Honda Accord vs Kia Optima
The Accord costs less to run, by the official figures: about $80 a year less in New Zealand, $70 in Australia, £50 in the UK and $60 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
- $1,730 (better)
- $1,811
- Australia
- $1,431 (better)
- $1,498
- United Kingdom
- £1,051 (better)
- £1,100
- United States
- $1,337 (better)
- $1,399
Official figures
- Uses
- 5.4 L/100km (better)
- 5.6 L/100km
- UK
- 53 mpg (better)
- 50 mpg
- US
- 44 mpg (better)
- 42 mpg
- On a full tank
- 1,047 km
- 1,071 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 473 L (better)
- 450 L
- Towing, braked
- 1,600 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,971 mm
- 4,905 mm
- Weight
- 1,469 kg
- 1,460 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L turbocharged 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 143 kW (better)
- 142 kW
- Torque
- 260 Nm (better)
- 246 Nm
- Gearbox
- CVT
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 10 (better)
- 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.
Accord or Optima?
Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Accord or the Kia Optima?
The Honda Accord: about $80 a year less in New Zealand, $70 in Australia, £50 in the UK and $60 in the US than the Kia Optima at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Honda Accord or the Kia Optima?
The Honda Accord, at 5.4 L/100km (53 mpg UK, 44 mpg US) to the Kia Optima's 5.6 L/100km (50 mpg UK, 42 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Honda Accord or the Kia Optima?
The Honda Accord, at 473 L to the Kia Optima's 450 L, for their newest versions.
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