BMW 530I vs Volkswagen Jetta
The 530I costs less to run, by the official figures: about $160 a year less in New Zealand, $130 in Australia, £100 in the UK and $120 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
- New Zealand
- $2,147 (better)
- $2,306
- Australia
- $1,779 (better)
- $1,907
- United Kingdom
- £1,305 (better)
- £1,401
- United States
- $1,659 (better)
- $1,781
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.6 L/100km (better)
- 7.1 L/100km
- UK
- 43 mpg (better)
- 40 mpg
- US
- 35 mpg (better)
- 33 mpg
- On a full tank
- 1,054 km (better)
- 701 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 400 L
- Length
- 4,841 mm
- 4,702 mm
- Weight
- 1,595 kg
- 1,350 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder petrol
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 190 kW (better)
- 110 kW
- Torque
- 300 Nm (better)
- 250 Nm
- Gearbox
- 6-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- 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.
530I or Jetta?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW 530I or the Volkswagen Jetta?
The BMW 530I: about $160 a year less in New Zealand, $130 in Australia, £100 in the UK and $120 in the US than the Volkswagen Jetta at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW 530I or the Volkswagen Jetta?
The BMW 530I, at 6.6 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 35 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Jetta's 7.1 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 33 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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