2025 Ford Maverick

Price Range: $28,145 - $41,425

Average

7.6

out of 10

edmunds TESTED

The 2025 Ford Maverick boasts a good-sized bed and lots of interior space, and it can be optioned to suit many tastes. It's not as capable as a midsize truck and can feel a bit rough around the edges, but overall, we think the Maverick is a great way to get a city-friendly truck for not a lot of money.

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Pros

Pro:Low starting price on base versions
Pro:Loads of available equipment to enhance towing and off-roading capability
Pro:Hybrid powertrain returns excellent fuel economy
Pro:Quick acceleration from optional turbocharged engine

Cons

Con:Bumpy ride quality
Con:Some features hidden in costly optional packages
Con:Interior has a low-buck feel to it
Con:Limited range of adjustment for the driver's seat and steering wheel

What’s new

Street-performance-oriented Lobo added to lineup
New, larger center touchscreen debuts
Other minor revisions to standard and optional feature availability
Part of the first Maverick pickup truck generation introduced for 2022

7 Colors
5 Trims
6 Packages

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2025 Ford Maverick Review

Overview

Written by automotive expert Jake Sundstrom

8/26/2025

Full-size pickup trucks have grown significantly in the last decade, leaving a void for people who perhaps don't need something quite that large. You could even say that about midsize trucks. That's where the 2025 Ford Maverick comes in. It's smaller and less expensive than Ford's F-150 and Ranger trucks but has enough utility designed into it that you can use it for a lot of tasks for which a typical small SUV just won't do. It's also available with a hybrid powertrain, which is great for further reducing your overall ownership costs. For 2025, Ford has updated the Maverick with a larger center touchscreen and introduced a Maverick Lobo sport truck version.

Edmunds spotlight: Light-duty and priced right

The compact Ford Maverick is obviously not as utilitarian as its larger pickup siblings, but it can still handle plenty of truck duties. The bed is wide enough to hold a 4-foot sheet of plywood or drywall, but 8-foot lengths will extend past the tailgate by several feet. Towing maxes out at 4,000 pounds, so you can easily pull smaller trailers. As the smallest Ford pickup, it's also the most affordable, and the savings won't end when you buy one. The hybrid model can potentially save you hundreds of dollars a year in fuel costs compared to what you'd pay to drive a midsize truck.

Competitors to consider

The only direct competitor to the Maverick is the Hyundai Santa Cruz, which has similar capabilities but distinguishes itself with more of an SUV personality inside and out. The Santa Cruz can tow 1,000 pounds more than the Maverick, but the lack of a trailer brake controller evens the playing field. We like both trucks, so picking one will likely come down to what you want from your compact truck. If neither suits your needs, the midsize Ford Ranger is a more capable alternative. Check out our test team's full Expert Rating on the Maverick to help you decide if it's best for you.

What’s it like to live with?

We just added a 2025 Ford Maverick Hybrid to our One-Year Road Test fleet, where we'll drive it for 20,000 miles and report on regular updates. We are testing the newly available all-wheel-drive hybrid model, which is new for this model year. Here is where you can follow along.

Which Maverick trim does Edmunds recommend?

We recommend the XLT trim for most Maverick buyers. It's reasonably priced and gives you the option of either the hybrid powertrain or the regular gas engine. You can also spruce it up with a few different option packages if you like. The FX4 package is a low-cost way to get some extra off-road capability without having to spend a lot more money on the Tremor.

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Helpful trims summary and side-by-side comparison chart

Ford Maverick models

The 2025 Ford Maverick is a compact crew-cab pickup available in five trim levels: XL, XLT, Lobo, Lariat and Tremor. The XL, XLT and Lariat come with one of two powertrains. You can pick between a 191-horsepower hybrid powertrain or a 250-hp turbocharged four-cylinder engine (Ford calls this the EcoBoost engine). Get the hybrid for better mpg or the EcoBoost engine for quicker acceleration. The hybrid is available in front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive; the EcoBoost has standard all-wheel drive. The Maverick's Lobo and Tremor trim levels come with the EcoBoost engine only. Keep reading for our breakdown of the Maverick's significant standard features and options.

XL
This base trim comes standard with:

Continuously variable automatic transmission (hybrid) or eight-speed automatic (EcoBoost)
LED headlights
17-inch steel wheels
Cloth upholstery
13.2-inch center touchscreen
Wireless connectivity for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone integration
Six-speaker stereo
Forward collision mitigation (warns you of an impending collision and applies the brakes in certain scenarios)
Lane keeping assistance (steers the Maverick back into its lane if it begins to drift over the lane marker)

XLT
Adds a few extra features, such as:

Alloy wheels
Upgraded upholstery
Rear center armrest with cupholders
Power-locking tailgate
Trailer hitch receiver

Lobo
The Maverick Lobo is new for 2025. It's meant to be an homage to the lowered sport compact pickups of the 1990s. It pretty much has the same convenience features as the XLT but upgrades the truck's performance by way of:

Lowered sport-tuned suspension for better on-road handling
19-inch black-painted alloy wheels
Performance brakes
Sport-tuned steering
Special grille and front-end styling
Lobo-specific synthetic leather upholstery
Seven-speed automatic transmission
Torque vectoring all-wheel drive (helps to improve cornering performance and stability)
Ford Co-Pilot360 (see below)

Lariat
This top-of-the-line trim adds to the XLT's equipment with:

19-inch wheels
Spray-in bedliner
Dual-zone automatic climate control
Synthetic leather upholstery
Power-adjustable driver's seat
Power-sliding rear window
Heated seats
Heated steering wheel
Household-style power outlet

The Lariat also has:

Navigation system with voice control
Wireless smartphone charging pad
Eight-speaker B&O premium sound system
Ford Co-Pilot360 (see below)
360-degree camera system (gives you a top-down view of the vehicle and its surroundings in tight parking situations)
Adaptive cruise control (maintains a driver-set distance between the Maverick and the car in front)
Lane centering system (makes minor steering corrections to help keep the vehicle centered in its lane)

Tremor
The Tremor is based on the Lariat. It enhances the Maverick's off-road capabilities with:

Off-road-tuned suspension with elevated ground clearance
17-inch alloy wheels with all-terrain tires
Trail Control (low-speed cruise control for off-roading)
Underbody skid plates
Upgraded transmission cooler
Full-size spare tire
Locking rear differential
Additional terrain drive modes
Unique exterior styling elements and badging

Some of the Lariat's extra features are available on the XLT and Lobo trims through option packages. Other key optional packages for the Maverick include:

Ford Co-Pilot360

Blind-spot warning with rear cross-traffic warning (alerts you if a vehicle is in your blind spot during a lane change or while in reverse)
Evasive steering assistance (enhances the forward collision mitigation system with steering-based collision avoidance)
Intersection collision mitigation (warns you of an impending collision during a left turn and applies the brakes in certain scenarios)

4K Towing package

Trailer hitch receiver with seven-pin trailer wiring harness connector
Integrated trailer brake controller (allows adjustment of a trailer's brakes from the cab)
Upgraded powertrain cooling

FX4 Off-Road package (requires all-wheel drive)

All-terrain tires
Exposed front tow hooks
Hill descent control
Skid plates

2025 Ford Maverick

At a Glance:

7 Colors
5 Trims
6 Packages
$23,920starting MSRP

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Ford Maverick Owner Reviews

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Most Helpful Owner Reviews

Perfect Size

Joseph K, 12/31/2023

2024 Ford Maverick Lariat 4dr SuperCrew AWD SB (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)

At my stage in life this Maverick is just right for me. It is comfortable, easy to drive, easy to park and fantastic for fuel mileage. Took it on it's first trip and averaged over 40 mpg before it had 400 miles on the truck. I now have almost 9,300 miles on the truck and am perfectly satisfied. I have averaged 44.8 MPG since driving the truck off the dealer's lot. There are no …

Scratches the itch and fills a niche

GBR Huskers, 04/01/2024

2024 Ford Maverick Lariat 4dr SuperCrew AWD SB (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)

Utilitarian is correct. It’s a truck, not a driving machine. If you want a small truck that can pull double duty as a daily commuter and weekend play vehicle, it’s hard to beat. Decent payload and it’s built to be a truck, not a car pretending to be a truck. The ride is stiff and thats what you get with a 1500 pound payload capacity. The negatives in the Edmund’s review are largely …

Great little truck that's a small suv alternative

MarcoGLA, 12/10/2023

2024 Ford Maverick Lariat 4dr SuperCrew AWD SB (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)

Hard to beat this hybrid small truck. Zero complaints other than a bit of a rough ride on bumpy roads. Mileage is phenomenal. Hybrid is hardly luxurious, but an upgrade from lower two models. Still worth it for the seats and options. Price, even loaded, is excellent (assuming you can find one) at list) which loaded with everything is well under 40k and should be inexpensive to operate. …

Super mileage

Peter S, 04/26/2024

2024 Ford Maverick XLT 4dr SuperCrew SB (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)

I recently purchased a Ford Maverick Hybrid XLT from AutoNation Ford Scottsdale, wanted to get back into a small pick up, but didn’t want to break the bank and gas. Did my research on the Ford Maverick hybrid, and a lot of good reviews on the Internet and video reviews. Only have 500 miles on the vehicle. I have been averaging 45–55 MPG’s very impressed that is average of highway/Local, …

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2025 Ford Maverick