Fiat Punto vs Škoda Fabia

The Punto costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in New Zealand.

Fiat PuntoŠkoda Fabia

Side by side

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

Fiat PuntoŠkoda Fabia

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,746 (better)
$1,769
Australia
$1,448 (better)
$1,466
United Kingdom
£1,061 (better)
£1,075
United States
$1,349 (better)
$1,367

Official figures

Uses
5.4 L/100km (better)
5.5 L/100km
On a full tank
833 km (better)
731 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
275 L
380 L (better)
Length
4,065 mm
4,108 mm
Weight
–
1,199 kg

Engine

Engine
1.2 L 4-cylinder petrol
1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
51 kW
70 kW (better)
Torque
102 Nm
175 Nm (better)
Gearbox
5-speed manual
5-speed manual
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

Euro NCAP
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★ (better)
Airbags
–
6

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.

Punto or Fabia?

Which is cheaper to run, the Fiat Punto or the Škoda Fabia?

The Fiat Punto: about $20 a year less in New Zealand than the Škoda Fabia at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Fiat Punto or the Škoda Fabia?

The Fiat Punto, at 5.4 L/100km (52 mpg UK, 44 mpg US) to the Škoda Fabia's 5.5 L/100km (52 mpg UK, 43 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Fiat Punto or the Škoda Fabia?

The Škoda Fabia, at 380 L to the Fiat Punto's 275 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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