Opel Astra vs Suzuki Swift
The Astra costs less to run, by the official figures: about £20 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
- £904 (better)
- £919
- New Zealand
- $1,488 (better)
- $1,514
- Australia
- $1,233 (better)
- $1,254
- United States
- $1,149 (better)
- $1,169
Official figures
- Uses
- 61 mpg (better)
- 60 mpg
- Also
- 4.6 L/100km (better)
- 4.7 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 648 miles (better)
- 491 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 371 L (better)
- 265 L
- Length
- 4,369 mm
- 3,840 mm
- Weight
- 1,270 kg
- 875 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.2 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 96 kW (better)
- 66 kW
- Torque
- 210 Nm (better)
- 120 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- CVT
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★ (better)
- ★★★☆☆
- Airbags
- –
- 6
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.
Astra or Swift?
Which is cheaper to run, the Opel Astra or the Suzuki Swift?
The Opel Astra: about £20 a year less in the UK than the Suzuki Swift at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Opel Astra or the Suzuki Swift?
The Opel Astra, at 4.6 L/100km (61 mpg UK, 51 mpg US) to the Suzuki Swift's 4.7 L/100km (60 mpg UK, 50 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Opel Astra or the Suzuki Swift?
The Opel Astra, at 371 L to the Suzuki Swift's 265 L, for their newest versions.
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