Honda Jazz vs Nissan Note

The Note costs less to run, by the official figures: about $100 a year less in New Zealand.

Honda JazzNissan Note

Side by side

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

Honda JazzNissan Note

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,229
$1,132 (better)
Australia
$1,018
$938 (better)
United Kingdom
£747
£688 (better)
United States
$949
$874 (better)

Official figures

Uses
3.8 L/100km
3.5 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
1,053 km (better)
1,029 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
304 L (better)
280 L
Length
4,044 mm
4,045 mm
Weight
1,228 kg
1,230 kg

Engine

Engine
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
1.2 L 3-cylinder petrol engine (series hybrid; drives generator)
Power
80 kW
85 kW (better)
Torque
253 Nm
280 Nm (better)
Gearbox
Single-speed
Single-speed reduction gear
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
–
Euro NCAP
★★★★☆
★★★★☆
Airbags
10
–

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.

Jazz or Note?

Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Jazz or the Nissan Note?

The Nissan Note: about $100 a year less in New Zealand than the Honda Jazz at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Honda Jazz or the Nissan Note?

The Nissan Note, at 3.5 L/100km (81 mpg UK, 67 mpg US) to the Honda Jazz's 3.8 L/100km (74 mpg UK, 62 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Honda Jazz or the Nissan Note?

The Honda Jazz, at 304 L to the Nissan Note's 280 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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