Holden Captiva vs Kia Seltos
The Seltos costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 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
- $2,749
- $2,717 (better)
- Australia
- $2,274
- $2,247 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,670
- £1,650 (better)
- United States
- $2,124
- $2,099 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 8.5 L/100km
- 8.4 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 33 mpg
- 34 mpg (better)
- US
- 28 mpg
- 28 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 765 km (better)
- 595 km
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 5
- Boot
- 85 L
- 468 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- 1,700 kg (better)
- 1,100 kg
- Length
- 4,674 mm
- 4,370 mm
- Weight
- 1,762 kg
- 1,355 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 131 kW (better)
- 110 kW
- Torque
- 259 Nm (better)
- 180 Nm
- Gearbox
- CVT
- Continuously variable transmission (CVT)
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★☆
- ★★★★★ (better)
- Airbags
- 6
- 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.
Captiva or Seltos?
Which is cheaper to run, the Holden Captiva or the Kia Seltos?
The Kia Seltos: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Holden Captiva at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Holden Captiva or the Kia Seltos?
The Kia Seltos, at 8.4 L/100km (34 mpg UK, 28 mpg US) to the Holden Captiva's 8.5 L/100km (33 mpg UK, 28 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Holden Captiva or the Kia Seltos?
The Kia Seltos, at 468 L to the Holden Captiva's 85 L, for their newest versions.
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