Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class vs Volvo XC90
The GLC-Class costs less to run, by the official figures: about £30 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
- £1,778 (better)
- £1,808
- New Zealand
- $2,927 (better)
- $2,975
- Australia
- $2,425 (better)
- $2,465
- United States
- $2,261 (better)
- $2,299
Official figures
- Uses
- 31 mpg (better)
- 31 mpg
- Also
- 9.1 L/100km (better)
- 9.2 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 343 miles
- 480 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 7
- Boot
- 549 L (better)
- 249 L
- Length
- 4,656 mm
- 4,953 mm
- Weight
- 1,728 kg
- 2,046 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
- Power
- 167 kW
- 184 kW (better)
- Torque
- 325 Nm
- 350 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 9-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- AWD
- AWD
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.
GLC-Class or XC90?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class or the Volvo XC90?
The Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class: about £30 a year less in the UK than the Volvo XC90 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class or the Volvo XC90?
The Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class, at 9.1 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US) to the Volvo XC90's 9.2 L/100km (31 mpg UK, 26 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class or the Volvo XC90?
The Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class, at 549 L to the Volvo XC90's 249 L, for their newest versions.
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