Jeep Cherokee vs Mazda CX-3

The CX-3 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US.

Jeep CherokeeMazda CX-3

Side by side

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

Jeep CherokeeMazda CX-3

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,057
$2,037 (better)
Australia
$1,701
$1,685 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,250
£1,238 (better)
United States
$1,589
$1,574 (better)

Official figures

Uses
6.4 L/100km
6.3 L/100km (better)
UK
44 mpg
45 mpg (better)
US
37 mpg
37 mpg (better)
On a full tank
943 km (better)
762 km

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
514 L (better)
264 L
Towing, braked
2,200 kg
–
Length
4,624 mm
4,275 mm
Weight
1,848 kg
1,297 kg

Engine

Engine
3.2 L V6 petrol
2.0 L 4-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol
Power
200 kW (better)
110 kW
Torque
315 Nm (better)
195 Nm
Gearbox
9-speed automatic
6-speed automatic
Drive
4WD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
★★★★☆
–
Airbags
7 (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.

Cherokee or CX-3?

Which is cheaper to run, the Jeep Cherokee or the Mazda CX-3?

The Mazda CX-3: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the Jeep Cherokee at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Jeep Cherokee or the Mazda CX-3?

The Mazda CX-3, at 6.3 L/100km (45 mpg UK, 37 mpg US) to the Jeep Cherokee's 6.4 L/100km (44 mpg UK, 37 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Which has the bigger boot, the Jeep Cherokee or the Mazda CX-3?

The Jeep Cherokee, at 514 L to the Mazda CX-3's 264 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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