Nissan Note vs Toyota Passo

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

Nissan NoteToyota Passo

Side by side

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

Nissan NoteToyota Passo

A typical year's fuel

United Kingdom
£688 (better)
£711
New Zealand
$1,132 (better)
$1,171
Australia
$938 (better)
$970
United States
$874 (better)
$904

Official figures

Uses
81 mpg (better)
78 mpg
Also
3.5 L/100km (better)
3.6 L/100km
On a full tank
639 miles (better)
618 miles

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
280 L
–
Length
4,045 mm
3,600 mm
Weight
1,230 kg
920 kg

Engine

Engine
1.2 L 3-cylinder petrol engine (series hybrid; drives generator)
1.0 L 3-cylinder petrol
Power
85 kW (better)
51 kW
Torque
280 Nm (better)
94 Nm
Gearbox
Single-speed reduction gear
CVT
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.

Note or Passo?

Which is cheaper to run, the Nissan Note or the Toyota Passo?

The Nissan Note: about £20 a year less in the UK than the Toyota Passo at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Nissan Note or the Toyota Passo?

The Nissan Note, at 3.5 L/100km (81 mpg UK, 67 mpg US) to the Toyota Passo's 3.6 L/100km (78 mpg UK, 65 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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