Toyota Carib vs Volkswagen Passat

The Carib costs less to run, by the official figures: about £90 a year less in the UK.

Toyota CaribVolkswagen Passat

Side by side

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

Toyota CaribVolkswagen Passat

A typical year's fuel

United Kingdom
£1,362 (better)
£1,450
New Zealand
$2,241 (better)
$2,387
Australia
$1,858 (better)
$1,979
United States
$1,731 (better)
$1,844

Official figures

Uses
41 mpg (better)
38 mpg
Also
6.9 L/100km (better)
7.4 L/100km
On a full tank
448 miles
589 miles (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
–
650 L
Towing, braked
–
2,000 kg
Length
4,280 mm
4,773 mm
Weight
1,100 kg
1,549 kg

Engine

Engine
1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
83 kW
162 kW (better)
Torque
145 Nm
350 Nm (better)
Gearbox
–
6-speed dual-clutch automatic
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
–
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
–
★★★★★
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.

Carib or Passat?

Which is cheaper to run, the Toyota Carib or the Volkswagen Passat?

The Toyota Carib: about £90 a year less in the UK than the Volkswagen Passat at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Toyota Carib or the Volkswagen Passat?

The Toyota Carib, at 6.9 L/100km (41 mpg UK, 34 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Passat's 7.4 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 32 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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