Holden Spark vs Mazda 3
Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.


Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- Australia
- $1,472 (better)
- $1,474
- New Zealand
- $1,775 (better)
- $1,779
- United Kingdom
- £1,079 (better)
- £1,081
- United States
- $1,372 (better)
- $1,374
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.5 L/100km (better)
- 5.5 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 638 km
- 909 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 170 L
- 385 L (better)
- Length
- 3,635 mm
- 4,460 mm
- Weight
- 1,000 kg
- 1,287 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 75 kW
- 132 kW (better)
- Torque
- 128 Nm
- 224 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- CVT
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 8
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.
Spark or 3?
Which uses less fuel, the Holden Spark or the Mazda 3?
The Holden Spark, at 5.5 L/100km (51 mpg UK, 43 mpg US) to the Mazda 3's 5.5 L/100km (51 mpg UK, 43 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Holden Spark or the Mazda 3?
The Mazda 3, at 385 L to the Holden Spark's 170 L, for their newest versions.
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