Mercedes-Benz A-Class vs Volkswagen Golf
The Golf 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
- $2,306
- $2,257 (better)
- Australia
- $1,911
- $1,870 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,401
- £1,371 (better)
- United States
- $1,781
- $1,744 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.1 L/100km
- 7.0 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 603 km
- 716 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 370 L
- 374 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,000 kg
- Length
- 4,419 mm
- 4,284 mm
- Weight
- 1,375 kg
- 1,300 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.3 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 100 kW
- 110 kW (better)
- Torque
- 200 Nm
- 250 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 9 (better)
- 8
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.
A-Class or Golf?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz A-Class or the Volkswagen Golf?
The Volkswagen Golf: about $50 a year less in New Zealand than the Mercedes-Benz A-Class at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz A-Class or the Volkswagen Golf?
The Volkswagen Golf, at 7.0 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 34 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz A-Class's 7.1 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 33 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Mercedes-Benz A-Class or the Volkswagen Golf?
The Volkswagen Golf, at 374 L to the Mercedes-Benz A-Class's 370 L, for their newest versions.
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