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Honda Insight vs. Toyota Prius MPG

Chart is based on 262 fuel economy reports for the Honda Insight and 2101 fuel economy reports for the Toyota Prius.

Honda Insight MPG

Honda Insight Honda Insight 2011 44.7 MPG Highway Percentage 32 percent Honda Insight Honda Insight 2011 52.9 MPG Highway Percentage 66 percent Honda Insight Honda Insight 2010 47.0 MPG Highway Percentage 71 percent Honda Insight Honda Insight 2010 45.9 MPG Highway Percentage 42 percent Honda Insight Honda Insight 2009.5 45.8 MPG Highway Percentage 20 percent Honda Insight Honda Insight 2006 59.9 MPG Highway Percentage 97 percent Honda Insight Honda Insight 2005 50.0 MPG Highway Percentage 60 percent Honda Insight Honda Insight 2001 59.1 MPG Highway Percentage 55 percent Honda Insight Honda Insight 2000 61.4 MPG Highway Percentage 43 percent
Year Body/Powertrain flat, hilly, or mountainousLand driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot A/C use: none to heavyA/C constant stop and goTraf % many stops per mileCity % stop every mile or twoSub % fairly steady speedHwy % Hwy Spd MPG
2011 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
flat med light 12 31 26 32 79 44.7  
2011 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD
mtns light none 1 10 23 66 58 52.9  
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
flat light none 3 10 16 71 66 47.0  
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD
flat light light 7 27 24 42 66 45.9  
2009.5 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
flat light light 20 30 30 20 65 45.8  
2006 2dr Hatch 73-horsepower 1.0L I3 Hybrid
CVT FWD
flat v.lt hvy 1 1 1 97 60 59.9  
2005 2dr Hatch 73-horsepower 1.0L I3 Hybrid
5-speed manual FWD
flat med none 0 0 40 60 60 50.0  
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2001 2dr Hatch 73-horsepower 1.0L I3 Hybrid
5-speed manual FWD
hills light light 0 20 25 55 63 59.1  
2000 2dr Hatch 73-horsepower 1.0L I3 Hybrid
5-speed manual FWD
flat light light 13 15 30 43 80 61.4  

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Toyota Prius MPG

Toyota Prius Toyota Prius 2017 60.5 MPG Highway Percentage 15 percent Toyota Prius Toyota Prius 2017 64.2 MPG Highway Percentage 44 percent Toyota Prius Toyota Prius 2016 56.4 MPG Highway Percentage 17 percent Toyota Prius Toyota Prius 2015 44.8 MPG Highway Percentage 65 percent Toyota Prius Toyota Prius 2014 47.7 MPG Highway Percentage 40 percent Toyota Prius Toyota Prius 2013 60.0 MPG Highway Percentage 73 percent Toyota Prius Toyota Prius 2013 11.5 MPG Highway Percentage 27 percent Toyota Prius Toyota Prius 2012 66.6 MPG Highway Percentage 78 percent Toyota Prius Toyota Prius 2012 52.9 MPG Highway Percentage 31 percent Toyota Prius Toyota Prius 2011 49.7 MPG Highway Percentage 54 percent Toyota Prius Toyota Prius 2010 47.6 MPG Highway Percentage 45 percent Toyota Prius Toyota Prius 2010 35.8 MPG Highway Percentage 13 percent Toyota Prius Toyota Prius 2009 46.9 MPG Highway Percentage 60 percent Toyota Prius Toyota Prius 2008 49.0 MPG Highway Percentage 56 percent Toyota Prius Toyota Prius 2007 50.7 MPG Highway Percentage 43 percent Toyota Prius Toyota Prius 2006 49.4 MPG Highway Percentage 40 percent Toyota Prius Toyota Prius 2005 48.6 MPG Highway Percentage 52 percent Toyota Prius Toyota Prius 2004 45.6 MPG Highway Percentage 53 percent Toyota Prius Toyota Prius 2003 43.9 MPG Highway Percentage 37 percent Toyota Prius Toyota Prius 2002 46.1 MPG Highway Percentage 55 percent Toyota Prius Toyota Prius 2001 45.5 MPG Highway Percentage 41 percent
Year Body/Powertrain flat, hilly, or mountainousLand driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot A/C use: none to heavyA/C constant stop and goTraf % many stops per mileCity % stop every mile or twoSub % fairly steady speedHwy % Hwy Spd MPG
2017 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.8L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
hills v.lt light 5 30 50 15 100 60.5  
2017 4dr Hatch 95-horsepower 1.8L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
hills light light 3 0 54 44 60 64.2  
2016 4dr Hatch 95-horsepower 1.8L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
flat light light 8 53 22 17 58 56.4  
2015 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.8L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
flat light none 0 2 34 65 70 44.8  
2014 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.8L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
flat light hvy 0 6 54 40 70 47.7  
2013 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.8L I4 Plug-in Hybrid
CVT FWD
flat light light 0 3 24 73 69 60.0  
2013 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.8L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
flat med hvy 5 19 49 27 60 11.5  
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2012 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.8L I4 Plug-in Hybrid
CVT FWD
flat v.lt hvy 2 19 2 78 73 66.6  
2012 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.8L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
flat v.lt light 8 45 15 31 57 52.9  
2011 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.8L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
flat light light 1 9 36 54 63 49.7  
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.8L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
flat med light 7 18 30 45 69 47.6  
2010 4dr Hatch flat med none 0 87 0 13 60 35.8  
2009 4dr Hatch 76-horsepower 1.5L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
flat light light 3 8 29 60 67 46.9  
2008 4dr Hatch 76-horsepower 1.5L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
flat light light 5 22 17 56 62 49.0  
2007 4dr Hatch 76-horsepower 1.5L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
hills light light 13 26 19 43 64 50.7  
2006 4dr Hatch 76-horsepower 1.5L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
flat light light 8 21 31 40 66 49.4  
2005 4dr Hatch 76-horsepower 1.5L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
flat light light 6 14 28 52 70 48.6  
2004 4dr Hatch 76-horsepower 1.5L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
flat light none 9 20 18 53 92 45.6  
2003 4dr Sedan 70-horsepower 1.5L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
flat light light 8 23 32 37 68 43.9  
2002 4dr Sedan 70-horsepower 1.5L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
flat light light 14 8 23 55 66 46.1  
2001 4dr Sedan 70-horsepower 1.5L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
flat light light 10 28 21 41 68 45.5  

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Honda Insight vs. Toyota Prius MPG

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TrueDelta Reviews the Real Gas Mileage of the Honda Insight

Honda Insight Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearComment
2020 Honda's initial approach to hybrid powertrain technology wasn't a winner. A weak electric motor (13 horsepower in the case of the 2010 Insight) sandwiched between a gas engine and a CVT wasn't able to deliver nearly as much of a performance or fuel economy bump as the much stronger electric motors in Toyota's radically different hybrid system. Starting with the 2014 Accord Hybrid, Honda tried a new approach. The new system relied entirely on a much more powerful (166 horsepower) electric motor to drive the wheels up to 43 mph, and only then directly engaged the gas engine via a single-speed transmission. This was the sort of elegant "we keep it simple" solution Honda used to be known for, and it worked far better. EPA ratings of 50 mpg city and 45 mpg highway were best-in-class, topping the Toyota Camry Hybrid. This system received further tweaks when the Accord was redesigned for 2018, with mixed results for mpg (now 48/47). The Toyota Camry, also redesigned for 2018, now scores 51/53 or 44/47 depending on trim level. When I learned that a new Honda Insight would utilize a similar hybrid system with a 1.5-liter engine instead of the Accord's 2.0-liter in a smaller, lighter car, I had high hopes. Could a 60-mpg rating happen? Well, it didn't. The Honda Insight LX and EX score 55 mpg city and 49 mpg highway in the EPA's testing. The tested Touring trim, with larger tires and a higher curb weight, scores a little lower, 51/45. Pretty good. But a Toyota Prius (58/53 or 54/50, depending on the variant), a Toyota Corolla Hybrid (53/52), or a Hyundai Ioniq (57/59 or 55/54) scores better. In my testing, the trip computer reported averages ranging from 45 mpg to 75 mpg in suburban driving. (Whether the system opts to charge or draw energy from the battery pack has a big effect on the reported average during short drives.) In one 20-mile drive around hilly Ann Arbor the trip computer reported an impressive 64 mpg--and 93.6 mpg during the initial three miles. But in a Toyota Prius I averaged 65 mpg over the entire week despite some colder weather--it struggled to top 60 when the air temperature fell to 40--and observed trip averages over 90 a couple of times. Air temperatures were usually in the 60s during the week I had the Insight, optimal for fuel economy. The Honda Insight disappointed in highway driving. When cruising near 80 mph, a speed at which it can't take much advantage of its hybrid configuration, the Insight averaged 40 mpg. Good, but little better than a non-hybrid Civic. I observed a bit over 60 mpg on the highway in the Prius. Given these results, I struggled with listing fuel economy among the reasons to buy the new Insight. On the one hand, all of its direct competitors have higher EPA ratings. On the other, the Insight's mpg compares very well to non-hybrids, and fuel economy will be a primary reason people buy one. see full Honda Insight review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Honda Insight

Honda Insight Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD
Averaging 45mpg see full Honda Insight review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD
40-45mpg. Slower you drive, better the milage see full Honda Insight review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD
It gets better than advertised. 44 in town, 44 highway see full Honda Insight review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD
Just about the same as the Prius. Look at Fuelly.com and see for yourself. see full Honda Insight review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD
Fantastic! Driven frugally, I am getting 46mpg at 60/40 hwy/city driving. see full Honda Insight review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD
getting 52mpg highway and about 46 city, maybe someone at toyota paid off the epa to rate this car low, because i have NEVER gotten under 45 mpg on the highway. see full Honda Insight review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD
Econ Mode for just a three mile drive and got 53 mpg though traffic was very light. Afterwards during normal traffic driving, not using the Econ Mode, plus a very short drive 1/2 mile up and 1/2 mile back I got 36 mph engin cold. see full Honda Insight review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD
Great gas mileage. see full Honda Insight review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD
The highest available at time of purchase. see full Honda Insight review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid
7-speed shiftable CVT FWD
Getting near 50 MPG is fantastic after owning several cars that barely got 20 MPG. see full Honda Insight review
 

TrueDelta Reviews the Real Gas Mileage of the Toyota Prius

Toyota Prius Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearComment
2016 The new Toyota Prius's EPA ratings are the best of any car without a plug: 54 mpg city, 50 mpg highway. Well, almost. That honor specifically goes to the Prius Two Eco, the variant I tested. With more battery-powered range, some aerodynamic enhancements, and a slightly lower curb weight, the Prius Two Eco scores 58/53. The Ford C-MAX's EPA ratings aren't in the same league: 42/37. When running on gasoline, the Chevrolet Volt doesn't test as well as the Prius: 42/43. But you can plug in the Volt for about 50 miles of electric-only range. The new Honda Civic, among the most fuel-efficient non-hybrid compacts, manages 31/41. In my real-world driving the Prius Two Eco easily beat its EPA ratings, at least in temperate weather. Driven with a very light foot on my standard suburban route, it twice averaged 93 mpg, easily the best in my testing of any car without a plug. When the air temperature dropped into the 40s, though, I couldn't quite manage 60 mpg. On a 70-mph highway in mild weather the Prius averaged just over 60 mpg. Overall for the week it averaged 65 mpg, nearly double the C-MAX and more than double the Civic. My efforts were aided by some of the most thorough driving style feedback you'll find in a car. The Prius scores how you acclerate, cruise, and brake, and provides tips for improvement. It also stores your average mpg daily for a month, then monthly over a long time period. see full Toyota Prius review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Toyota Prius

Toyota Prius Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2012 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.8L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
This is the obvious number one reason to buy a Prius. Unlike Ford, Nissan and others who make hybrid vehicles, the Toyota usually came out ahead in MPG- even in the freezing cold winter of Minnesota. The mileage ranged from 42+ in the winter to well over 59-62 in the spring-fall. My best tank was 601 miles to a tank of regular Costco gas. see full Toyota Prius review
2011 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.8L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
Great, a number one factor with high gas prices. see full Toyota Prius review
2011 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.8L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
The gas mileage of the Prius is unbeatable. With the price of gas climing at the pump it was time to buy the Prius. see full Toyota Prius review
2011 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.8L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
Fuel economy is excellent. Also, the car is very rromy with lots of leg room and can carry some pretty big cargo. I once had 7 people in it for 15 minutes, not recomended as it was reaaly slow and too heavy for its braking power. In 25,00 miles NOTHING has gone wrong or needed repair. see full Toyota Prius review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.8L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
The new Prius is even easier to drive in a responsible manner and has improve MPG from previous models. see full Toyota Prius review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.8L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
it gives the highest mileage among all cars. Beats Honda Insight hands down. see full Toyota Prius review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.8L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
It gets 40+ mpg no matter how badly you drive it. see full Toyota Prius review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.8L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
52 mile commute to work every day and averaging approximately 50 mpg. Reduces USA dependence on foreign oil and carbon footprint. see full Toyota Prius review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.8L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
The Prius 50 MPG mixed driving is realistic. The worst MPG I have seen is 45 MPG and the best was 56 MPG. I can only compare that to tests results I have seen where the Insight is 38-42 MPG see full Toyota Prius review
2010 4dr Hatch 98-horsepower 1.8L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
What is not to like?! see full Toyota Prius review
Toyota Prius Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2007 4dr Hatch 76-horsepower 1.5L I4 Hybrid
CVT FWD
The engine continues to run when I stop at a stop street, red light or in traffic. That is a sin. There is no excuse to continue running any engine if the car is not moving. see full Toyota Prius review