Toyota Tundra vs Ford F-150: MPG, Fuel Cost, Recalls and Safety

On EPA ratings the 2025 Ford F-150's best version gets 23 mpg combined against 22 mpg for the Toyota Tundra.

Toyota Tundra

22mpg

Best 2025 version: 3.4L turbo 6-cyl hybrid · RWD · 10-speed automatic

Ford F-150

23mpg

Best 2025 version: 3.5L turbo 6-cyl hybrid · Part-time 4WD · 10-speed automatic

Data: US EPA and NHTSA2025 model yearUpdated Nov 11, 2026

The cheapest Ford F-150 to fuel costs $2,700 a year at EPA's prices, $150 less than the cheapest Tundra. NHTSA lists 5 recalls for the 2025 Tundra and 16 recalls for the F-150.

Side by side

2025 model year	Tundra	F-150
Fuel economy (EPA)
Best combined rating	22 mpg 3.4L turbo 6-cyl hybrid · RWD · 10-speed automatic	23 mpg 3.5L turbo 6-cyl hybrid · Part-time 4WD · 10-speed automatic
Best gas rating Gas engines only; hybrids and diesels excluded	20 mpg	21 mpg
Hybrid or plug-in available	Hybrid 22 mpg	Hybrid 23 mpg
AWD or 4WD available	Yes	Yes
Lowest annual fuel cost 15,000 miles at EPA fuel prices	$2,850	$2,700 (clearly better)
5-year fuel cost vs average new vehicle Cheapest-to-fuel version (EPA)	Costs $3,250 more	Costs $2,500 more (clearly better)
Safety (NHTSA)
Safety recalls, 2025 model year Counts depend on sales and time on sale	5	16
Owner complaints, 2025 model year Filed with NHTSA so far	145	131
NHTSA overall crash rating Range across tested versions	5 stars	5 stars
Rollover risk Range across tested versions; lower is better	18.5% to 19.8%	16.4% to 19.1%

Marks the clearly better figure. Small gaps (under 2 mpg or 5%, $100 a year in fuel) and overlapping crash-test ranges are not marked, and recall and complaint counts are not scored because they depend on how many were sold.

Best combined rating by model year

The best-rated version of each, every model year since 2010. The F-150 rated higher in 16 of the 17 years both were sold, and they tied in the other.

Toyota Tundra
Ford F-150

2025: Toyota Tundra 22 mpg · Ford F-150 23 mpg

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Best combined rating by model year, Toyota Tundra and Ford F-150
Model year	Toyota Tundra	Ford F-150
2010	17	17
2011	18	19
2012	18	19
2013	17	19
2014	17	19
2015	17	22
2016	17	21
2017	16	22
2018	16	25
2019	16	25
2020	15	24
2021	15	25
2022	22	25
2023	22	25
2024	22	23
2025	22	23
2026	22	24

Recalls by model year

Safety recalls NHTSA lists for each model year. Counts depend on how many were sold and how long each model year has been on the road.

Toyota Tundra (left bar)
Ford F-150 (right bar)

2026: Toyota Tundra 2 recalls · Ford F-150 8 recalls

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Safety recalls by model year, Toyota Tundra and Ford F-150
Model year	Toyota Tundra	Ford F-150
2010	15	1
2011	10	6
2012	3	4
2013	5	3
2014	4	8
2015	4	13
2016	5	13
2017	5	17
2018	8	18
2019	9	9
2020	4	11
2021	2	29
2022	13	23
2023	13	13
2024	10	11
2025	5	16
2026	2	8

Questions

Which gets better gas mileage, the Tundra or the F-150?

For 2025, the F-150. Its best version is rated 23 mpg combined; the Tundra's best is 22 mpg.

Which is cheaper to fuel, the Tundra or the F-150?

For 2025, the F-150. At 15,000 miles a year and EPA's fuel prices, its cheapest version to fuel costs $2,700 a year and the Tundra's costs $2,850, a difference of about $750 over five years.

How do the Tundra and the F-150 compare in NHTSA crash tests?

The 2025 Tundra is rated 5 stars overall and the F-150 is rated 5 stars overall. Rollover risk is 18.5% to 19.8% for the Tundra and 16.4% to 19.1% for the F-150.

Sources and method

US EPA fuel economy data (fueleconomy.gov), file dated Nov 4, 2026, and EPA fuel prices.
NHTSA recall file dated Nov 12, 2026 and owner complaint file dated Nov 11, 2026; NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings.

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