Honda CR-V vs Subaru XV
The CR-V costs less to run, by the official figures: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $30 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
- $2,057 (better)
- $2,102
- Australia
- $1,701 (better)
- $1,739
- United Kingdom
- £1,250 (better)
- £1,277
- United States
- $1,589 (better)
- $1,624
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.4 L/100km (better)
- 6.5 L/100km
- UK
- 44 mpg (better)
- 43 mpg
- US
- 37 mpg (better)
- 36 mpg
- On a full tank
- 896 km
- 969 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 589 L (better)
- 310 L
- Towing, braked
- 1,500 kg (better)
- 1,400 kg
- Length
- 4,694 mm
- 4,465 mm
- Weight
- 1,570 kg
- 1,418 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol boxer
- Power
- 140 kW (better)
- 115 kW
- Torque
- 240 Nm (better)
- 196 Nm
- Gearbox
- CVT
- CVT (Lineartronic)
- Drive
- FWD
- AWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 8 (better)
- 7
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.
CR-V or XV?
Which is cheaper to run, the Honda CR-V or the Subaru XV?
The Honda CR-V: about $50 a year less in New Zealand, $40 in Australia, £30 in the UK and $30 in the US than the Subaru XV at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Honda CR-V or the Subaru XV?
The Honda CR-V, at 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US) to the Subaru XV's 6.5 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Honda CR-V or the Subaru XV?
The Honda CR-V, at 589 L to the Subaru XV's 310 L, for their newest versions.
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