Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vs Vauxhall Vivaro

The Vivaro costs less to run, by the official figures: about $590 a year less in New Zealand, $490 in Australia, £360 in the UK and $450 in the US.

Mercedes-Benz SprinterVauxhall Vivaro

Side by side

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

Mercedes-Benz SprinterVauxhall Vivaro

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$3,076
$2,490 (better)
Australia
$2,550
$2,065 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,868
£1,513 (better)
United States
$2,376
$1,924 (better)

Official figures

Uses
9.5 L/100km
7.7 L/100km (better)
UK
30 mpg
37 mpg (better)
US
25 mpg
31 mpg (better)
On a full tank
789 km
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Space

Seats
3
3
Length
–
4,959 mm

Engine

Engine
2.1 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
Power
120 kW (better)
75 kW
Torque
360 Nm (better)
250 Nm
Gearbox
9-speed automatic
6-speed manual
Drive
RWD
FWD

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.

Sprinter or Vivaro?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter or the Vauxhall Vivaro?

The Vauxhall Vivaro: about $590 a year less in New Zealand, $490 in Australia, £360 in the UK and $450 in the US than the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter or the Vauxhall Vivaro?

The Vauxhall Vivaro, at 7.7 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter's 9.5 L/100km (30 mpg UK, 25 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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