Holden Rodeo vs Mazda BT-50
The BT-50 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $530 a year less in New Zealand.


Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,565
- $2,031 (better)
- Australia
- $2,121 (better)
- $2,507
- United Kingdom
- £1,558 (better)
- £1,775
- United States
- $1,981 (better)
- $2,808
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.9 L/100km
- 7.9 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 36 mpg
- 36 mpg (better)
- US
- 30 mpg
- 30 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 958 km
- 963 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Towing, braked
- 3,000 kg
- 3,500 kg (better)
- Length
- 4,900 mm
- 5,280 mm
- Weight
- 1,882 kg
- 2,040 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 4-cylinder turbo-intercooled diesel
- 3.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- 120 kW
- 140 kW (better)
- Torque
- 333 Nm
- 450 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 4-speed automatic
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- 4WD
- 4WD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- –
- 8
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.
Rodeo or BT-50?
Which is cheaper to run, the Holden Rodeo or the Mazda BT-50?
The Mazda BT-50: about $530 a year less in New Zealand than the Holden Rodeo at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Holden Rodeo or the Mazda BT-50?
The Mazda BT-50, at 7.9 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US) to the Holden Rodeo's 7.9 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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