Daihatsu Charade vs Mercedes-Benz Benz

The Benz costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand and $10 in Australia.

Side by side

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

Daihatsu CharadeMercedes-Benz Benz

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,753
$1,746 (better)
Australia
$1,454
$1,448 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,065
£1,061 (better)
United States
$1,354
$1,349 (better)

Official figures

Uses
5.4 L/100km
5.4 L/100km (better)
UK
52 mpg
52 mpg (better)
US
43 mpg
44 mpg (better)

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.

Charade or Benz?

Which is cheaper to run, the Daihatsu Charade or the Mercedes-Benz Benz?

The Mercedes-Benz Benz: about $10 a year less in New Zealand and $10 in Australia than the Daihatsu Charade at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Daihatsu Charade or the Mercedes-Benz Benz?

The Mercedes-Benz Benz, at 5.4 L/100km (52 mpg UK, 44 mpg US) to the Daihatsu Charade's 5.4 L/100km (52 mpg UK, 43 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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