Audi A4 vs Mercedes-Benz E200
The A4 costs less to run, by the official figures: about £20 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
- £1,367 (better)
- £1,391
- New Zealand
- $2,251 (better)
- $2,290
- Australia
- $1,865 (better)
- $1,898
- United States
- $1,739 (better)
- $1,769
Official figures
- Uses
- 41 mpg (better)
- 40 mpg
- Also
- 7.0 L/100km (better)
- 7.1 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 482 miles
- 579 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 480 L
- 540 L (better)
- Length
- 4,762 mm
- 4,923 mm
- Weight
- 1,475 kg
- 1,650 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 110 kW
- 145 kW (better)
- Torque
- 270 Nm
- 320 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 9-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- RWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 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.
A4 or E200?
Which is cheaper to run, the Audi A4 or the Mercedes-Benz E200?
The Audi A4: about £20 a year less in the UK than the Mercedes-Benz E200 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Audi A4 or the Mercedes-Benz E200?
The Audi A4, at 7.0 L/100km (41 mpg UK, 34 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz E200's 7.1 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 33 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Audi A4 or the Mercedes-Benz E200?
The Mercedes-Benz E200, at 540 L to the Audi A4's 480 L, for their newest versions.
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