Hyundai Ioniq vs Mazda Axela
The Axela 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
- £668
- £650 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,100
- $1,070 (better)
- Australia
- $911
- $887 (better)
- United States
- $849
- $827 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 83 mpg
- 85 mpg (better)
- Also
- 3.4 L/100km
- 3.3 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 822 miles
- 957 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 443 L (better)
- 392 L
- Length
- 4,470 mm
- 4,460 mm
- Weight
- 1,400 kg
- 1,350 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 104 kW
- 114 kW (better)
- Torque
- 265 Nm (better)
- 200 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed dual-clutch
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
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.
Ioniq or Axela?
Which is cheaper to run, the Hyundai Ioniq or the Mazda Axela?
The Mazda Axela: about £20 a year less in the UK than the Hyundai Ioniq at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Hyundai Ioniq or the Mazda Axela?
The Mazda Axela, at 3.3 L/100km (85 mpg UK, 71 mpg US) to the Hyundai Ioniq's 3.4 L/100km (83 mpg UK, 69 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Hyundai Ioniq or the Mazda Axela?
The Hyundai Ioniq, at 443 L to the Mazda Axela's 392 L, for their newest versions.
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