Honda Accord vs Toyota Crown

The Crown costs less to run, by the official figures: about $170 a year less in Australia.

Honda AccordToyota Crown

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Honda AccordToyota Crown

A typical year's fuel

Australia
$1,435
$1,260 (better)
New Zealand
$1,730
$1,520 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,051
£923 (better)
United States
$1,337
$1,174 (better)

Official figures

Uses
5.4 L/100km
4.7 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
1,047 km
1,404 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
473 L
–
Towing, braked
1,600 kg
–
Length
4,967 mm
4,910 mm
Weight
1,429 kg
1,730 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
152 kW
180 kW (better)
Torque
335 Nm
350 Nm (better)
Gearbox
E-CVT
8-speed automatic
Drive
FWD
RWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★☆
–
Airbags
10
–

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.

Accord or Crown?

Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Accord or the Toyota Crown?

The Toyota Crown: about $170 a year less in Australia than the Honda Accord at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Honda Accord or the Toyota Crown?

The Toyota Crown, at 4.7 L/100km (60 mpg UK, 50 mpg US) to the Honda Accord's 5.4 L/100km (53 mpg UK, 44 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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