Audi A1 vs BMW 1 Series
The A1 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $80 a year less in Australia.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- Australia
- $1,527 (better)
- $1,608
- New Zealand
- $1,843 (better)
- $1,940
- United Kingdom
- £1,120 (better)
- £1,179
- United States
- $1,424 (better)
- $1,499
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.7 L/100km (better)
- 6.0 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 702 km
- 833 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 335 L
- 379 L (better)
- Length
- 4,029 mm
- 4,318 mm
- Weight
- 1,145 kg
- 1,443 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.5 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 85 kW
- 103 kW (better)
- Torque
- 200 Nm
- 220 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 6
- 6
A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
A1 or 1 Series?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi A1 or the BMW 1 Series?
The Audi A1: about $80 a year less in Australia than the BMW 1 Series at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi A1 or the BMW 1 Series?
The Audi A1, at 5.7 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 41 mpg US) to the BMW 1 Series's 6.0 L/100km (47 mpg UK, 39 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Audi A1 or the BMW 1 Series?
The BMW 1 Series, at 379 L to the Audi A1's 335 L, for their newest versions.
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