Mazda Bongo vs Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

The Bongo costs less to run, by the official figures: about $390 a year less in New Zealand, $320 in Australia, £240 in the UK and $300 in the US.

Mazda BongoMercedes-Benz Sprinter

Side by side

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

Mazda BongoMercedes-Benz Sprinter

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,684 (better)
$3,076
Australia
$2,225 (better)
$2,548
United Kingdom
£1,631 (better)
£1,868
United States
$2,074 (better)
$2,376

Official figures

Uses
8.3 L/100km (better)
9.5 L/100km
UK
34 mpg (better)
30 mpg
US
28 mpg (better)
25 mpg
On a full tank
–
789 km

Space

Seats
3
3

Engine

Engine
2.2 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
2.1 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
Power
–
120 kW
Torque
–
360 Nm
Gearbox
5-speed manual
9-speed automatic
Drive
RWD
RWD

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.

Bongo or Sprinter?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda Bongo or the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter?

The Mazda Bongo: about $390 a year less in New Zealand, $320 in Australia, £240 in the UK and $300 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Mazda Bongo or the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter?

The Mazda Bongo, at 8.3 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter's 9.5 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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