Honda Accord vs Toyota Avalon

The Accord costs less to run, by the official figures: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 in the US.

Honda AccordToyota Avalon

Side by side

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

Honda AccordToyota Avalon

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,730 (better)
$1,769
Australia
$1,431 (better)
$1,463
United Kingdom
£1,051 (better)
£1,075
United States
$1,337 (better)
$1,367

Official figures

Uses
5.4 L/100km (better)
5.5 L/100km
UK
53 mpg (better)
52 mpg
US
44 mpg (better)
43 mpg
On a full tank
1,047 km (better)
1,004 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
473 L (better)
454 L
Towing, braked
1,600 kg (better)
454 kg
Length
4,971 mm
4,976 mm
Weight
1,469 kg
1,615 kg

Engine

Engine
1.5 L turbocharged 4-cylinder petrol
3.5 L V6 petrol
Power
143 kW
224 kW (better)
Torque
260 Nm
362 Nm (better)
Gearbox
CVT
8-speed automatic
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
–
Airbags
10
10

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 Avalon?

Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Accord or the Toyota Avalon?

The Honda Accord: about $40 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 in the US than the Toyota Avalon at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Honda Accord or the Toyota Avalon?

The Honda Accord, at 5.4 L/100km (53 mpg UK, 44 mpg US) to the Toyota Avalon's 5.5 L/100km (52 mpg UK, 43 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Honda Accord or the Toyota Avalon?

The Honda Accord, at 473 L to the Toyota Avalon's 454 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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