Honda Fit vs Mazda Axela
The Axela costs less to run, by the official figures: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $40 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
- $1,129
- $1,070 (better)
- Australia
- $934
- $886 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £686
- £650 (better)
- United States
- $872
- $827 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 3.5 L/100km
- 3.3 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 81 mpg
- 85 mpg (better)
- US
- 67 mpg
- 71 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 1,146 km
- 1,450 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 470 L (better)
- 381 L
- Length
- 4,044 mm
- 4,460 mm
- Weight
- 1,228 kg
- 1,280 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 72 kW
- 82 kW (better)
- Torque
- 153 Nm (better)
- 144 Nm
- Gearbox
- CVT
- 6-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 6
- 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.
Fit or Axela?
Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Fit or the Mazda Axela?
The Mazda Axela: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $40 in the US than the Honda Fit at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Honda Fit or the Mazda Axela?
The Mazda Axela, at 3.3 L/100km (85 mpg UK, 71 mpg US) to the Honda Fit's 3.5 L/100km (81 mpg UK, 67 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Honda Fit or the Mazda Axela?
The Honda Fit, at 470 L to the Mazda Axela's 381 L, for their newest versions.
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