Kia Niro vs Toyota RAV4

The Niro costs less to run, by the official figures: about £90 a year less in the UK.

Kia NiroToyota RAV4

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Kia NiroToyota RAV4

A typical year's fuel

United Kingdom
£839 (better)
£929
New Zealand
$1,381 (better)
$1,530
Australia
$1,144 (better)
$1,270
United States
$1,067 (better)
$1,182

Official figures

Uses
66 mpg (better)
60 mpg
Also
4.3 L/100km (better)
4.7 L/100km
On a full tank
611 miles
723 miles (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
451 L
542 L (better)
Towing, braked
–
480 kg
Length
4,420 mm
4,600 mm
Weight
1,424 kg
1,650 kg

Engine

Engine
1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
2.5 L 4-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol hybrid
Power
104 kW
160 kW (better)
Torque
265 Nm (better)
221 Nm
Gearbox
6-speed dual-clutch
CVT
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.

Niro or RAV4?

Which is cheaper to run, the Kia Niro or the Toyota RAV4?

The Kia Niro: about £90 a year less in the UK than the Toyota RAV4 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Kia Niro or the Toyota RAV4?

The Kia Niro, at 4.3 L/100km (66 mpg UK, 55 mpg US) to the Toyota RAV4's 4.7 L/100km (60 mpg UK, 50 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Kia Niro or the Toyota RAV4?

The Toyota RAV4, at 542 L to the Kia Niro's 451 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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