Honda Jazz vs Suzuki Swift

The Swift 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 JazzSuzuki Swift

Side by side

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

Honda JazzSuzuki Swift

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,552
$1,514 (better)
Australia
$1,284
$1,252 (better)
United Kingdom
£943
£919 (better)
United States
$1,199
$1,169 (better)

Official figures

Uses
4.8 L/100km
4.7 L/100km (better)
UK
59 mpg
60 mpg (better)
US
49 mpg
50 mpg (better)
On a full tank
833 km (better)
791 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
304 L (better)
265 L
Length
4,105 mm
3,840 mm
Weight
1,095 kg
875 kg

Engine

Engine
1.5 L petrol hybrid
1.2 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
81 kW (better)
66 kW
Torque
145 Nm (better)
120 Nm
Gearbox
ECVT
CVT
Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
★★★★☆ (better)
★★★☆☆
Airbags
10 (better)
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.

Jazz or Swift?

Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Jazz or the Suzuki Swift?

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

Which uses less fuel, the Honda Jazz or the Suzuki Swift?

The Suzuki Swift, at 4.7 L/100km (60 mpg UK, 50 mpg US) to the Honda Jazz's 4.8 L/100km (59 mpg UK, 49 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Honda Jazz or the Suzuki Swift?

The Honda Jazz, at 304 L to the Suzuki Swift's 265 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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