Mazda 6 vs Nissan Sentra

The Sentra costs less to run, by the official figures: about £20 a year less in the UK.

Mazda 6Nissan Sentra

Side by side

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

Mazda 6Nissan Sentra

A typical year's fuel

United Kingdom
£1,419
£1,401 (better)
New Zealand
$2,335
$2,306 (better)
Australia
$1,935
$1,911 (better)
United States
$1,804
$1,781 (better)

Official figures

Uses
39 mpg
40 mpg (better)
Also
7.2 L/100km
7.1 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
534 miles (better)
409 miles

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
474 L (better)
405 L
Length
4,865 mm
4,641 mm
Weight
1,470 kg
1,377 kg

Engine

Engine
2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
138 kW (better)
111 kW
Torque
250 Nm (better)
198 Nm
Gearbox
6-speed automatic
CVT
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★ (better)
★★★★☆
Euro NCAP
★★★★★
–
Airbags
6
10 (better)

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.

6 or Sentra?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda 6 or the Nissan Sentra?

The Nissan Sentra: about £20 a year less in the UK than the Mazda 6 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Mazda 6 or the Nissan Sentra?

The Nissan Sentra, at 7.1 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 33 mpg US) to the Mazda 6's 7.2 L/100km (39 mpg UK, 33 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Mazda 6 or the Nissan Sentra?

The Mazda 6, at 474 L to the Nissan Sentra's 405 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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