DecodedCarsKia Telluride vs Toyota Land Cruiser
2025 Kia Telluride vs 2025 Toyota Land Cruiser — two rivals compared on efficiency, size, safety and reliability.
The short version
The Toyota Land Cruiser is more fuel-efficient: 23 vs 22 MPG combined in its best version.
That works out to about $500 a year less in fuel for the Kia Telluride (EPA estimate, 15,000 miles).
In NHTSA crash tests the Kia Telluride scores higher overall (5 vs 4 stars).
Across all model years since 2005, the Toyota Land Cruiser has had fewer recall campaigns (18 vs 20).
The two cars
The 2025 Kia Telluride is a small SUV offered with a 3.8L 6-cyl engine and front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive. It measures about 197 inches long and 78 inches wide on a 114-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 4,343 lb.
The 2025 Toyota Land Cruiser is a standard SUV offered with a 2.4L 4-cyl turbo engine, including a hybrid version and 4-wheel drive. It measures about 197 inches long and 78 inches wide on a 112-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 5,038 lb.
Buying used? The 2024 Telluride and the 2020 Land Cruiser have the fewest problems in our data; avoid the 2020 Telluride and the 2024 Land Cruiser.
Basics
Efficiency
Performance & space
Safety & reliability
Interest
Green = clearly better. Prices are not included. How we calculate this →
Which one should you choose?
Choose the Kia Telluride if…
- Crash-test stars matter most (5 vs 4)
Choose the Toyota Land Cruiser if…
- You want a hybrid or electric option
Pros & cons of each
2025 Kia Telluride
- AWD / 4WD available
- 5-star NHTSA safety ratingTop overall score in federal crash tests.
- Lots of standard safety tech5 of 5 key driver aids standard on the versions we checked.
- Below-average fuel economyBest version gets 22 MPG combined, 24% below the 2025 small SUV average of 29 MPG.
2025 Toyota Land Cruiser
- Excellent fuel economyUp to 23 MPG combined — 16% better than the average 2025 standard SUV (19.8 MPG).
- Hybrid version availableOffered as a hybrid as well as gas.
- Lots of standard safety tech5 of 5 key driver aids standard on the versions we checked.
- Premium fuel requiredEvery gasoline version is rated for premium, which raises running costs.
- Higher rollover riskNHTSA estimates a 24.6% chance of rollover in a single-vehicle crash.
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