Audi A1 vs Mercedes-Benz B180
The A1 costs less to run, by the official figures: about £10 a year less in the UK.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United Kingdom
- £1,120 (better)
- £1,126
- New Zealand
- $1,843 (better)
- $1,853
- Australia
- $1,529 (better)
- $1,537
- United States
- $1,424 (better)
- $1,432
Official figures
- Uses
- 50 mpg (better)
- 49 mpg
- Also
- 5.7 L/100km (better)
- 5.7 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 436 miles
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Space
- Seats
- 5
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- Boot
- 335 L
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- Length
- 4,029 mm
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- Weight
- 1,145 kg
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Engine
- Engine
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
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- Power
- 85 kW
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- Torque
- 200 Nm
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- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
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- Drive
- FWD
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Safety
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
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- Airbags
- 6
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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.
A1 or B180?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi A1 or the Mercedes-Benz B180?
The Audi A1: about £10 a year less in the UK than the Mercedes-Benz B180 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi A1 or the Mercedes-Benz B180?
The Audi A1, at 5.7 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 41 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz B180's 5.7 L/100km (49 mpg UK, 41 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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