Ford Mondeo vs Toyota Passo

The Passo costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US.

Ford MondeoToyota Passo

Side by side

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

Ford MondeoToyota Passo

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,572
$1,552 (better)
Australia
$1,300
$1,284 (better)
United Kingdom
£955
£943 (better)
United States
$1,214
$1,199 (better)

Official figures

Uses
4.9 L/100km
4.8 L/100km (better)
UK
58 mpg
59 mpg (better)
US
48 mpg
49 mpg (better)
On a full tank
1,276 km (better)
750 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
557 L
–
Towing, braked
1,650 kg
–
Length
4,871 mm
3,600 mm
Weight
1,650 kg
920 kg

Engine

Engine
2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
1.0 L 3-cylinder petrol
Power
132 kW (better)
51 kW
Torque
400 Nm (better)
94 Nm
Gearbox
6-speed dual-clutch
CVT
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
–
Euro NCAP
★★★★★
–
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.

Mondeo or Passo?

Which is cheaper to run, the Ford Mondeo or the Toyota Passo?

The Toyota Passo: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the Ford Mondeo at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Ford Mondeo or the Toyota Passo?

The Toyota Passo, at 4.8 L/100km (59 mpg UK, 49 mpg US) to the Ford Mondeo's 4.9 L/100km (58 mpg UK, 48 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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