Honda Stream vs Nissan Serena

The Serena 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.

Honda StreamNissan Serena

Side by side

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

Honda StreamNissan Serena

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,341
$2,283 (better)
Australia
$1,937
$1,889 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,422
£1,387 (better)
United States
$1,809
$1,764 (better)

Official figures

Uses
7.2 L/100km
7.1 L/100km (better)
UK
39 mpg
40 mpg (better)
US
32 mpg
33 mpg (better)
On a full tank
760 km
779 km (better)

Space

Seats
7
8
Boot
–
521 L
Length
4,570 mm
4,690 mm
Weight
1,390 kg
1,665 kg

Engine

Engine
1.8 L R18A 4-cylinder petrol
1.4 L 3-cylinder petrol range-extender hybrid
Power
103 kW
120 kW (better)
Torque
174 Nm
315 Nm (better)
Gearbox
5-speed automatic
Single-speed
Drive
FWD
FWD

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.

Stream or Serena?

Which is cheaper to run, the Honda Stream or the Nissan Serena?

The Nissan Serena: about $60 a year less in New Zealand, $50 in Australia, £40 in the UK and $40 in the US than the Honda Stream at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Honda Stream or the Nissan Serena?

The Nissan Serena, at 7.1 L/100km (40 mpg UK, 33 mpg US) to the Honda Stream's 7.2 L/100km (39 mpg UK, 32 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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