Honda Civic vs MG 3
The Civic 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
- $1,358 (better)
- $1,391
- Australia
- $1,124 (better)
- $1,150
- United Kingdom
- £825 (better)
- £845
- United States
- $1,049 (better)
- $1,074
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.2 L/100km (better)
- 4.3 L/100km
- UK
- 67 mpg (better)
- 66 mpg
- US
- 56 mpg (better)
- 55 mpg
- On a full tank
- 1,119 km (better)
- 1,047 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 415 L
- –
- Length
- 4,549 mm
- 4,113 mm
- Weight
- 1,350 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol-electric hybrid
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 135 kW (better)
- 82 kW
- Torque
- 315 Nm (better)
- 150 Nm
- Gearbox
- Automatic hybrid transmission
- 4-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 11
- –
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.
Civic or 3?
Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Civic or the MG 3?
The Honda Civic: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the MG 3 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Honda Civic or the MG 3?
The Honda Civic, at 4.2 L/100km (67 mpg UK, 56 mpg US) to the MG 3's 4.3 L/100km (66 mpg UK, 55 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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