Ford Fiesta vs Vauxhall Astra
The Fiesta 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 (better)
- £1,257
- New Zealand
- $2,037 (better)
- $2,070
- Australia
- $1,688 (better)
- $1,715
- United States
- $1,574 (better)
- $1,599
Official figures
- Uses
- 45 mpg (better)
- 44 mpg
- Also
- 6.3 L/100km (better)
- 6.4 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 444 miles
- 505 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 328 L
- 422 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,250 kg
- Length
- 4,180 mm
- 4,374 mm
- Weight
- 1,045 kg
- 1,266 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.25 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 60 kW
- 96 kW (better)
- Torque
- 140 Nm
- 230 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★ (better)
- ★★★★☆
- Airbags
- 7 (better)
- 6
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 Astra?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Fiesta or the Vauxhall Astra?
The Ford Fiesta: about £20 a year less in the UK than the Vauxhall Astra at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford Fiesta or the Vauxhall Astra?
The Ford Fiesta, at 6.3 L/100km (45 mpg UK, 37 mpg US) to the Vauxhall Astra's 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Ford Fiesta or the Vauxhall Astra?
The Vauxhall Astra, at 422 L to the Ford Fiesta's 328 L, for their newest versions.
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