Mazda 5 vs Vauxhall Zafira
The 5 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $70 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
- $1,599 (better)
- $1,674
- New Zealand
- $2,070 (better)
- $2,167
- Australia
- $1,717 (better)
- $1,795
- United Kingdom
- £1,257 (better)
- £1,316
Official figures
- Uses
- 37 mpg (better)
- 35 mpg
- Also
- 6.4 L/100km (better)
- 6.7 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 583 miles (better)
- 538 miles
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 7
- Boot
- 110 L
- 139 L (better)
- Length
- 4,506 mm
- 4,467 mm
- Weight
- 1,405 kg
- 1,500 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.8 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 96 kW
- 103 kW (better)
- Torque
- 175 Nm
- 175 Nm
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 5-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
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.
5 or Zafira?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mazda 5 or the Vauxhall Zafira?
The Mazda 5: about $70 a year less in the US than the Vauxhall Zafira at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mazda 5 or the Vauxhall Zafira?
The Mazda 5, at 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US) to the Vauxhall Zafira's 6.7 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Mazda 5 or the Vauxhall Zafira?
The Vauxhall Zafira, at 139 L to the Mazda 5's 110 L, for their newest versions.
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