Mazda 2 vs Toyota Starlet
The 2 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
- $1,249 (better)
- $1,274
- New Zealand
- $1,617 (better)
- $1,649
- Australia
- $1,340 (better)
- $1,367
- United Kingdom
- £982 (better)
- £1,002
Official figures
- Uses
- 47 mpg (better)
- 46 mpg
- Also
- 5.0 L/100km (better)
- 5.1 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 534 miles (better)
- 451 miles
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 249 L (better)
- 212 L
- Length
- 4,064 mm
- 3,990 mm
- Weight
- 1,030 kg
- 828 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 66 kW
- 77 kW (better)
- Torque
- 148 Nm (better)
- 138 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★☆
- –
- 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.
2 or Starlet?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda 2 or the Toyota Starlet?
The Mazda 2: about $20 a year less in the US than the Toyota Starlet at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mazda 2 or the Toyota Starlet?
The Mazda 2, at 5.0 L/100km (56 mpg UK, 47 mpg US) to the Toyota Starlet's 5.1 L/100km (55 mpg UK, 46 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Mazda 2 or the Toyota Starlet?
The Mazda 2, at 249 L to the Toyota Starlet's 212 L, for their newest versions.
Each on its own
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