Toyota Axio vs Volvo S40
The Axio costs less to run, by the official figures: about $320 a year less in New Zealand, $270 in Australia, £200 in the UK and $250 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
- $938 (better)
- $1,261
- Australia
- $777 (better)
- $1,045
- United Kingdom
- £570 (better)
- £766
- United States
- $725 (better)
- $974
Official figures
- Uses
- 2.9 L/100km (better)
- 3.9 L/100km
- UK
- 97 mpg (better)
- 72 mpg
- US
- 81 mpg (better)
- 60 mpg
- On a full tank
- 1,483 km
- 1,590 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 404 L
- Length
- 4,495 mm
- 4,476 mm
- Weight
- 1,100 kg
- 1,380 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.4 L 5-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 80 kW
- 125 kW (better)
- Torque
- 140 Nm
- 230 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- CVT
- 5-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.
Axio or S40?
Which is cheaper to run, the Toyota Axio or the Volvo S40?
The Toyota Axio: about $320 a year less in New Zealand, $270 in Australia, £200 in the UK and $250 in the US than the Volvo S40 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Toyota Axio or the Volvo S40?
The Toyota Axio, at 2.9 L/100km (97 mpg UK, 81 mpg US) to the Volvo S40's 3.9 L/100km (72 mpg UK, 60 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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