Mazda Demio vs Toyota Corolla

The Demio costs less to run, by the official figures: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $40 in the US.

Mazda DemioToyota Corolla

Side by side

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

Mazda DemioToyota Corolla

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,219 (better)
$1,277
Australia
$1,010 (better)
$1,058
United Kingdom
£741 (better)
£776
United States
$942 (better)
$987

Official figures

Uses
3.8 L/100km (better)
4.0 L/100km
UK
75 mpg (better)
72 mpg
US
62 mpg (better)
60 mpg
On a full tank
1,167 km (better)
1,089 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
–
217 L
Towing, braked
–
1,300 kg
Length
4,060 mm
4,375 mm
Weight
1,050 kg
1,370 kg

Engine

Engine
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol-electric hybrid
Power
81 kW
90 kW (better)
Torque
141 Nm
142 Nm (better)
Gearbox
6-speed automatic
CVT automatic
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
–
★★★★★
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.

Demio or Corolla?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda Demio or the Toyota Corolla?

The Mazda Demio: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $40 in the US than the Toyota Corolla at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Mazda Demio or the Toyota Corolla?

The Mazda Demio, at 3.8 L/100km (75 mpg UK, 62 mpg US) to the Toyota Corolla's 4.0 L/100km (72 mpg UK, 60 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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