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Ford Bronco vs Toyota bZ4X

2025 Ford Bronco vs 2025 Toyota bZ4X — two rivals compared on efficiency, size, safety and reliability.

Ford Bronco

2025 Ford Bronco

Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WDAWD/4WD
VS0 – 5Toyota bZ4X wins 5 of 5 categories
Toyota bZ4X

2025 Toyota bZ4X

Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WDAWD/4WDHybrid/EV

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The short version

That works out to about $2,700 a year less in fuel for the Toyota bZ4X (EPA estimate, 15,000 miles).

The Toyota bZ4X is the bigger car, about 20 inches longer.

Across all model years since 2005, the Toyota bZ4X has had fewer recall campaigns (4 vs 50).

The two cars

The 2025 Ford Bronco is a standard SUV offered with 3 engines (2.7L 6-cyl turbo, 2.3L 4-cyl turbo and 3.0L 6-cyl turbo) and part-time 4-wheel drive. It measures about 181 inches long and 86 inches wide on a 116-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 5,732 lb (Raptor 4dr SUV).

The 2025 Toyota bZ4X is a small SUV powered by electricity and front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive. It measures about 185 inches long and 73 inches wide on a 112-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 4,211 lb (L/Le EV 4dr SUV).

Buying used? The 2024 Bronco and the 2024 bZ4X have the fewest problems in our data.

Basics

Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD
Class
Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD
Regular Gasoline
Fuel
EV
2.7L 6-cyl turbo, 2.3L 4-cyl turbo, 3.0L 6-cyl turbo
Engines
EV
Part-time 4-Wheel Drive
Drivetrain
Front-Wheel Drive, All-Wheel Drive

Efficiency

20 MPG
Best combined MPG
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19 city
City / highway MPG (best)
–
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EV range
252 mi
$3,350
Fuel cost per year (EPA)
$650

Performance & space

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Seats (most)
5
165 in
Length
184.6 in
79.5 in
Width
73.2 in
72 in
Height
65 in
4,288 lb
Curb weight (lightest)
4,211 lb

Safety & reliability

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NHTSA overall rating
★★★★★
11
Driver-assist features standard
13
19
Recalls (2025)
2
50
Recalls, all years since 2005
4
56
Owner complaints (latest year)
5

Interest

26,704
Wikipedia views, 30 days
10,960

Buying used

2024
Best used year
2024
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Year to avoid
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Green = clearly better. Prices are not included. How we calculate this →

Which one should you choose?

Choose the Ford Bronco if…

  • You want something easier to park (20 in shorter)

Choose the Toyota bZ4X if…

  • You want an EV with more range (252 miles)
  • You want more room (20 in longer)
  • You want a hybrid or electric option
  • You want more standard driver-assist tech
  • You put reliability history first (4 vs 50 recalls since 2005)

Pros & cons of each

2025 Ford Bronco

  • Lots of standard safety tech4 of 5 key driver aids standard on the versions we checked.
  • "Do not drive" recallCheck that the recall repair was done before buying or driving.

2025 Toyota bZ4X

  • 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.

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