Honda Fit vs Toyota Vitz

The Vitz costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in the US.

Honda FitToyota Vitz

Side by side

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

Honda FitToyota Vitz

A typical year's fuel

United States
$737
$725 (better)
New Zealand
$954
$938 (better)
Australia
$790
$777 (better)
United Kingdom
£580
£570 (better)

Official figures

Uses
80 mpg
81 mpg (better)
Also
3.0 L/100km
2.9 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
843 miles
900 miles (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
470 L
–
Length
4,044 mm
3,945 mm
Weight
1,228 kg
970 kg

Engine

Engine
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
1.0 L 3-cylinder petrol
Power
95 kW (better)
51 kW
Torque
153 Nm (better)
92 Nm
Gearbox
CVT
CVT
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
–
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.

Fit or Vitz?

Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Fit or the Toyota Vitz?

The Toyota Vitz: about $10 a year less in the US than the Honda Fit at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Honda Fit or the Toyota Vitz?

The Toyota Vitz, at 2.9 L/100km (97 mpg UK, 81 mpg US) to the Honda Fit's 3.0 L/100km (96 mpg UK, 80 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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