BMW 118D vs Honda Civic
The 118D costs less to run, by the official figures: about $220 a year less in New Zealand.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,140 (better)
- $1,358
- Australia
- $1,409
- $1,126 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £997
- £825 (better)
- United States
- $1,577
- $1,049 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.4 L/100km
- 4.2 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 64 mpg
- 67 mpg (better)
- US
- 53 mpg
- 56 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 948 km
- 1,119 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 380 L
- 415 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- 1,300 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,319 mm
- 4,549 mm
- Weight
- 1,480 kg
- 1,337 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol-electric hybrid
- Power
- 110 kW
- 135 kW (better)
- Torque
- 350 Nm (better)
- 315 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- Automatic hybrid transmission
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 11
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.
118D or Civic?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 118D or the Honda Civic?
The BMW 118D: about $220 a year less in New Zealand than the Honda Civic at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 118D or the Honda Civic?
The Honda Civic, at 4.2 L/100km (67 mpg UK, 56 mpg US) to the BMW 118D's 4.4 L/100km (64 mpg UK, 53 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW 118D or the Honda Civic?
The Honda Civic, at 415 L to the BMW 118D's 380 L, for their newest versions.
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