Honda Civic vs Opel Astra
The Civic costs less to run, by the official figures: about $130 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
- $1,358 (better)
- $1,488
- Australia
- $1,126 (better)
- $1,234
- United Kingdom
- £825 (better)
- £904
- United States
- $1,049 (better)
- $1,149
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.2 L/100km (better)
- 4.6 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 1,119 km (better)
- 1,043 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 415 L (better)
- 371 L
- Length
- 4,549 mm
- 4,369 mm
- Weight
- 1,337 kg
- 1,270 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol-electric hybrid
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 135 kW (better)
- 96 kW
- Torque
- 315 Nm (better)
- 210 Nm
- Gearbox
- Automatic hybrid transmission
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 11
- –
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.
Civic or Astra?
Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Civic or the Opel Astra?
The Honda Civic: about $130 a year less in New Zealand than the Opel Astra at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Honda Civic or the Opel Astra?
The Honda Civic, at 4.2 L/100km (67 mpg UK, 56 mpg US) to the Opel Astra's 4.6 L/100km (61 mpg UK, 51 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Honda Civic or the Opel Astra?
The Honda Civic, at 415 L to the Opel Astra's 371 L, for their newest versions.
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