Ford Fiesta vs Mercedes-Benz A180
The A180 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
- £1,238
- £1,214 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,037
- $1,999 (better)
- Australia
- $1,688
- $1,657 (better)
- United States
- $1,574
- $1,544 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 45 mpg
- 46 mpg (better)
- Also
- 6.3 L/100km
- 6.2 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 444 miles (better)
- 432 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 328 L
- 370 L (better)
- Length
- 4,180 mm
- 4,419 mm
- Weight
- 1,045 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 1.25 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.3 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 60 kW
- 100 kW (better)
- Torque
- 140 Nm
- 200 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 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.
Fiesta or A180?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Fiesta or the Mercedes-Benz A180?
The Mercedes-Benz A180: about £20 a year less in the UK than the Ford Fiesta at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford Fiesta or the Mercedes-Benz A180?
The Mercedes-Benz A180, at 6.2 L/100km (46 mpg UK, 38 mpg US) to the Ford Fiesta's 6.3 L/100km (45 mpg UK, 37 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Ford Fiesta or the Mercedes-Benz A180?
The Mercedes-Benz A180, at 370 L to the Ford Fiesta's 328 L, for their newest versions.
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