Compare the2025 Hyundai NexoVS 2025 Honda Prologue

The Nexo’s driver alert monitor detects an inattentive driver then sounds a warning and suggests a break. According to the NHTSA, drivers who fall asleep cause about 100,000 crashes and 1500 deaths a year. The Prologue doesn’t offer a driver alert monitor.

Both the Nexo and the Prologue have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, front wheel drive, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning and available around view monitors.

The Nexo comes with a full 5-year/60,000-mile basic warranty, which covers the entire truck and includes 24-hour roadside assistance. The Prologue’s 3-year/36,000-mile basic warranty expires 2 years or 24,000 miles sooner.

Hyundai’s powertrain warranty covers the Nexo 5 years and 40,000 miles longer than Honda covers the Prologue. Any repair needed on the engine, transmission, axles, joints or driveshafts is fully covered for 10 years or 100,000 miles. Coverage on the Prologue ends after only 5 years or 60,000 miles.

The Nexo’s corrosion warranty is 2 years longer than the Prologue’s (7 vs. 5 years).

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2024 Initial Quality Study of new car owners surveyed provide the statistics that show that Hyundai vehicles are better in initial quality than Honda vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Hyundai third in initial quality, above the industry average. With 19 more problems per 100 vehicles, Honda is ranked 10th.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2024 survey of the owners of three-year-old vehicles provides the long-term dependability statistics that show that Hyundai vehicles are more reliable than Honda With 8 fewer problems per 100 vehicles in the first three years of ownership, J.D. Power ranks Hyundai higher than Honda.

The Nexo’s electric motor produces 48 lbs.-ft. more torque (291 vs. 243) than the Prologue’s standard electric motor.

The Nexo can travel longer on a full tank of hydrogen than the Prologue on a full charge:

The Nexo has a standard locking fuel door with a power remote release convenient to the driver. The Prologue doesn’t have a locking charge port. A locking fuel door helps prevent fuel theft and vandalism, such as sugar in the tank and a locking charge port prevents tampering and damage.

For better maneuverability, the Nexo’s turning circle is 2.9 feet tighter than the Prologue’s (36.7 feet vs. 39.6 feet).

The Hyundai Nexo may be more efficient, handle and accelerate better because it weighs about 950 to 1150 pounds less than the Honda Prologue.

The Nexo is 8.1 inches shorter than the Prologue, making the Nexo easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

The Nexo is 5.1 inches narrower than the Prologue, making the Nexo easier to handle and maneuver in traffic.

For enhanced passenger comfort on long trips the Nexo’s rear seats recline. The Prologue’s rear seats don’t recline.

The Nexo has a much larger cargo volume than the Prologue with its rear seat up (29.6 vs. 25.2 cubic feet).

The Nexo Limited’s front and rear power windows all open or close with one touch of the switches. The Prologue’s rear power window switches have to be held the entire time to close them fully.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) conducts detailed tests on headlights for their range both straight ahead and in curves and to be certain they don’t exceed acceptable amounts of glare to oncoming drivers. The Nexo’s headlights were rated “Good” by the IIHS, while the Prologue’s headlights are rated “Acceptable.”

The Hyundai Nexo has power folding mirrors that offer unparalleled convenience while maneuvering in tight places or parked. With the mirrors folded it’s easier to walk past and help prevent parking damage. The mirrors can be quickly unfolded when the driver is ready to leave. Power folding mirrors are only offered on the Prologue Elite.

The Nexo Limited’s Smart Parking Assist can parallel park or back into a parking spot by itself, starting, stopping and changing direction automatically. Remote Smart Parking Assist will park and retrieve your car remotely: press a button and watch it park itself. This is ideal for tight locations. The Prologue doesn’t offer an automated parking system.