Mazda Verisa vs Nissan Micra

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

Mazda VerisaNissan Micra

Side by side

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

Mazda VerisaNissan Micra

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,746 (better)
$1,811
Australia
$1,448 (better)
$1,501
United Kingdom
£1,061 (better)
£1,100
United States
$1,349 (better)
$1,399

Official figures

Uses
5.4 L/100km (better)
5.6 L/100km
UK
52 mpg (better)
50 mpg
US
44 mpg (better)
42 mpg
On a full tank
–
732 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
–
300 L
Length
–
3,999 mm
Weight
–
1,050 kg

Engine

Engine
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
81 kW (better)
68 kW
Torque
143 Nm
160 Nm (better)
Gearbox
4-speed automatic
5-speed manual
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
–
★★★★☆
Euro NCAP
–
★★★★☆
Airbags
–
6

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.

Verisa or Micra?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda Verisa or the Nissan Micra?

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

Which uses less fuel, the Mazda Verisa or the Nissan Micra?

The Mazda Verisa, at 5.4 L/100km (52 mpg UK, 44 mpg US) to the Nissan Micra's 5.6 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 42 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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