Dodge Journey vs Honda Element

The Journey costs less to run, by the official figures: about $260 a year less in New Zealand, $210 in Australia, £160 in the UK and $200 in the US.

Dodge JourneyHonda Element

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Dodge JourneyHonda Element

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$3,363 (better)
$3,622
Australia
$2,787 (better)
$3,000
United Kingdom
£2,043 (better)
£2,200
United States
$2,598 (better)
$2,798

Official figures

Uses
10.4 L/100km (better)
11.2 L/100km
UK
27 mpg (better)
25 mpg
US
23 mpg (better)
21 mpg
On a full tank
750 km (better)
536 km

Space

Seats
7
5
Towing, braked
1,100 kg
–
Length
4,888 mm
4,300 mm
Weight
1,780 kg
–

Engine

Engine
2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
127 kW (better)
119 kW
Torque
225 Nm (better)
217 Nm
Gearbox
4-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.

Journey or Element?

Which is cheaper to run, the Dodge Journey or the Honda Element?

The Dodge Journey: about $260 a year less in New Zealand, $210 in Australia, £160 in the UK and $200 in the US than the Honda Element at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Dodge Journey or the Honda Element?

The Dodge Journey, at 10.4 L/100km (27 mpg UK, 23 mpg US) to the Honda Element's 11.2 L/100km (25 mpg UK, 21 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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