Honda Odyssey vs Mercedes-Benz V Class
The V Class costs less to run, by the official figures: about $1,180 a year less in New Zealand, $980 in Australia, £720 in the UK and $910 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
- $3,457
- $2,280 (better)
- Australia
- $2,864
- $1,889 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,100
- £1,385 (better)
- United States
- $2,671
- $1,761 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 10.7 L/100km
- 7.1 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 26 mpg
- 40 mpg (better)
- US
- 22 mpg
- 33 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 514 km
- 809 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 7
- Boot
- 929 L
- –
- Length
- 5,161 mm
- 5,140 mm
- Weight
- 2,132 kg
- 2,170 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.1 L 4-cylinder twin-turbo diesel
- Power
- 206 kW (better)
- 140 kW
- Torque
- 355 Nm
- 440 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- CVT
- 9-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- RWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 6
- –
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.
Odyssey or V Class?
Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Odyssey or the Mercedes-Benz V Class?
The Mercedes-Benz V Class: about $1,180 a year less in New Zealand, $980 in Australia, £720 in the UK and $910 in the US than the Honda Odyssey at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Honda Odyssey or the Mercedes-Benz V Class?
The Mercedes-Benz V Class, at 7.1 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 33 mpg US) to the Honda Odyssey's 10.7 L/100km (26 mpg UK, 22 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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