Ford C-max vs Honda Stream

The C-max costs less to run, by the official figures: about $210 a year less in the US.

Ford C-max

Side by side

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

Ford C-maxHonda Stream

A typical year's fuel

United States
$1,469 (better)
$1,681
New Zealand
$1,902 (better)
$2,176
Australia
$1,577 (better)
$1,804
United Kingdom
£1,155 (better)
£1,322

Official figures

Uses
40 mpg (better)
35 mpg
Also
5.9 L/100km (better)
6.7 L/100km
On a full tank
560 miles (better)
508 miles

Space

Seats
5
7
Length
4,379 mm
4,570 mm
Weight
–
1,390 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder hybrid
1.8 L R18A 4-cylinder petrol
Power
141 kW (better)
103 kW
Torque
–
174 Nm
Gearbox
CVT
5-speed automatic
Drive
FWD
FWD

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.

C-max or Stream?

Which is cheaper to run, the Ford C-max or the Honda Stream?

The Ford C-max: about $210 a year less in the US than the Honda Stream at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Ford C-max or the Honda Stream?

The Ford C-max, at 5.9 L/100km (48 mpg UK, 40 mpg US) to the Honda Stream's 6.7 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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