Jeep Compass vs Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class
The GLA-Class costs less to run, by the official figures: about $100 a year less in New Zealand, $80 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $80 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
- $2,817
- $2,717 (better)
- Australia
- $2,334
- $2,251 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,711
- £1,650 (better)
- United States
- $2,176
- $2,099 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.7 L/100km
- 8.4 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 32 mpg
- 34 mpg (better)
- US
- 27 mpg
- 28 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 689 km (better)
- 607 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 438 L (better)
- 435 L
- Length
- 4,394 mm
- 4,410 mm
- Weight
- 1,500 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.3 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 129 kW (better)
- 120 kW
- Torque
- 229 Nm
- 250 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- 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.
Compass or GLA-Class?
Which is cheaper to run, the Jeep Compass or the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class?
The Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class: about $100 a year less in New Zealand, $80 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $80 in the US than the Jeep Compass at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Jeep Compass or the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class?
The Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class, at 8.4 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US) to the Jeep Compass's 8.7 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Jeep Compass or the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class?
The Jeep Compass, at 438 L to the Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class's 435 L, for their newest versions.
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