This is a Motormouth couple car video listing our Top-5 Subcompact SUVs for 2025. We also list our overall pick for 2025.
Honda HR-V
Powertrain: 2L 4-cylinder matched to a CVT with 158 horsepower and 138 lb-ft of torque. FWD and AWD options are available.
Reliability: JD Power gives the HR-V an overall score of 82/100 and Consumer Reports 70/100.
Pricing – All of the Canadian pricing in our Top 5 includes freight, PDI and fees.
$32,093 CAD - $40,493 CAD
$25,400 USD - $29,500 USD
Fuel Economy
9.4L/100 km city 25 MPG city
7.8L/100 km highway 30 MPG highway
Kia Seltos
Powertrain: There are two powertrain options, the base engine is a 2L 4-cylinder with an intelligent variable transmission, 147 horsepower 132 lb-ft of torque. FWD and AWD options are available. The more powerful is a 1.6L turbocharged 4-cylinder with an 8-speed automatic transmission, 195 horsepower and 195 lb-ft of torque, standard AWD.
Reliability
JD Power gives the Kia Seltos an overall score of 83/100 and Consumer Reports not as good 64/00.
Pricing
$28,277 CAD - $42,177 CAD
$24,590 USD - $31,090 USD
Fuel Economy
2L 4-cylinder AWD
8.8L/100 km city 27 MPG city
7.5L/100 km city 31 MPG highway
1.6T
9.4L/100 km city 25 MPG city
8.7L/100 km highway 27 MPG highway
Subaru Crosstrek
Powertrain: The base engine is a 2L 4-cylinder matched to a CVT, 152 horsepower and 145 lb-ft of torque, standard AWD. The more powerful engine, the one we recommend has a 2.5L 4-cylinder with 182 horsepower and 178 lb-ft of torque. Standard AWD.
Reliability: JD Power gives the Crosstrek an overall score of 85/100 and Consumer Reports 80/100 which are the best scores for all the models on our list.
Pricing
$32,161 CAD - $41,161 CAD
$25,195 USD - $31,195 USD
Fuel Economy
2L 4-cylinder AWD
8.5L/100km city 27 MPG city
7.0L/100km highway 34 MPG highway
2.5L 4-cylinder AWD
8.8L/100km city 26 MPG city
7.0L/100km highway 33 MPG highway
Toyota Corolla-Cross
Powertrain: The gas model has a 2L 4-cylinder engine matched with a CVT, 169 horsepower and 150 lb-ft of torque. FWD and AWD options are available. The hybrid a 2L 4-cylinder with hybrid synergy drive matched to an ECVT, a combined 196 horsepower, standard AWD.
Reliability: JD Power gives the Corolla Cross gas and hybrid models a reliability score of 80/100 and Consumer Reports gives the gas model a 66/100 and the hybrid 75/100.
Pricing
Gas model
$30,715 CAD - $39,015 CAD
$24,035 USD – $28,260 USD
Hybrid
$37,644 CAD - $40,415 CAD
$28,395 USD - $31,580 USD
Fuel Economy
2L 4-cylinder AWD
8.1L/100km city 29 MPG city
7.4L/100km highway 32 MPG highway
Hybrid AWD
5.2L/100 km city 45 MPG city
6.2L/100 km highway 38 MPG highway
Volkswagen Taos
Powertrain: A 1.5L turbocharged 4-cylinder paired to an 8-speed automatic transmission, it has 174 horsepower and 184 lb-ft of torque. That’s an extra 16 horsepower compared to the outgoing model, the torque number stays the same. FWD and AWD models are available.
Reliability: JD Power gives the Taos a good overall score of 79/100 and Consumer Reports gives it a less favourable overall score of 50/100.
Pricing
$32,095 CAD - $41,295 CAD
$24,995 USD - $34,695 USD
Fuel Economy
AWD
9.4L/100 km city 25 MPG city
7.2L/100 km highway 33 MPG highway