Fiat 500 vs Mazda 2
The 500 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $160 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
- $1,089 (better)
- $1,249
- New Zealand
- $1,410 (better)
- $1,617
- Australia
- $1,168 (better)
- $1,341
- United Kingdom
- £857 (better)
- £982
Official figures
- Uses
- 54 mpg (better)
- 47 mpg
- Also
- 4.4 L/100km (better)
- 5.0 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 499 miles
- 534 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 4
- 5
- Boot
- 185 L
- 249 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- 800 kg
- –
- Length
- 3,571 mm
- 4,064 mm
- Weight
- 980 kg
- 1,030 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder mild-hybrid petrol
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 52 kW
- 66 kW (better)
- Torque
- 90 Nm
- 148 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 6-speed 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.
500 or 2?
Which is cheaper to run, the Fiat 500 or the Mazda 2?
The Fiat 500: about $160 a year less in the US than the Mazda 2 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Fiat 500 or the Mazda 2?
The Fiat 500, at 4.4 L/100km (65 mpg UK, 54 mpg US) to the Mazda 2's 5.0 L/100km (56 mpg UK, 47 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Fiat 500 or the Mazda 2?
The Mazda 2, at 249 L to the Fiat 500's 185 L, for their newest versions.
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