Fiat 500 vs Toyota Corolla
The Corolla costs less to run, by the official figures: about $130 a year less in New Zealand, $110 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $100 in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,410
- $1,277 (better)
- Australia
- $1,168
- $1,058 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £857
- £776 (better)
- United States
- $1,089
- $987 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.4 L/100km
- 4.0 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 65 mpg
- 72 mpg (better)
- US
- 54 mpg
- 60 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 803 km
- 1,089 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 4
- 5
- Boot
- 185 L
- 217 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- 800 kg
- 1,300 kg (better)
- Length
- 3,571 mm
- 4,375 mm
- Weight
- 980 kg
- 1,370 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder mild-hybrid petrol
- 1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol-electric hybrid
- Power
- 52 kW
- 90 kW (better)
- Torque
- 90 Nm
- 142 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- CVT automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 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.
500 or Corolla?
Which is cheaper to run, the Fiat 500 or the Toyota Corolla?
The Toyota Corolla: about $130 a year less in New Zealand, $110 in Australia, £80 in the UK and $100 in the US than the Fiat 500 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Fiat 500 or the Toyota Corolla?
The Toyota Corolla, at 4.0 L/100km (72 mpg UK, 60 mpg US) to the Fiat 500's 4.4 L/100km (65 mpg UK, 54 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Fiat 500 or the Toyota Corolla?
The Toyota Corolla, at 217 L to the Fiat 500's 185 L, for their newest versions.
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