Jeep Cherokee vs Subaru XV
The Cherokee costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 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
- $2,057 (better)
- $2,102
- Australia
- $1,706 (better)
- $1,743
- United Kingdom
- £1,250 (better)
- £1,277
- United States
- $1,589 (better)
- $1,624
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.4 L/100km (better)
- 6.5 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 943 km (better)
- 738 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 700 L (better)
- 310 L
- Towing, braked
- 2,200 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,623 mm
- 4,465 mm
- Weight
- 1,638 kg
- 1,600 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder boxer petrol hybrid
- Power
- 130 kW (better)
- 110 kW
- Torque
- 229 Nm (better)
- 194 Nm
- Gearbox
- 9-speed automatic
- CVT
- Drive
- FWD
- AWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 7
- 7
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.
Cherokee or XV?
Which is cheaper to run, the Jeep Cherokee or the Subaru XV?
The Jeep Cherokee: about $50 a year less in New Zealand than the Subaru XV at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Jeep Cherokee or the Subaru XV?
The Jeep Cherokee, at 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US) to the Subaru XV's 6.5 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Jeep Cherokee or the Subaru XV?
The Jeep Cherokee, at 700 L to the Subaru XV's 310 L, for their newest versions.
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