Mazda BT-50 vs Nissan Navara

The Navara costs less to run, by the official figures: about $390 a year less in Australia.

Mazda BT-50Nissan Navara

Side by side

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

Mazda BT-50Nissan Navara

A typical year's fuel

Australia
$2,468
$2,082 (better)
New Zealand
$1,997 (better)
$2,513
United Kingdom
£1,746
£1,527 (better)
United States
$2,762
$1,941 (better)

Official figures

Uses
7.8 L/100km (better)
7.8 L/100km
On a full tank
979 km
1,030 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Towing, braked
3,500 kg
3,500 kg
Length
5,280 mm
5,260 mm
Weight
2,040 kg
1,978 kg

Engine

Engine
3.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
2.3 L 4-cylinder twin-turbo diesel
Power
140 kW
140 kW
Torque
450 Nm
450 Nm
Gearbox
6-speed automatic
7-speed automatic
Drive
4WD
RWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Airbags
8 (better)
7

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.

BT-50 or Navara?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda BT-50 or the Nissan Navara?

The Nissan Navara: about $390 a year less in Australia than the Mazda BT-50 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Mazda BT-50 or the Nissan Navara?

The Mazda BT-50, at 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Nissan Navara's 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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