Jeep Compass vs Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class

The Compass costs less to run, by the official figures: about $110 a year less in New Zealand, $90 in Australia, £70 in the UK and $80 in the US.

Jeep Compass

Side by side

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

Jeep CompassMercedes-Benz GLC-Class

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,817 (better)
$2,927
Australia
$2,337 (better)
$2,427
United Kingdom
£1,711 (better)
£1,778
United States
$2,176 (better)
$2,261

Official figures

Uses
8.7 L/100km (better)
9.1 L/100km
UK
32 mpg (better)
31 mpg
US
27 mpg (better)
26 mpg
On a full tank
689 km (better)
552 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
438 L
549 L (better)
Length
4,394 mm
4,656 mm
Weight
1,500 kg
1,728 kg

Engine

Engine
2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
129 kW
167 kW (better)
Torque
229 Nm
325 Nm (better)
Gearbox
6-speed automatic
9-speed automatic
Drive
FWD
AWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Airbags
7
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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 GLC-Class?

Which is cheaper to run, the Jeep Compass or the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class?

The Jeep Compass: about $110 a year less in New Zealand, $90 in Australia, £70 in the UK and $80 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Jeep Compass or the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class?

The Jeep Compass, at 8.7 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class's 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Jeep Compass or the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class?

The Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class, at 549 L to the Jeep Compass's 438 L, for their newest versions.

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