Ford Mondeo vs Honda Civic
The Mondeo costs less to run, by the official figures: about $100 a year less in New Zealand, $80 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $70 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
- $1,261 (better)
- $1,358
- Australia
- $1,046 (better)
- $1,126
- United Kingdom
- £766 (better)
- £825
- United States
- $974 (better)
- $1,049
Official figures
- Uses
- 3.9 L/100km (better)
- 4.2 L/100km
- UK
- 72 mpg (better)
- 67 mpg
- US
- 60 mpg (better)
- 56 mpg
- On a full tank
- 1,590 km (better)
- 1,119 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 537 L (better)
- 415 L
- Length
- 4,870 mm
- 4,549 mm
- Weight
- 1,525 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
- 375 Nm (better)
- 315 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed dual-clutch
- Automatic hybrid transmission
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 9
- 11 (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.
Mondeo or Civic?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Mondeo or the Honda Civic?
The Ford Mondeo: about $100 a year less in New Zealand, $80 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $70 in the US than the Honda Civic at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford Mondeo or the Honda Civic?
The Ford Mondeo, at 3.9 L/100km (72 mpg UK, 60 mpg US) to the Honda Civic's 4.2 L/100km (67 mpg UK, 56 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Ford Mondeo or the Honda Civic?
The Ford Mondeo, at 537 L to the Honda Civic's 415 L, for their newest versions.
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