.

We’ve found the interior quality of the Corolla Hybrid to be pretty good for a compact car at this price point. The standard cloth seats are comfortable, and the XLE trim gets SofTex faux leather seating. As for the infotainment system with an 8-inch touchscreen (or 10.5-inch in the XLE), we love that it has standard wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay and a traditional volume knob.

We found the rear seat legroom in the Corolla Hybrid just okay at 34.8 inches. It also has a smallish trunk with only 13.1 cubic feet of space. The Hyundai Elantra Hybrid has 38 inches of rear legroom and a 14.2 cubic-foot trunk, while the Honda Civic Hybrid has 37.4 inches/14.8 cubic feet.

For reference, the pricier and more efficient Toyota Prius has the same rear legroom as the Corolla Hybrid, but the Prius has more cargo space and flexibility due to its hatchback design.

The Toyota Corolla Hybrid has a subtle and stylish design that can vary a bit depending on the trim. For example, the SE model has a sportier appearance.

50 MPG
The Toyota Corolla Hybrid uses an efficient and proven hybrid powertrain that’s good on gas achieving an impressive combined fuel economy rating of up to 50 mpg.

Available AWD
All-wheel drive is an uncommon option in this class. The Corolla Hybrid will be the only variant of the Corolla with available AWD, an important feature for some buyers that’s not available on the Honda Civic Hybrid or Hyundai Elantra Hybrid.

Toyota Safety Sense 3.0
This updated suite of safety tech bundles many driver assistance features. It has full-speed adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking, lane-keeping assist, automatic high beams, and more.

Toyota Audio Multimedia
This user-friendly touchscreen is loaded with connectivity features like Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. It’s easy to bring the maps, music, and more from your phone to the screen in your Corolla Hybrid. The lower trims come with an 8.0-inch touchscreen, while the top-end XLE grade has a 10.5-inch touchscreen (which is optional on the SE).

Sporty SE model
The SE trim adds a sportier look to this efficient hybrid with 18-inch alloy wheels, a Sport drive mode, and sporty front and rear fascias.

Premium XLE trim
The Toyota Corolla XLE is an upscale hybrid that retains an affordable price tag. Features include a power moonroof, SofTex heated front seats, a digital gauge cluster, a 10.5-inch touchscreen, and blind-spot monitoring.

The Toyota Corolla Hybrid’s gas-electric powertrain includes a 1.8-liter 4-cylinder engine and is rated at 138 horsepower and 105 lb-ft of torque. Output is sent to the front or all four wheels via an automatic transmission of the continuously variable variety. The Corolla Hybrid’s output is nearly the same as the Hyundai Elantra Hybrid’s and less than that of the Honda Civic Hybrid.

Those power and torque ratings are quite a bit lower than what you get with the non-hybrid Corolla. The argument for the hybrid over the regular Corolla is much better fuel economy, plus the all-wheel-drive option.

3-Year/36,000-Mile Warranty

The Toyota Corolla Hybrid is backed by a 3-year/36,000-mile basic warranty and a 5-year/60,000-mile powertrain warranty. Additionally, the hybrid components are covered by an 8-year/100,000-mile warranty. Toyota also throws in a 2-year/25,000-mile complimentary maintenance plan.

Safety

The Toyota Corolla Hybrid has earned a 5-Star overall safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Although it remains structurally the same as the 2023 model that received a Top Safety Pick nod from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the IIHS changed its testing protocol for 2024 and has yet to fully test the 2025 Corolla Hybrid. However, on top of its good NHTSA crash test ratings, the Corolla Hybrid is well-equipped with standard safety features like automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, lane-keep assist, and much more.