Mazda Axela vs Toyota Aqua

The Aqua costs less to run, by the official figures: about £100 a year less in the UK.

Mazda AxelaToyota Aqua

Side by side

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

Mazda AxelaToyota Aqua

A typical year's fuel

United Kingdom
£650
£546 (better)
New Zealand
$1,070
$899 (better)
Australia
$887
$746 (better)
United States
$827
$695 (better)

Official figures

Uses
85 mpg
102 mpg (better)
Also
3.3 L/100km
2.8 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
957 miles (better)
805 miles

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
392 L
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Length
4,460 mm
4,050 mm
Weight
1,350 kg
1,120 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
1.5 L 3-cylinder petrol hybrid (M15A-FXE)
Power
114 kW (better)
85 kW
Torque
200 Nm (better)
120 Nm
Gearbox
6-speed automatic
CVT
Drive
FWD
FWD

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.

Axela or Aqua?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda Axela or the Toyota Aqua?

The Toyota Aqua: about £100 a year less in the UK than the Mazda Axela at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Mazda Axela or the Toyota Aqua?

The Toyota Aqua, at 2.8 L/100km (102 mpg UK, 85 mpg US) to the Mazda Axela's 3.3 L/100km (85 mpg UK, 71 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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