Audi A4 vs Volkswagen Jetta

The A4 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 a year less in the US.

Audi A4Volkswagen Jetta

Side by side

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

Audi A4Volkswagen Jetta

A typical year's fuel

United States
$1,739 (better)
$1,781
New Zealand
$2,251 (better)
$2,306
Australia
$1,867 (better)
$1,913
United Kingdom
£1,367 (better)
£1,401

Official figures

Uses
34 mpg (better)
33 mpg
Also
7.0 L/100km (better)
7.1 L/100km
On a full tank
482 miles (better)
436 miles

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
480 L (better)
400 L
Length
4,762 mm
4,737 mm
Weight
1,475 kg
1,339 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power
110 kW
113 kW (better)
Torque
270 Nm (better)
249 Nm
Gearbox
7-speed dual-clutch
8-speed automatic
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Airbags
8 (better)
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.

A4 or Jetta?

Which is cheaper to run, the Audi A4 or the Volkswagen Jetta?

The Audi A4: about $40 a year less in the US than the Volkswagen Jetta at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Audi A4 or the Volkswagen Jetta?

The Audi A4, at 7.0 L/100km (41 mpg UK, 34 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Jetta's 7.1 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 33 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Audi A4 or the Volkswagen Jetta?

The Audi A4, at 480 L to the Volkswagen Jetta's 400 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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