BMW 525D vs Mercedes-Benz A200
The 525D costs less to run, by the official figures: about $350 a year less in New Zealand.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $1,364 (better)
- $1,714
- Australia
- $1,684
- $1,418 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,192
- £1,041 (better)
- United States
- $1,886
- $1,324 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.3 L/100km
- 5.3 L/100km
- UK
- 53 mpg
- 53 mpg
- US
- 44 mpg
- 44 mpg
- On a full tank
- –
- 811 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 370 L
- Length
- –
- 4,419 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,395 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 1.3 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- –
- 120 kW
- Torque
- –
- 250 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- –
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- 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.
525D or A200?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 525D or the Mercedes-Benz A200?
The BMW 525D: about $350 a year less in New Zealand than the Mercedes-Benz A200 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
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