Honda Jazz vs Mazda Demio

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

Honda JazzMazda Demio

Side by side

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

Honda JazzMazda Demio

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,229
$1,219 (better)
Australia
$1,018
$1,010 (better)
United Kingdom
£747
£741 (better)
United States
$949
$942 (better)

Official figures

Uses
3.8 L/100km
3.8 L/100km (better)
UK
74 mpg
75 mpg (better)
US
62 mpg
62 mpg (better)
On a full tank
1,053 km
1,167 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
304 L
–
Length
4,044 mm
4,060 mm
Weight
1,228 kg
1,050 kg

Engine

Engine
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
80 kW
81 kW (better)
Torque
253 Nm (better)
141 Nm
Gearbox
Single-speed
6-speed automatic
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
–
Euro NCAP
★★★★☆
–
Airbags
10
–

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.

Jazz or Demio?

Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Jazz or the Mazda Demio?

The Mazda Demio: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the Honda Jazz at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Honda Jazz or the Mazda Demio?

The Mazda Demio, at 3.8 L/100km (75 mpg UK, 62 mpg US) to the Honda Jazz's 3.8 L/100km (74 mpg UK, 62 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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