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Best Hybrid Cars for the Money for 2023

The best hybrid cars for the money are ranked based on an analysis of their price and potential lifespan, with the top-ranked models representing hybrid cars offering the longest life at the lowest price per 1,000 miles.

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The best hybrid car for the money is the Toyota Prius, with an average new car list price of $30,627 and a potential lifespan of 250,601 miles, resulting in a cost per 1,000 miles of $122. The best hybrid cars for the money offer a cost per 1,000 miles of potential lifespan at or below $187, while average hybrid cars cost $138 per 1,000 miles.

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What is the best hybrid car for the money?
  1. Toyota Prius
  2. Toyota Camry Hybrid
  3. Hyundai Sonata Hybrid
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The best hybrid car for the money is the Toyota Prius, with an average new car list price of $30,627 and a potential lifespan of 250,601 miles, resulting in a cost per 1,000 miles of $122. The best hybrid cars for the money offer a cost per 1,000 miles of potential lifespan at or below $187, while average hybrid cars cost $138 per 1,000 miles.

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1. Toyota Prius

#1 of 23 Best Hybrid Cars #1 of 23 Most Reliable Hybrid Cars #1 of 23 Safest Hybrid Cars
  • Price per 1k Miles $122.21
  • Potential Lifespan: 250.6K Miles
iSEECARS SCORE

iSeeCars Best Car Rankings are calculated based on an analysis of data from over 12 million cars that assesses how long each vehicle lasts and how well it retains its value over time, along with safety data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Association

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9.1 / 10
  • Reliability 8.9 / 10
  • Value Retention 8.4 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
NEW PRICE (MSRP) $25,075 - $33,370
USED PRICE $20,998 - $36,968
MPG 49 - 52 mpg
EPA RANGE 519.4 - 587.6 miles

2. Toyota Camry Hybrid

#2 of 23 Best Hybrid Cars #2 of 23 Most Reliable Hybrid Cars #2 of 23 Safest Hybrid Cars
  • Price per 1k Miles $146.19
  • Potential Lifespan: 230.5K Miles
iSEECARS SCORE

iSeeCars Best Car Rankings are calculated based on an analysis of data from over 12 million cars that assesses how long each vehicle lasts and how well it retains its value over time, along with safety data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Association

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8.9 / 10
  • Reliability 8.8 / 10
  • Value Retention 8.0 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
NEW PRICE (MSRP) $28,080 - $33,520
USED PRICE $22,792 - $41,458
MPG 46 - 52 mpg
EPA RANGE 607.2 - 686.4 miles

3. Hyundai Sonata Hybrid

#3 of 23 Most Reliable Hybrid Cars #3 of 3 Best Hybrid Cars for the Money #5 of 23 Best Hybrid Cars
  • Price per 1k Miles $186.63
  • Potential Lifespan: 184.9K Miles
iSEECARS SCORE

iSeeCars Best Car Rankings are calculated based on an analysis of data from over 12 million cars that assesses how long each vehicle lasts and how well it retains its value over time, along with safety data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Association

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8.3 / 10
  • Reliability 7.9 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.0 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
NEW PRICE (MSRP) $27,950 - $36,250
USED PRICE $15,000 - $37,999
MPG 47 - 52 mpg
EPA RANGE 620.4 - 686.4 miles

Toyota Avalon Hybrid

#3 of 23 Best Hybrid Cars #3 of 23 Safest Hybrid Cars #4 of 23 Most Reliable Hybrid Cars
  • Price per 1k Miles Not Available
iSEECARS SCORE

iSeeCars Best Car Rankings are calculated based on an analysis of data from over 12 million cars that assesses how long each vehicle lasts and how well it retains its value over time, along with safety data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Association

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8.4 / 10
  • Reliability 7.8 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.3 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
NEW PRICE (MSRP) $37,850 - $44,150
USED PRICE $27,139 - $48,453
MPG 43 - 44 mpg
EPA RANGE 567.6 - 580.8 miles

Honda Accord Hybrid

#4 of 23 Best Hybrid Cars #4 of 23 Safest Hybrid Cars #7 of 23 Most Reliable Hybrid Cars
  • Price per 1k Miles Not Available
iSEECARS SCORE

iSeeCars Best Car Rankings are calculated based on an analysis of data from over 12 million cars that assesses how long each vehicle lasts and how well it retains its value over time, along with safety data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Association

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8.4 / 10
  • Reliability 7.4 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.9 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
NEW PRICE (MSRP) $27,720 - $37,590
USED PRICE $21,986 - $41,997
MPG 43 - 47 mpg
EPA RANGE 550.4 - 601.6 miles

Toyota Prius Prime

#1 of 23 Best Gas Mileage Hybrid Cars #1 of 8 Best Plug-in Hybrid Cars #1 of 8 Plug-in Hybrid Cars with Best Resale Value
  • Price per 1k Miles Not Available
iSEECARS SCORE

iSeeCars Best Car Rankings are calculated based on an analysis of data from over 12 million cars that assesses how long each vehicle lasts and how well it retains its value over time, along with safety data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Association

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8.1 / 10
  • Reliability 5.7 / 10
  • Value Retention 8.5 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
NEW PRICE (MSRP) $28,770 - $34,550
USED PRICE $24,045 - $41,493
MPG 54 - 127 mpg
EPA RANGE 640.6 miles

Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid

#2 of 8 Best Plug-in Hybrid Cars #3 of 8 Most Reliable Plug-in Hybrid Cars #4 of 23 Best Gas Mileage Hybrid Cars
  • Price per 1k Miles Not Available
iSEECARS SCORE

iSeeCars Best Car Rankings are calculated based on an analysis of data from over 12 million cars that assesses how long each vehicle lasts and how well it retains its value over time, along with safety data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Association

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7.7 / 10
  • Reliability 6.1 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.0 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
NEW PRICE (MSRP) $50,495 - $59,995
USED PRICE $29,423 - $54,752
MPG 30 - 82 mpg
EPA RANGE 527.0 miles

Honda Insight

#2 of 23 Hybrid Cars with Best Resale Value #10 of 23 Best Gas Mileage Hybrid Cars #10 of 23 Safest Hybrid Cars
  • Price per 1k Miles Not Available
iSEECARS SCORE

iSeeCars Best Car Rankings are calculated based on an analysis of data from over 12 million cars that assesses how long each vehicle lasts and how well it retains its value over time, along with safety data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Association

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  • Reliability Coming soon
  • Value Retention 8.6 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
NEW PRICE (MSRP) $25,760 - $29,790
USED PRICE $22,615 - $35,946
MPG 48 - 52 mpg
EPA RANGE 508.8 - 551.2 miles

Toyota Corolla Hybrid

#5 of 23 Hybrid Cars with Best Resale Value #11 of 23 Best Gas Mileage Hybrid Cars #11 of 23 Safest Hybrid Cars
  • Price per 1k Miles Not Available
iSEECARS SCORE

iSeeCars Best Car Rankings are calculated based on an analysis of data from over 12 million cars that assesses how long each vehicle lasts and how well it retains its value over time, along with safety data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Association

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  • Reliability Coming soon
  • Value Retention 8.4 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
NEW PRICE (MSRP) $22,800 - $26,600
USED PRICE $24,499 - $33,999
MPG 52 mpg
EPA RANGE 592.8 miles

Toyota Sienna (hybrid)

#10 of 23 Hybrid Cars with Best Resale Value #12 of 23 Safest Hybrid Cars #14 of 23 Best Gas Mileage Hybrid Cars
  • Price per 1k Miles Not Available
iSEECARS SCORE

iSeeCars Best Car Rankings are calculated based on an analysis of data from over 12 million cars that assesses how long each vehicle lasts and how well it retains its value over time, along with safety data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Association

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  • Reliability Coming soon
  • Value Retention 7.5 / 10
  • Safety 10 / 10
NEW PRICE (MSRP) $35,385 - $51,605
USED PRICE $36,486 - $65,997
MPG 35 - 36 mpg
EPA RANGE 630.0 - 648.0 miles

Hyundai Ioniq Plug-in Hybrid

#1 of 8 Most Reliable Plug-in Hybrid Cars #2 of 23 Best Gas Mileage Hybrid Cars #3 of 8 Best Plug-in Hybrid Cars
  • Price per 1k Miles Not Available
iSEECARS SCORE

iSeeCars Best Car Rankings are calculated based on an analysis of data from over 12 million cars that assesses how long each vehicle lasts and how well it retains its value over time, along with safety data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Association

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7.2 / 10
  • Reliability 7.2 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.2 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
NEW PRICE (MSRP) $26,800 - $33,250
USED PRICE $21,982 - $35,546
MPG 52 - 119 mpg
EPA RANGE 621.8 miles

Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid

#5 of 23 Best Gas Mileage Hybrid Cars #12 of 23 Hybrid Cars with Best Resale Value #12 of 23 Most Reliable Hybrid Cars
  • Price per 1k Miles Not Available
iSEECARS SCORE

iSeeCars Best Car Rankings are calculated based on an analysis of data from over 12 million cars that assesses how long each vehicle lasts and how well it retains its value over time, along with safety data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Association

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6.5 / 10
  • Reliability 5.9 / 10
  • Value Retention 7.2 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
NEW PRICE (MSRP) $23,600 - $31,600
USED PRICE $14,998 - $30,994
MPG 55 - 59 mpg
EPA RANGE 654.5 - 702.1 miles

Hyundai Elantra Hybrid

#6 of 23 Best Gas Mileage Hybrid Cars #9 of 23 Hybrid Cars with Best Resale Value
  • Price per 1k Miles Not Available
iSEECARS SCORE

iSeeCars Best Car Rankings are calculated based on an analysis of data from over 12 million cars that assesses how long each vehicle lasts and how well it retains its value over time, along with safety data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Association

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  • Reliability Coming soon
  • Value Retention 7.7 / 10
  • Safety Not Available
NEW PRICE (MSRP) $24,400 - $29,000
USED PRICE $25,000 - $34,846
MPG 50 - 54 mpg
EPA RANGE 550.0 - 594.0 miles

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How We Rank These Cars

The Best Hybrid Cars for the Money list is ranked by the price per 1,000 miles of use for each vehicle based on how many miles the car can last.

iSeeCars analyzed over 2 million cars to determine how many miles each car can potentially last. Then we calculated the price per 1,000 miles of lifespan based on the average new car price of each vehicle. In the event two or more vehicles have the same price per 1k miles, we use iSeeCars proprietary rating of the overall quality of the car (iSeeCars Score) to break the tie.

The overall iSeeCars Score is an analysis of three factors: reliability, resale value and safety. It is calculated based on the latest research and analysis by our data science team. The data analysis comes from over 12 million new and used vehicles in our Longest-Lasting Cars and 5-Year Depreciation Studies, combined with NHTSA and IIHS Safety Ratings.

Vehicles are scored in three categories:

Reliability | 33.3%

The reliability score represents an analysis of iSeeCars' proprietary research on the longest-lasting vehicles.

Value Retention | 33.3%

The value retention score is based on our data science team's statistical analysis and prediction of 5-year depreciation from MSRP to determine which cars hold their value best, using US Bureau of Labor Statistics data to adjust for inflation.

Safety | 33.3%

The safety score is calculated based on the last five years of crash test ratings from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and incorporates the latest Top Safety Pick information from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).