10 of the Best Small Hybrid Cars on Sale in 2025

Hybrid tech was first pioneered by the small car segment, with manufacturers dipping their toes into the electrified world with a range of super fuel-efficient, user-friendly, pint-sized hatchbacks and sedans.

Since then, hybrid tech has moved into every segment of the market, but remains a pillar of the world of small cars.

Whether you’re looking for a fuel-efficient hatch, sedan or a small SUV, we've put together a list of your best and cheapest small hybrid car options currently on sale in 2025.

Toyota Yaris

The Toyota Yaris wears the title of Australia's most fuel-efficient new car you can get in 2025.

It's a pint-sized hatchback that can park anywhere, runs on the sniff of an oily rag and provides impressive levels of refinement behind the wheel, asserting itself as one of the best all-rounders in the small car segment.

• Price: $28,990 - $34,590

• Engine: 1.5-litre three-cylinder + electric motor hybrid

• Fuel Economy: 3.3L per 100km

• Boot Space: 270L

• ANCAP Safety Rating: Five-star (expires December, 2026)

• Warranty: Five-year/unlimited kilometre (up to seven years for driveline)

• Hybrid Warranty: Ten years (when serviced in network)

Hyundai Kona Hybrid

The Hyundai Kona is a funky little SUV that has great on-road manners, strong practicality levels inside the cabin, a large boot and great efficiency figures in the case of hybrid variants.

Hyundai splits the Kona range into three versions, with a mid-range Elite and a range-topping Premium variant, though thankfully, the company offers hybrid versions of each, including the base model, which offers great value for buyers.

• Price: $35,700 - $45,700

• Engine: 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol + electric motor hybrid

• Fuel Economy: 3.9L per 100km

• Boot Space: 407L

• ANCAP Safety Rating: Four-star (tested 2023)

• Vehicle Warranty: Five-year/unlimited kilometre

• Hybrid Warranty: Eight-year/160,000 kilometre

Suzuki Swift

The Suzuki Swift has been a hero of the small car segment for decades now, offering a pint-sized platform that is agile in the corners and super easy to park, which makes for a very approachable - and forgiving - first car.

In its latest form, Suzuki has transplanted a mild-hybrid engine underneath the bonnet, which gives the Swift more urgency off the line and even better fuel economy figures, alongside a facelift and dramatically improved equipment levels that match modern expectations.

• Price: $24,490 - $27,990

• Engine: 1.2-litre three-cylinder mild hybrid

• Fuel Economy: 3.9 - 4.0L per 100km (manual vs CVT auto)

• Boot Space: 265L

• ANCAP Safety Rating: One-star (tested 2024)

• Warranty: Five-year/unlimited kilometre

Nissan Qashqai e-Power

The Nissan Qashqai is a small SUV that doesn't disappoint on the practicality front, offering medium-SUV levels of space inside the cabin and a silky-smooth refinement on the road.

Nissan’s e-Power hybrid tech puts power to the ground via the electric motors rather than the petrol motor, which means it's responsive off the line and drives like an electric vehicle while cutting down on fuel use.

• Price: $47,165 - $54,365

• Engine: 1.5-litre turbocharged three-cylinder + electric motor hybrid

• Fuel Economy: 4.8L per 100km

• Boot Space: 404L

• ANCAP Safety Rating: Five-star (tested 2021)

• Vehicle Warranty: Ten-year/300,000 conditional kilometre

MG ZS

The MG ZS sits as one of the most affordable small hybrid SUVS on the market, with the company's two-pronged lineup setting a new benchmark for equipment levels and warranty coverage at this price point.

The ZS’s generous features list, practical layout with a large boot, affordable ownership costs and the confidence of a long warranty mean it's deserving of a spot on any small hybrid SUV shortlist.

• Price: $33,990 - $36,990

• Engine: 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol + electric motor hybrid

• Fuel Economy: 4.7L per 100km

• Boot Space: 443L

• ANCAP Safety Rating: Four-star (tested 2023)

• Vehicle Warranty: Five-year/unlimited kilometre

• Hybrid Warranty: Eight-year/160,000 kilometre

Toyota Corolla Cross

Toyota's Corolla Cross strikes a great balance between the nimble, agile proportions of a small SUV package with a generous heaping of practicality inside that makes it a more realistic proposition for family buyers.

On the road, the Corolla Cross is comfortable and super user-friendly, while affordable servicing costs and Toyota’s hybrid know-how under the bonnet mean it's incredibly fuel-efficient and cheap to run.

• Price: $36,480 - $50,030

• Engine: 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol + dual electric motor hybrid

• Fuel Economy: 4.3 - 4.4L per 100km (FWD vs AWD)

• Boot Space: 380L

• ANCAP Safety Rating: Five-star (tested 2022)

• Vehicle Warranty: Five-year/unlimited kilometre (up to seven years for driveline)

• Hybrid Warranty: Ten years (when serviced in network)

GWM Haval Jolion

GWM's latest Haval Jolion range is a strong performer on the value front, impressing with its lengthy safety equipment and sharp pricing for hybrid versions.

The company splits the Jolion range into three variants, all of which can be optioned with a petrol or petrol-electric hybrid version, which cuts fuel economy figures from 8.1 per 100km to a claimed 5.1L per 100km.

• Price: $32,990 - $38,990

• Engine: 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol + electric motor hybrid

• Fuel Economy: 5.1L per 100km

• Boot Space: 255L

• ANCAP Safety Rating: Five-star (tested 2022)

• Vehicle Warranty: Seven-year/unlimited kilometre

• Hybrid Warranty: Eight years

Hyundai i30 Sedan

While the Hyundai i30 Sedan is technically classed as a small car, climb aboard and you'll be blown away with just how much space is on offer inside the cabin.

Better yet, Hyundai's hybrid tech gives the i30 some smooth, electric-assisted acceleration and much more efficient fuel economy figures on the road, with the option of a hybrid base model and a more premium hybrid Elite version.

• Price: $33,000 - $37,500

• Engine: 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol + electric motor hybrid

• Fuel Economy: 3.9L per 100km

• Boot Space: 474L

• ANCAP Safety Rating: Unrated

• Vehicle Warranty: Five-year/unlimited kilometre

• Hybrid Warranty: Eight-year/160,000 kilometre

Honda Civic

Our list wraps up with the iconic Honda Civic, a package that has grown and become a hybrid-only affair in 2025.

The Civic remains one of the most enjoyable cars in the segment behind the wheel, with its agile handling matched with a smooth, comfortable suspension package that makes it a pleasure to drive around town and on the open road, with excellent rear seat practicality and a large boot to sweeten the deal.

• Price: $49,900 - $55,900

• Engine: 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol + electric motor hybrid

• Fuel Economy: 4.2L per 100km

• Boot Space: 409L

• ANCAP Safety Rating: Five-star (tested 2022)

• Vehicle Warranty: Five-year/unlimited kilometre

• Hybrid Warranty: Eight-year/unlimited kilometre

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