Mazda CX-30 vs Toyota Venza

The CX-30 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US.

Mazda CX-30Toyota Venza

Side by side

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

Mazda CX-30Toyota Venza

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,940 (better)
$1,950
Australia
$1,608 (better)
$1,616
United Kingdom
£1,179 (better)
£1,185
United States
$1,499 (better)
$1,507

Official figures

Uses
6.0 L/100km (better)
6.0 L/100km
UK
47 mpg (better)
47 mpg
US
39 mpg (better)
39 mpg
On a full tank
850 km
1,111 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
317 L
913 L (better)
Length
4,395 mm
4,801 mm
Weight
1,370 kg
1,782 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
2.7 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
114 kW
165 kW (better)
Torque
200 Nm
291 Nm (better)
Gearbox
6-speed automatic
6-speed automatic
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
–
Euro NCAP
★★★★★
–

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.

CX-30 or Venza?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda CX-30 or the Toyota Venza?

The Mazda CX-30: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the Toyota Venza at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Mazda CX-30 or the Toyota Venza?

The Mazda CX-30, at 6.0 L/100km (47 mpg UK, 39 mpg US) to the Toyota Venza's 6.0 L/100km (47 mpg UK, 39 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Mazda CX-30 or the Toyota Venza?

The Toyota Venza, at 913 L to the Mazda CX-30's 317 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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