Citroën C4 vs Mercedes-Benz A180
The C4 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 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
- $1,973 (better)
- $1,999
- Australia
- $1,635 (better)
- $1,658
- United Kingdom
- £1,198 (better)
- £1,214
- United States
- $1,524 (better)
- $1,544
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.1 L/100km (better)
- 6.2 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 820 km (better)
- 696 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 379 L (better)
- 370 L
- Length
- 4,361 mm
- 4,419 mm
- Weight
- 1,333 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.3 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 96 kW
- 100 kW (better)
- Torque
- 230 Nm (better)
- 200 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 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.
C4 or A180?
Which is cheaper to run, the Citroën C4 or the Mercedes-Benz A180?
The Citroën C4: about $30 a year less in New Zealand than the Mercedes-Benz A180 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Citroën C4 or the Mercedes-Benz A180?
The Citroën C4, at 6.1 L/100km (46 mpg UK, 39 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz A180's 6.2 L/100km (46 mpg UK, 38 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Citroën C4 or the Mercedes-Benz A180?
The Citroën C4, at 379 L to the Mercedes-Benz A180's 370 L, for their newest versions.
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