BMW 123D vs Mazda 3
The 123D costs less to run, by the official figures: about $330 a year less in New Zealand.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,452 (better)
- $1,779
- Australia
- $1,794
- $1,474 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,269
- £1,081 (better)
- United States
- $2,007
- $1,374 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.6 L/100km
- 5.5 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 940 km (better)
- 909 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 385 L
- Length
- 4,360 mm
- 4,460 mm
- Weight
- 1,450 kg
- 1,287 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder twin turbo diesel
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 150 kW (better)
- 132 kW
- Torque
- 400 Nm (better)
- 224 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 8
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.
123D or 3?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 123D or the Mazda 3?
The BMW 123D: about $330 a year less in New Zealand than the Mazda 3 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 123D or the Mazda 3?
The Mazda 3, at 5.5 L/100km (51 mpg UK, 43 mpg US) to the BMW 123D's 5.6 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 42 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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