Mazda Demio vs Nissan Note

The Note costs less to run, by the official figures: about £50 a year less in the UK.

Mazda DemioNissan Note

Side by side

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

Mazda DemioNissan Note

A typical year's fuel

United Kingdom
£741
£688 (better)
New Zealand
$1,219
$1,132 (better)
Australia
$1,010
$938 (better)
United States
$942
$874 (better)

Official figures

Uses
75 mpg
81 mpg (better)
Also
3.8 L/100km
3.5 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
725 miles (better)
639 miles

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
–
280 L
Length
4,060 mm
4,045 mm
Weight
1,050 kg
1,230 kg

Engine

Engine
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
1.2 L 3-cylinder petrol engine (series hybrid; drives generator)
Power
81 kW
85 kW (better)
Torque
141 Nm
280 Nm (better)
Gearbox
6-speed automatic
Single-speed reduction gear
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

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.

Demio or Note?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda Demio or the Nissan Note?

The Nissan Note: about £50 a year less in the UK than the Mazda Demio at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Mazda Demio or the Nissan Note?

The Nissan Note, at 3.5 L/100km (81 mpg UK, 67 mpg US) to the Mazda Demio's 3.8 L/100km (75 mpg UK, 62 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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