BMW 1 Series vs Mercedes-Benz A180
The 1 Series costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 a year less in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United States
- $1,499 (better)
- $1,544
- New Zealand
- $1,940 (better)
- $1,999
- Australia
- $1,610 (better)
- $1,657
- United Kingdom
- £1,179 (better)
- £1,214
Official figures
- Uses
- 39 mpg (better)
- 38 mpg
- Also
- 6.0 L/100km (better)
- 6.2 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 518 miles (better)
- 432 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 379 L (better)
- 370 L
- Length
- 4,318 mm
- 4,419 mm
- Weight
- 1,443 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.3 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 103 kW (better)
- 100 kW
- Torque
- 220 Nm (better)
- 200 Nm
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 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.
1 Series or A180?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 1 Series or the Mercedes-Benz A180?
The BMW 1 Series: about $40 a year less in the US than the Mercedes-Benz A180 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 1 Series or the Mercedes-Benz A180?
The BMW 1 Series, at 6.0 L/100km (47 mpg UK, 39 mpg US) to the Mercedes-Benz A180's 6.2 L/100km (46 mpg UK, 38 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the BMW 1 Series or the Mercedes-Benz A180?
The BMW 1 Series, at 379 L to the Mercedes-Benz A180's 370 L, for their newest versions.
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