Honda Fit vs Mazda Demio

The Fit costs less to run, by the official figures: about $100 a year less in New Zealand, $80 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $80 in the US.

Honda FitMazda Demio

Side by side

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

Honda FitMazda Demio

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,129 (better)
$1,229
Australia
$934 (better)
$1,017
United Kingdom
£686 (better)
£747
United States
$872 (better)
$949

Official figures

Uses
3.5 L/100km (better)
3.8 L/100km
UK
81 mpg (better)
74 mpg
US
67 mpg (better)
62 mpg
On a full tank
1,146 km
1,158 km (better)

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
470 L (better)
250 L
Length
4,044 mm
4,060 mm
Weight
1,228 kg
1,050 kg

Engine

Engine
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
72 kW
81 kW (better)
Torque
153 Nm (better)
141 Nm
Gearbox
CVT
6-speed automatic
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
–
Airbags
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 Demio?

Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Fit or the Mazda Demio?

The Honda Fit: about $100 a year less in New Zealand, $80 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $80 in the US than the Mazda Demio at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Honda Fit or the Mazda Demio?

The Honda Fit, at 3.5 L/100km (81 mpg UK, 67 mpg US) to the Mazda Demio's 3.8 L/100km (74 mpg UK, 62 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Honda Fit or the Mazda Demio?

The Honda Fit, at 470 L to the Mazda Demio's 250 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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