Nissan X-Trail vs SEAT Ateca
The X-Trail costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US.


Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,973 (better)
- $2,024
- Australia
- $1,637 (better)
- $1,677
- United Kingdom
- £1,198 (better)
- £1,230
- United States
- $1,524 (better)
- $1,564
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.1 L/100km (better)
- 6.3 L/100km
- UK
- 46 mpg (better)
- 45 mpg
- US
- 39 mpg (better)
- 38 mpg
- On a full tank
- 902 km (better)
- 799 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 585 L (better)
- 510 L
- Towing, braked
- 1,650 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,680 mm
- 4,381 mm
- Weight
- 1,560 kg
- 1,385 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 135 kW (better)
- 110 kW
- Torque
- 244 Nm
- 250 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- CVT
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- 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.
X-Trail or Ateca?
Which is cheaper to run, the Nissan X-Trail or the SEAT Ateca?
The Nissan X-Trail: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $40 in the US than the SEAT Ateca at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Nissan X-Trail or the SEAT Ateca?
The Nissan X-Trail, at 6.1 L/100km (46 mpg UK, 39 mpg US) to the SEAT Ateca's 6.3 L/100km (45 mpg UK, 38 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Nissan X-Trail or the SEAT Ateca?
The Nissan X-Trail, at 585 L to the SEAT Ateca's 510 L, for their newest versions.
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