Honda Civic vs Mazda Demio
The Demio costs less to run, by the official figures: about $110 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
- $1,049
- $942 (better)
- New Zealand
- $1,358
- $1,219 (better)
- Australia
- $1,125
- $1,010 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £825
- £741 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 56 mpg
- 62 mpg (better)
- Also
- 4.2 L/100km
- 3.8 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 695 miles
- 725 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 415 L
- –
- Length
- 4,549 mm
- 4,060 mm
- Weight
- 1,337 kg
- 1,050 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol-electric hybrid
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 135 kW (better)
- 81 kW
- Torque
- 315 Nm (better)
- 141 Nm
- Gearbox
- Automatic hybrid transmission
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 11
- –
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.
Civic or Demio?
Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Civic or the Mazda Demio?
The Mazda Demio: about $110 a year less in the US than the Honda Civic at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Honda Civic or the Mazda Demio?
The Mazda Demio, at 3.8 L/100km (75 mpg UK, 62 mpg US) to the Honda Civic's 4.2 L/100km (67 mpg UK, 56 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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