Jeep Cherokee vs SEAT Ateca
The Ateca costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 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
- $1,589
- $1,564 (better)
- New Zealand
- $2,057
- $2,024 (better)
- Australia
- $1,704
- $1,677 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,250
- £1,230 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 37 mpg
- 38 mpg (better)
- Also
- 6.4 L/100km
- 6.3 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 586 miles (better)
- 496 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 700 L (better)
- 510 L
- Towing, braked
- 2,200 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,623 mm
- 4,381 mm
- Weight
- 1,638 kg
- 1,385 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 130 kW (better)
- 110 kW
- Torque
- 229 Nm
- 250 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 9-speed automatic
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 7
- –
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.
Cherokee or Ateca?
Which is cheaper to run, the Jeep Cherokee or the SEAT Ateca?
The SEAT Ateca: about $20 a year less in the US than the Jeep Cherokee at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Jeep Cherokee or the SEAT Ateca?
The SEAT Ateca, at 6.3 L/100km (45 mpg UK, 38 mpg US) to the Jeep Cherokee's 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Jeep Cherokee or the SEAT Ateca?
The Jeep Cherokee, at 700 L to the SEAT Ateca's 510 L, for their newest versions.
Each on its own
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