Citroën C3 vs Ford Mondeo
The Mondeo costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 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
- $1,585
- $1,572 (better)
- Australia
- $1,311
- $1,300 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £963
- £955 (better)
- United States
- $1,224
- $1,214 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.9 L/100km
- 4.9 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 58 mpg
- 58 mpg (better)
- US
- 48 mpg
- 48 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 918 km
- 1,276 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 300 L
- 557 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,650 kg
- Length
- 3,996 mm
- 4,871 mm
- Weight
- 1,033 kg
- 1,650 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.2 L 3-cylinder petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- 60 kW
- 132 kW (better)
- Torque
- 118 Nm
- 400 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 5-speed manual
- 6-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★☆
- ★★★★★ (better)
- Airbags
- –
- 9
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.
C3 or Mondeo?
Which is cheaper to run, the Citroën C3 or the Ford Mondeo?
The Ford Mondeo: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the Citroën C3 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Citroën C3 or the Ford Mondeo?
The Ford Mondeo, at 4.9 L/100km (58 mpg UK, 48 mpg US) to the Citroën C3's 4.9 L/100km (58 mpg UK, 48 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Citroën C3 or the Ford Mondeo?
The Ford Mondeo, at 557 L to the Citroën C3's 300 L, for their newest versions.
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