Toyota’s Hydrogen Sedan Gets New Wheels and Nothing Else for 2026

The only change to the 2026 Toyota Mirai is a set of standard 19-inch black machine-finished alloy wheels, and the hydrogen fuel cell sedan still starts at $51,795.

The rest of the car carries over, including the 182-horsepower fuel cell system, the rear-wheel-drive GA-L platform and an EPA-estimated range of 402 miles. Toyota also continues to offer up to $15,000 of complimentary hydrogen fuel, which runs out after six years for buyers or three years for lessees if the dollar amount isn’t used up first.

Toyota announced the 2026 model in a December 2025 release and said it would reach dealers over the winter. The price excludes a $1,195 destination fee, and the Mirai comes in Black, Oxygen White, Heavy Metal and Hydro Blue, with the last three carrying an extra charge. ArenaEV summed up the update by noting that it "consists of one single new feature" and that the current-generation Mirai has been on sale since 2020.

The ownership package is the Mirai’s biggest selling point beyond the car itself. Along with the fuel allowance, buyers and lessees get up to 21 days of complimentary rental cars during the first three years, three years or 35,000 miles of ToyotaCare maintenance, and an eight-year, 100,000-mile warranty on key fuel cell components. Standard equipment includes a 12.3-inch touchscreen, a Panoramic View Monitor, JBL audio, heated SofTex front seats, dual-zone climate control and Toyota Safety Sense 3.0.

Sales remain tiny. Toyota’s 2025 year-end report shows just 210 Mirai sales in 2025, down 57.9 percent from 499 in 2024. This year has been slightly better, with 212 sales through September, according to Toyota’s third-quarter report, which is already more than all of 2025 and up 35 percent from 157 at this point last year. For comparison, Toyota sold 260,684 Camrys over the same nine months.

The Mirai is a fuel cell electric vehicle that makes its own electricity from hydrogen stored in high-pressure tanks, with water as its only tailpipe emission. Its practicality depends on access to hydrogen stations, which ArenaEV noted are largely limited to California.

The Toyota Report Take

A wheel change is a fair update for a car this rare, because there is little reason to spend engineering money on a sedan that sells fewer than 25 a month. The Mirai is still a comfortable, well-equipped luxury sedan with a long range, but the real decision for buyers is whether they live close enough to a working hydrogen station, and no set of wheels changes that.