Isuzu Mu-x vs Mazda CX-5
The Mu-x costs less to run, by the official figures: about $530 a year less in New Zealand.


Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,987 (better)
- $2,519
- Australia
- $2,455
- $2,091 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,737
- £1,530 (better)
- United States
- $2,747
- $1,946 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.7 L/100km (better)
- 7.8 L/100km
- UK
- 37 mpg (better)
- 36 mpg
- US
- 30 mpg (better)
- 30 mpg
- On a full tank
- 1,036 km (better)
- 719 km
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 442 L
- Towing, braked
- 3,500 kg (better)
- 1,800 kg
- Length
- 4,850 mm
- 4,550 mm
- Weight
- 2,085 kg
- 1,558 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 140 kW (better)
- 115 kW
- Torque
- 450 Nm (better)
- 200 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- 4WD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- 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.
Mu-x or CX-5?
Which is cheaper to run, the Isuzu Mu-x or the Mazda CX-5?
The Isuzu Mu-x: about $530 a year less in New Zealand than the Mazda CX-5 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Isuzu Mu-x or the Mazda CX-5?
The Isuzu Mu-x, at 7.7 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Mazda CX-5's 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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