Honda Accord vs Kia Optima
The Accord costs less to run, by the official figures: about $60 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
- $1,337 (better)
- $1,399
- New Zealand
- $1,730 (better)
- $1,811
- Australia
- $1,434 (better)
- $1,501
- United Kingdom
- £1,051 (better)
- £1,100
Official figures
- Uses
- 44 mpg (better)
- 42 mpg
- Also
- 5.4 L/100km (better)
- 5.6 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 650 miles
- 666 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 473 L (better)
- 450 L
- Towing, braked
- 1,600 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,967 mm
- 4,905 mm
- Weight
- 1,429 kg
- 1,460 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 152 kW (better)
- 142 kW
- Torque
- 335 Nm (better)
- 246 Nm
- Gearbox
- E-CVT
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★☆
- ★★★★★ (better)
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 10 (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.
Accord or Optima?
Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Accord or the Kia Optima?
The Honda Accord: about $60 a year less in the US than the Kia Optima at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Honda Accord or the Kia Optima?
The Honda Accord, at 5.4 L/100km (53 mpg UK, 44 mpg US) to the Kia Optima's 5.6 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 42 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Honda Accord or the Kia Optima?
The Honda Accord, at 473 L to the Kia Optima's 450 L, for their newest versions.
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